CIVE 3203: INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Course Syllabus Fall 2015

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1 Carleton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering CIVE 3203: INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Course Syllabus Fall 2015 COURSE INSTRUCTOR Assistant Professor Jeffrey Erochko Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Office: MC (Minto CASE) 2036 Tel: x3235 Office Hours: To be determined (or appointment) COURSE SCHEDULE Lectures: Fri. 11:35am-2:25pm in MC5050 Tuturials: BIWEEKLY (Odd weeks) Tues. 2:35-5:25pm in TB238 (Grp. A1O) Tues. 2:35-5:25pm in TB446 (Grp. A2O) Tues. 2:35-5:25pm in TB447 (Grp. A3O) TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND OFFICE HOURS TBD COURSE WEBSITE AND COMMUNICATION All course information and online quizzes will be available through culearn. All students are responsible for ensuring that they are correctly registered through culearn and that they are receiving messages properly through their official university address. Students are responsible for checking the culearn course management site and their official account frequently. PREREQUISITES CIVE 2200: Mechanics of Solids Students will be expected to rely on their knowledge of bending moments and shears, stress and strain, Hooke s law, and deflections. MATH 1004: Calculus for Engineering or Physics Students will be expected to rely on their knowledge of calculus, including differentiation and evaluation of definite and indefinite integrals. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES Calendar Description: Concepts and assumptions for structural analysis: framed structures; joints; supports; compatibility and equilibrium; stability and determinacy; generalized forces and displacements. Principle of Virtual Work: unknown force calculations; influence lines. Complementary Virtual Work: displacement calculations, indeterminate analysis. Introduction to the Stiffness Method of Analysis. In CIVE3203, students will learn how to analyze structures by hand to determine reactions, internal loads (axial load, moment, and shear) and deformations that result from arbitrary external loadings. Both determinate and indeterminate structures will be studied. Towards the end of the course, students will also learn how these methods can be applied to analyses that are conducted by computers. CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 1/7

2 By the end of the course, successful students will be able to: - Explain the difference between determinate, indeterminate, and unstable structures and identify whether a structure is determinate, indeterminate or unstable. - Explain the concepts of equilibrium and compatibility and identify the differences between the two. - Sketch an approximate deflected shape for a given structure subjected to a given set of loads. - Understand and successfully apply the following structural analysis methods: method of joints, method of sections, virtual work, influence lines, portal method, force method, slope-deflection method, and moment distribution method. - Choose an appropriate structural analysis method to determine the internal forces or deflections of a structure with a given set of loads. - Teach a structural analysis concept that were learned in the course. TEXTBOOKS The textbook for this course was written by the instructor. Availability will be discussed in lecture. Erochko, J. (2015). An Introduction to Structural Analysis for Civil Engineers (v0.95). ADDITIONAL RESOURCES In 2013, the students in the course created a set of wiki pages covering all of the subjects in the course, including example problems. Please feel free to use this as an additional resource: Video lectures and examples may be found on the instructor s YouTube Channel The Civil Professor at: COURSE WORK AND ASSESSMENT Pre-Lecture Quizzes... 5% In-Lecture Assignments... 5% Tutorial Quizzes /Assignments... 25% Quiz % (85% Individual, 15% Team) Quiz % (85% Individual, 15% Team) Quiz % (85% Individual, 15% Team) Quiz % (85% Individual, 15% Team) Take-Home... 5% (100% Individual) Video Assignments... 5% Midterm... 10% Final Exam... 50% CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 2/7

