Mechanics of Materials & Structures

Mechanics of Materials & Structures

1. Structural Analysis of Indeterminate Structures

   • Moment area method and applications
   • Slope/deflection equations and applications
   • Moment distribution method to continuous beams and non-sway frames

2. Shear stresses in beams

3. One- and two-dimensional stress systems

4. Mohr's circle representation

5. Strain energy

6. Introduction of elastic instability

7. Euler theory

8. buckling

9. Structural Design

   • Structural Design
   • Development of loading principles for simple structures
   • Pattern loading

10. Structural Steelwork

    • Section Classification
    • Design of restrained and unrestrained simply supported beams

11. Reinforced Concrete

    • Limit state design of beams and slabs
    • Criteria for bending, shear and deflection
    • Design of simply supported beams