ENG2103 STRUCTURES

CREDIT UNITS: 4CU

LEVEL:SECOND YEAR SEMESTER I STUDENTS OF DCE
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To introduce students to basic principles of forces or loadings acting on structural
members and their effect/impact on them.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course unit the student should be able to:
 Analyze force acting on the structures
 Eliminate structure failures due to internal stresses and strains.
 Design of simple structures.
 Identify and describe the various forces acting on different structural members.
 Identify the causes of failure of structures under the influence of loads applied
on them.
PREREQUISITE
Physics
DETAILS OF MAJOR CONTENT DURATION
Sub topic 1: Frame works 8Hours
Force analysis of structural frameworks : Internal and external forces:; Method of
sections and Method of joints
Sub-topic 2: Shear force and bending moments in beams 10Hours
Definition of S.F and B.M; Simple S.F and B.M diagrams for loaded beams
Analytical determination of S.F and B.M for beams, cantilevers, uniformly distributed
loads, non- uniformly loaded, simply supported etc.
Sub-topic3: simple symmetrical bending of beams 12Hours
Pure bending equation: Determination of centroids, section modulus, moment of
inertia, neutral axis or plane, radius of gyration (k) , Calculation of the moment of
resistance , First and second moment of area , Relevant technical tables , Calculation of
moments of inertial of several sections in two dimensions, combined direct and
bending stresses in beams:
Sub-topic 4: Simple design of composite beams 10Hours
Reinforced concrete rectangular beams and slabs; Fletched beams. (Timber and Steel)
Sub-topic 5: Axially loaded columns 9Hours
Short and long columns with axial loading ; Simple designs considerations
RC columns; Modular ratio, slenderness ratio; Steel columns
Sub topic 5: slope and deflection 6Hours
Brief introduction: Slope and deflection of simply supported beams, central point
loads, uniformly distributed and non-uniformly distributed loads, cantilevers etc.

Sub – topic6: Retaining walls 5Hours

Introduction: Wind Pressure; Liquid pressure and Soil pressure.
Modes of failure: Sliding; Overturning and Overstressing
ASSESMENT
Course work 40%
Examination 60%
TEACHING ORGANISATION
Lectures 4 hours a week
REFERENCES
1. Case J. and Chilver A. (1986). Strength of Materials and structure, 2 nd ed. Edward Arnold, London
U.K
2. French S.E (1995). Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, west publishing company, New York,
USA
3. Todd, J,D (1982) Structural theory and Analysis, 2 nd edition Macmillan, London, UK