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SYLLABUS

UNIT-I

ENERGY THEOREMS Introduction – Strain energy in linear elastic system, expression of strain energy due to axial load, bending moment and shear forces – Castigliano’s first theorem – Deflections of simple beams and pin jointed trusses.

UNIT-II

ANALYSIS OF INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES Indeterminate Structural Analysis – Determination of static and kinematic indeterminacies – Solution of trusses with upto two degrees of internal and external indeterminacies – Castigliano’s theorem.

UNIT-III

FIXED BEAMS AND CONTINUOUS BEAMS Introduction to statically indeterminate beams with uniformly distributed load, central point load, eccentric point load, number of point loads, uniformly varying load, couple and combination of loads – Shear force and Bending moment diagrams – Deflection of fixed beams effect of sinking of support, effect of rotation of a support.

UNIT-IV

SLOPE – DEFLECTION Introduction – derivation of slope deflection equation, Application to continuous beams with and without settlement of supports – Analysis of single bay, Single storey, portal frame including side sway.

UNIT-V

MOMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD Introduction to moment distribution method, application to continuous beams with and without settlement of supports, analysis of single storey portal frames, including sway.