3 Pre-Lecture Quizzes Before each week of lectures, each student is expected to read the relevant section of the notes and watch the relevant videos for the next week (relevant sections and videos will be announced in advance on culearn) and then complete the brief pre-lecture quiz on culearn prior to 11:59pm on Wednesday. These quizzes will be given a mark out of 2 for effort and completion according to the following rubric: (0/2) Questions are left blank or incomplete, (1/2) All questions are answered but do not include any significant reasoning (regardless of correctness), (2/2) All questions are answered and include reasoning (regardless of correctness). Responses to the questions should be short and do not necessarily have to be correct to receive full marks. The goal of the pre-lecture quiz is to ensure that students learn the material ahead of time and to provide the instructor with information about which concepts students had the most difficulty with. It is vital that students come to class prepared because this will allow the lecture time to be used to explore the structural analysis concepts in detail using active learning and worked examples and to eliminate stumbling blocks to understanding. Students are responsible for all of the material covered in the readings and videos, whether or not the material was discussed explicitly during the lectures. On each pre-lecture quiz, students must also answer two additional questions related to the content from the previous and upcoming weeks. These questions are mandatory and will be assessed in the same way as the content questions described above. These questions will help the instructor to address conceptual difficulties that students are experiencing. They are: What is one specific question that you have about the lecture from this past week? If no questions arose for you, what part did you find most interesting? What is one specific question that you have about the pre-lecture material for this week? If no questions arose for you, what part of the material did you find most interesting? To avoid the need for extensive accommodations for sickness or other obligations, the two pre-lecture quizzes with the lowest marks will be dropped from the final mark. Any additional accommodations require exceptional circumstances and supporting documentation. In-Lecture Assignments Often, short active learning assignments will be conducted during lectures. Not every lecture will necessarily have an in-lecture assignment. A subset of these assignments will be collected for evaluation (i.e. they may or may not be collected in any given lecture). To avoid the need for extensive accommodations for sickness or other obligations, for each student, only the top 80% of these assignments will count towards the final mark. For example, if 12 in-lecture assignments are collected during the term, then the 10 best will count. Two-Stage Quizzes / Assignments There will be a total of 4 quizzes and 1 take-home assignment. The quizzes will be delivered in the tutorial and the take-home assignment will be submitted in lecture on the last week of class. Quizzes will be delivered in a two-stage format. This means that students will write each quiz twice, once individually, and then again in a team CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 3/7

4 of students. The teams will be assigned by the instructor. 85% of the quiz grade will be based on the individual portion and 15% will be based on the team portion. The take-home assignment will be done individually. Each week, example homework questions will be assigned which will not be graded. Each quiz will consist of (a) questions that are similar to one of the homework questions and/or (b) one or more conceptual short answer questions. No aids are permitted for the tutorial quizzes except for a non-programmable calculator. Remaining time in the tutorial will be used to get assistance from the TAs. TAs will also complete sample problems in tutorial. Only circumstances which are truly outside of a student s control will be accepted as valid reasons to miss the quizzes. In the interest of fairness for all students, authoritative supporting documentation is required for all such absences. Make up projects may be assigned at the instructor s discretion for students who miss a quiz due to a valid reason. Video Assignments The two video assignments will be done individually and will involve the creation of a very short video where each student will explain a structural analysis concept. Full details for the video assignments will be provided separately. Midterm The midterm is scheduled for October 20 and will be written in the regular tutorial rooms. The midterm will be closed-book; however, students will be permitted to bring a single aid sheet that they themselves created. Only circumstances which are truly outside of a student s control will be accepted as valid reasons to miss the midterm. In the interest of fairness for all students, authoritative supporting documentation is required for all such absences. A make-up midterm may be arranged at the instructor s discretion for students who miss the midterm for a valid reason. Final Exam The final exam has not yet been scheduled. It will be closed book with one student-created aid sheet permitted. A minimum mark of 40% on the final exam is required to pass the course. COURSE POLICIES Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is essential to the pursuit of learning and scholarship in a university, and to ensure that a degree from Carleton University is a strong signal of each student's individual academic achievement. As a result, the University treats cases of cheating and plagiarism very seriously. Carleton University s Policy on Academic Integrity ( outlines the behaviours that constitute academic dishonesty and the processes for addressing academic offences. It is your responsibility to be familiar with these policies. Any students who do not act with academic integrity will face severe consequences including immediate referral to Associate Dean of Student Affairs. CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 4/7

