Fundamentals of Structural Analysis

Get to grips with civil engineering structural analysis once and for all

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Course Syllabus

Quick Introduction

1. Quick introduction to me and the course

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Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)

2D Force Systems

At the end of this section you will have a solid understanding of the basic building blocks and concepts that everything builds on; forces, moments and equilibrium.

2. 2D Force Systems

3. Force Resultants and Components

4. The Moment of a Force

5. Couples and Equivalent Systems

6. Worked Example #1 - Video Solution

7. Worked Example #2 - Video Solution

8. Worked Example #3 - Video Solution

Questions & Solutions 1-3.pdf

Static Equilibrium and Reaction Forces

In this section you'll start to use what we learned about forces in the previous section to analyse statically determinate structures and in particular their reaction forces.

9. Equilibrium and Reaction Forces

10. Calculating Reaction Forces

11. Limitations of the Equations of Statics

12. Worked Example #4 - Video Solution

13. Worked Example #5 - Video Solution

14. Worked Example #6 - Video Solution

15. Worked Example #7 - Video Solution

16. Worked Example #8 - Video Solution

17. Worked Example #9 - Video Solution

18. Worked Example #10 - Video Solution

19. Worked Example #11 - Video Solution

Questions & Solutions 4-11.pdf

Analysis of Trusses

In this section we'll discuss pin-jointed structures or trusses as they're commonly known; what are they in theory and reality. You will learn how to calculate their internal member forces.

20. What is a pin-jointed structure in theory

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21. What is a pin-jointed structure in reality

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22. Force calculation using 'Joint Resolution'

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23. Force calculation using the 'Method of Sections'

24. Statical determinacy

25. Worked Example #12 - Video Solution

26. Worked Example #13 - Video Solution

27. Worked Example #14 - Video Solution

28. Worked Example #15 - Video Solution

29. Worked Example #16 - Video Solution

Questions & Solutions 12-16.pdf

30 Start building your own trusses

31. Wrap up & Certificate of Completion