Structure III CEE 311


Syllabus

Flexural and shearing stresses in beams. Principal stresses. Direct integration and area moment method for finding slopes and deflections in statically determinate beams. Indeterminate beam analysis. Buckling of columns.

Lecture Slides


Ch. 1 Bending in Beam
1.1Flexural Stress View
1.2Composite Section View
Ch. 2 Shear in Beam
2.1Shear Flow View
2.2Shear Stress View
Ch. 3 Stress Transformation
3.1Algerbric Approach View
3.2Mohr'r Circle (Graphical Approach) View
Ch. 4 Deflection
4.1Direct Integration Method View
4.2Moment Area Method View
Ch. 5 Indeterminate Beam Analysis
5.1Method of Superposition View
5.2Clapeyron's Theorem (Three Moments Equation) View
Ch. 6 Column
6.1Column Analysis View

Prerequisites

Students must complete CEE 212 Structure II course prior to register for this course.

Grading Policy

Activities Percentage Remarks
Attendance 5% Less than 70% cannot sit for final exam
Mid Term Exam 20% Answer 2 questions out of 3
Final Exam 50% Answer 4 questions out of 6
Quiz 15% Best 2 out of 3
Assignment 10% All of 2 out of 2

Class Times

There are 2 sessions per week, 1 hour on each session.

Readings

  • Beer and Johnston, Mechanics of Materials, 6e, McGraw-Hill Education.
  • Hibbeler, Mechanics of Materials, 8e, Pearson Education.