COURSE PROFILE
Course Number : CE 411
Course Title : Structural Analysis II
Required / Elective : Elective
Pre-requisite : CE312
Catalog Description: Fundamental concepts
of force and displacement methods.
Calculation of member stiffness matrices and
load vectors. Coding technique for system
matrices.
Computer
programs
for
displacement and force methods. Analysis of
shear-wall structures by stiffness method
Textbook / Required Material :
Norris, C. H., Wilbur, J. B., Utku, Ş.,
Elementary Structural Analysis, Mc. Graw
Hill, New York, 1991
Course Structure / Schedule : (3+0+0) 3 / 5 ECTS
Extended Description: Matrix methods in structural analysis. Fundamental concepts of force
and displacement methods. Calculation of member stiffness matrices and load vectors.
Analysis of shear-wall structures by stiffness method. Computer programming techniques for
displacement and force methods. An introduction to finite element method.
Design content: Several examples are solved Computer usage: %15
in lectures to show how the theory is applied.
Course Outcomes: [relevant program outcomes in brackets]:
After the completion of this course, students will gain:
1- an understanding of matrix methods. [2,4]
2- an understanding of the force and displacement methods. [2,4]
3- insight in computer programs developed for matrix methods of structural analysis.
[2,4]
Recommended reading :
123-
Çakıroğlu, A., Çetmeli, E., Yapı Statiği I, Beta Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul, 1991.
Hsieh, Y., Elementary Theory of Structures, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1988.
Çakıroğlu, A., Çetmeli, E., Yapı Statiği II, Beta Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul, 1991.
Teaching Methods : Lectures, term paper, homework
Assessment Methods: [Related to course outcomes]
2 Midterm Exams [1, 2] (Average) 35%
Homework [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], Term Paper (Average) 20%
3 Quiz (1,2,3) (Average) 05%
Final Exam [1] 40%
Student workload:
Preparatory study 50 hrs
Lectures, discussions 40 hrs
Homeworks, Term paper 20 hrs
Midterms, final 15 hrs
TOTAL ……………………………… 125 hrs = 25 x 5 ECTS
Prepared by : Esin Inan
Revision Date : 04/07/2012