Unit 1 Strain Energy

• Strain energy
• work done by forces
• Total strain energy
• Minimum potential energy
• Minimum complementary energy
• Castigliano's theorems
• computation of displacements of statically determinate beams. 06 19

Unit 2 Moment Distribution Method

• Analysis of continuous beams & frames including sway
• use of symmetry of structure up to two storeyed / two bay frames. 08 19

Unit 3 Influence line diagrams

• ILD for statically determinate beams- I.L.D of support reaction
• shear force and moment bending moment for beams subjected to UDL and several point loads 06 10

Unit 4 Matrix Methods

14 lecture hours

• Types of skeletal structures
• Internal forces and deformations
• Introduction and applications of stiffness method to analyze beams
• Trusses and plane frames by system approach
• Introduction and applications of Flexibility method to analyze beams

Unit 5 Basics of Earthquake Engineering

6 lecture hours

• Earth interior
• plate tectonics
• consequences of earthquake
• Earthquake parameters
• magnitude & intensity
• Seismic zones of India
• damages caused during past earthquakes
• Philosophy of earthquake resistant design
• earthquake proof v/s earthquake resistant design
• four virtues of earthquake resistant structures (strength
• ductility and configuration)
• seismic structural configuration
• Introduction to IS: 1893 (Part I)
• IS: 875 (Part V)
• Seismic load: Seismic coefficient method – base shear and lateral force distribution along height