CE 411: STRUCTURE II
READING AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
 Instructor: Dr. Chris Mullen 
(http://www.olemiss.edu/~cvchris)
(Last Update: 7-24-01)

Lecture No./Date/Day Lecture Topics Read (By Date of Lecture) Homeork Exam(on Date Shown)
1. 7-3 Mon. Overview of structural analysis concepts
Course objectives
2. 7-5 Thu.. Stiffness method-introduction Text: 3.1-3.2
3. 7-6 Fri. Axial rod-element stiffness, global system assembly:
Matlab: file download and example-students do in class.		 Text: 3.3, 3.9 (Prob. 3.1)
4. 7-9 Mon. Matlab solution of axial rod problem Hw. 1 (Part A) assigned: Use sample Matlabe file e31.m to solve a 2-element end-loaded rod problem. 
5. 7-10 Tue. Summary of procedure for rod. 
Readings in structures.Madison bridge curved box girders. Moments of inertia-benefit of composite sections.
Beam stiffness-differential equation for bending
Visualization with SAP2000 model .		 Text: 1.1-1.3
6. 7-11 Wed. Review: shear and normal stress, moments of intertia, flexure and torsion formulae, horizontal shear in bending.
Beam element-displacement functions, stiffness by virtual work. (Mathematica) 		 Text: 1.3-1.4,1.15
7. 7-12 Thu. Beam element-effective end forces. (Mathematica)
Conceptual global system assembly;		 Text: 1.5-1.6
         App. 1		 Hw. 1 (Part B) assigned. Use sample Matlab file ie11r.m to solve 
Problems 1.6, 1.9 (2-el. beams)
Hw. 2 assigned. Use sample SAP2000 file ie21.sdb to solve Problems 2.6, 2.9
8. 7-13 Fri. Computational formulation and solution. ( Matlab)  Text: 1.6-1.8, Hw. 1 (Part A) due.
9. 7-16 Mon. Model creation and solution using SAP2000. Illustrative Example 2.1 and 2.2 Text: 2.1,2.2 Hw. 1 Returned
10.7-17 Tue. Displacement functions for span loadings. End releases, temperature loading, settlement loading. Solution using Matlab and SAP2000. Text: 1.9-1.14
(Ill. Ex. 2.3-2.5)		 Hw. 1 (Part B) and Hw. 2 due.
11. 7-18 Wed. In-class solution to Ill. Exs. 1.5,,2.3, and 1.6.
Augmented beam element stiffness for plane frames		 Text: 3.4
12. 7-19 Thur. Exam 1 review.
13. 7-20 Fri. Exam I (2 hr, in-class, closed book) Exam 1 Rods, Continuous Beams
14. 7-23 Mon.
15. (12:00-1:50PM)		 Exam I Solution.
Coordinate transformation, global system for frames.
Portal frame example.  Matlab/SAP2000 solutions. 		 Text: 3.5-3.8 Hw. 3  Use sample Matlab file portal.m to solve ie3.1 in text. Do SAP2000 solution, ie3.3 in text. Exam 1 Returned
16. 7-24 Tue.
17. (12:00-1:50PM)		 Special conditions. Inclined roller, rod bracing elements.Ill. Exs. 3.2, 3.4, 3.5
Plane trusses.		 Text 6.1-6.5,7.1-7.5 Hw. 3  due
Hw. 4  Solve P3.9, 6.7 by Matlab and SAP2000.
18. 7-25 Wed. Exam 2 Review Hw. 4  due
19. 7-26 Thu. Exam II (2 hr, in-class, closed book) Exam 2. Frames, Trusses, Grids.
20. 7-27 Fri. Advanced topics Hw. 5  asssigned
XX. 7-30 Mon. No class. (Make-up: Mon., 7-23, 12:00-1:50 PM)
XX. 7-31 Tue. No class. (Make-up: Mon., 7-23, 12:00-1:50 PM)
21. 8-1 Wed. Final Exam review. Hw. 5  due
22. 8-2 Thu. Final Exam
23. 8-3 Fri.

 

READINGS
Reading Set #1 (by Monday, 7/6)
Text :1.1 thru 1.6, 2.6 thru 2.10 (Review 2.1-2.5 as needed)

(Optional) Working Model: Sample Problems 2.1 and 2.2 
Write a spreadsheet to solve. Confirm results for default case. Vary parameters. Check spreadsheet and Working Model.
Reading Set #2 (by Friday, 9/1) 
Text :2.11 thru 2.15

(Optional)  Working Model: Homework Problem 2.45.
Write a spreadsheet or Matlab m-file to solve. Confirm results for default case. Vary parameters. Check program against Working Model.
Reading Set #3 (by Friday, 9/8) 
Text :  3.4 thru 3.6,3.8 thru 3.9 (Review 3.1-3.3 as needed)

(Optional)  Working Model: Sample Problem 2.9
Double the distance from wall.  See effect on forces.  Check using a computational tool.
Readings #4 (by Friday, 9/15) 
Text : 4.1 thru 4.5,4.8

(Optional)  Working Model: Sample Problems 3.11 and 4.2
Follow instructions in figure. 
Midterm Exam #1 (held Wednesday, 9/20)
Readings #5 (by Friday, 9/29) 
Text : 5.1 thru 5.7,5.10 thru 5.11 
Readings #6 (by Friday, 10/6)
Text : 9.1 thru 9.4, 6.1 thru 6.4

(Optional)  Working Model: Sample Problem 6.01 Follow instructions in figure. 
Readings #7 (by Friday, 10/13)
Text : 6.7,6.9 thru 6.11
Midterm Exam #2 ( held Wednesday, 10/18)

HOMEWORKS
Readings #9 (by Friday, 10/27): (Review 11.1-11.3,11.5-8. as needed)
Text :  11.4, 11.9 thru 11.14
Readings #10 (by Friday, 11/3). 
Text : 12.5 thru 12.8, 8.2 thru 8.4  
Readings #11 (by Friday, 11/10). 
Text : 15.1 thru 15.8 
Midterm Exam #3 (*** moved to Friday, 11/17 ***). 
Readings #12 (by Friday, 12/1). 

Text : 16.1 thru 16.7 
Readings #13 (by Friday, 12/8). 

Text : 19.1 thru 19.5,19.8