🏗️ Structural Analysis and Design

🏗️ Course Title: Structural Analysis and Design

Course Code: 4034-CIV
Duration: 8 Weeks

📘 Introduction

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practices of structural analysis and design, covering both theoretical foundations and practical applications using modern engineering software.

📄 Description

Participants will learn how to analyze internal forces and moments in structural elements and design them according to international standards. The course integrates manual calculations and software-based modeling to simulate realistic structural behavior under various loads.

🎯 Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the fundamentals of structural analysis and load paths

2. Calculate internal forces and design basic structural members

3. Analyze indeterminate structures manually and using software

4. Apply relevant design codes for safety and compliance

5. Complete a full structural design project independently

✅ Expected Outcomes

Upon successful completion, learners will:

• Demonstrate the ability to analyze and design structural systems

• Create and interpret structural models in ETABS/SAP2000

• Prepare structural design documentation

• Apply engineering judgment to select appropriate structural systems

• Be prepared for real-world challenges in structural engineering

📅 Weekly Breakdown

Week 1-2: Fundamentals of Structural Analysis

• Introduction to structural systems (trusses, frames, beams)

• Loads: dead, live, wind, seismic

• Internal forces: axial, shear, moment

• Methods of structural analysis: method of joints, method of sections, moment distribution

Week 3-4: Analysis of Determinate and Indeterminate Structures

• Analysis of statically determinate structures

• Introduction to indeterminate structures

• Slope-deflection and moment distribution methods

• Deflection analysis using virtual work and conjugate beam method

Week 5-6: Design of Structural Elements

• Design of reinforced concrete beams and columns per ACI

• Steel member design based on limit state method

• Detailing practices and structural safety considerations

• Load combinations and factors of safety

Week 7: Structural Analysis Software Applications

• Introduction to ETABS and SAP2000 interface

• Modeling frames and buildings

• Load assignments and boundary conditions

• Analysis results interpretation and validation

Week 8: Final Project – Complete Building Structural Design

• Project briefing and architectural input

• Structural system selection

• Full modeling and design in software

• Preparation of design report and presentation