5 Professional Behaviour in Class In order to ensure that all classes are carried out in a quiet and respectful environment that allows all students to learn effectively, please adhere to the following expectations. Failure to meet behavioural expectations may result in a request to leave the lecture hall. - Be on time for class. Plan for the possibility of transport delays. If you are late, minimize disruption to both the instructor and other students by being quiet and finding a seat quickly. - Do not speak to your colleagues during the lectures (except for times when the instructor asks you to). If you have a question about the material, please raise your hand at any time to ask the instructor. If you are confused, it is very likely that other people will be confused as well and your question will help everyone s learning process. - Laptops and mobile devices are permitted in lecture to facilitate active learning; however, please ensure that mobile devices are set to silent mode to avoid disrupting the class. Also, please do not use electronic devices to access games, facebook, twitter or other non-course-related material because it is a distraction to other students. - If you feel affected by the behaviour of other students, please let the instructor know your concerns as soon as possible so that he can address the problem. Policy The instructor is more than happy to answer questions related to course content or administration via . Effort will be made to reply to s as soon as possible, but please expect a possible delay of up to 48 hours for a response. In addition, complex technical questions should be addressed in tutorial, during office hours, or by appointment. s must come from official Carleton University addresses or through culearn. The instructor will not respond to s from outside addresses. Extensions and Rewrites In the interest of fairness for all students, requests for rewrites will only be granted for situations that are truly out of a student s control and must be accompanied by supporting documentation. Course Material Copyright Classroom teaching and learning activities, including lectures, discussions, presentations, etc., by both instructors and students, are copy protected and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s). All course materials, including PowerPoint presentations, outlines, and other materials, are also protected by copyright and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s). Students registered in the course may take notes and make copies of course materials for their own educational use only. Students are not permitted to reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly for commercial or non-commercial purposes without express written consent from the copyright holder(s). Academic Accommodation Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 5/7

6 You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an accommodation request the processes are as follows: Pregnancy obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details visit the Equity Services website: Religious obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details visit the Equity Services website: Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) provides services to students with Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/mental health disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic medical conditions, and impairments in mobility, hearing, and vision. If you have a disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact PMC at or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation. If you are already registered with the PMC, contact your PMC coordinator to send me your Letter of Accommodation at the beginning of the term, and no later than two weeks before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. Please consult the PMC website for the deadline to request accommodations for the formally-scheduled exam (if applicable) at You can visit the Equity Services website to view the policies and to obtain more detailed information on academic accommodation at COURSE OUTLINE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) DATE TOPIC DUE / QUIZ / PRE- LECTURE QUIZ ( PLQ ) WEEK 1 Tut. #0 Sept. 8 No Tutorial Lect. #1 Sept. 11 Introduction; syllabus; equilibrium and compatibility; stiffness and flexibility; boundary conditions; internal and external forces; sign conventions; significant figures WEEK 2 Sept. 16 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #1 due (culearn) Lect. #2 Sept. 18 Stability, determinacy, analysis of determinate beams, trusses and frames (review), qualitative deflected shapes WEEK 3 Tut. #1 Sept. 22 Example problems and Quiz #1 on Lect. #1-2 Quiz #1 (review quiz) Sept. 23 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #2 due (culearn) Lect. #3 Sept. 25 Deflections of determinate structures (I) Bernoulli-Euler beam theory, integration to find deflections, moment area theorems, conjugate beam method CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 6/7

7 WEEK 4 Sept. 30 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #3 due (culearn) Lect. #4 Oct. 2 Deflections of determinate structures (II) - the virtual work method WEEK 5 Tut. #2 Oct. 6 Quiz #2 on Lect. #1-3 Quiz #2 Oct. 7 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #4 due (culearn) Lect. #5 Oct. 9 Influence lines WEEK 6 Holiday Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #5 due (culearn) Lect. #6 Oct. 16 Introduction to indeterminate structures, approximate indeterminate frame analysis Video Assign. #1 Due WEEK 7 Tut. #3 Oct. 20 Midterm covering Lect. 1-5 Midterm Oct. 21 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #6 due (culearn) Lect. #7 Oct. 23 Force method (I) FALL BREAK OCT. 26 TO 30 WEEK 8 Nov. 4 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #7 due (culearn) Lect. #8 Nov. 6 Force method (II) WEEK 9 Tut. #4 Nov. 10 Quiz #3 on Lect. #6-7 Quiz #3 Nov. 11 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #8 due (culearn) Lect. #9 Nov. 13 Slope-deflection method WEEK 10 Nov. 18 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #9 due (culearn) Lect. #10 Nov. 20 Moment distribution method Video Assign. #2 Due WEEK 11 Tut. #5 Nov. 24 Example problems and Quiz #4 on Lect. #7-9 Quiz #4 Nov. 25 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #10 due (culearn) Lect. #11 Nov. 27 Introduction to matrix structural analysis WEEK 12 Dec. 2 Wednesday Pre-Lecture Quiz Due PLQ #11 due (culearn) Lect. #12 Dec. 4 Example problems and review questions. Take-home assignment due CIV3203/2015 v1 Page 7/7