BCN 2402 STRUCTURAL DESIGN I

COURSE OUTLINE
Topics to be
Assignments do the
Week
Date
discussed
following session
L1: Discuss course
outline and subject
Review Class Notes.
matter. Brief review of
Read TEXT, Chapter
1
01/11/17 Vectors & Trigonometry.
1. HOMEWORK #1:
Definition & Properties
Given in Class.
of a Force. Components
& Resultants of Forces.
L2: More about
Trigonometry: Laws of
Sines & Cosines. More Review Class Notes.
Read TEXT, Chapter
about Forces: The
2
01/18/17
Concept of Equilibrium. 2. HOMEWORK #2:
Free Body Diagrams.
Given in Class.
Multiple Forces in
Equilibrium.
L3: Equilibrium of a
Rigid Body; Action and
Reaction; Free-Body
Review Class Notes.
Diagrams; Three
Read TEXT, Chapter
3
01/25/17
Concurrent forces in
3. HOMEWORK #3:
equilibrium; Equilibrium Given in Class.
by Rectangular
Components.
L4: Transmissibility;
Moment of a Force;
Theorem of Moments
Equilibrium of a Rigid
Body; Equations of
Review Class Notes.
Equilibrium for a Rigid Read TEXT, Chapter
4
02/01/17
Body; Resultant of
4. HOMEWORK #4:
Parallel and NonGiven in Class.
parallel Forces;
Moment of a Force
Couple; Distributed
Loading.
L5: Equations of
Review Class Notes.
5
02/08/17
Equilibrium for a Rigid Read TEXT, Chapters

Body; Loads on
Structures; Liv & Dead
Loads; Wind,
Earthquake and
Construction Loads.
L6: Structural Analysis
of Simple Plane
Trusses; Special
Loading
02/15/17
Considerations;
Discussion of Stability;
Construction & Erection
Issues.
L7: EXAM #1-MID02/22/17 TERM (Lectures 1
through 6)

5 & 6. HOMEWORK
#5: Given in Class.

Review Class Notes.

Review TEXT
Chapters 1-6.
STUDY FOR EXAM
#1

Review Class Notes.

HOMEWORK # 6:
Review TEXT, Chapter
6.
REVIEW EXAM #1
Review Class Notes.
L9: Review Exam # 1. Read TEXT, Chapter
9.
SPRING BREAK
(University Open-No Monday-Saturday
Classes)
L10: Center of Gravity;
Review Class Notes.
Centroids (1st Moment);
Read TEXT, Chapter
Moment of Inertia (2nd
10. HOMEWORK #7:
Moment); Radius of
Given in Class.
Gyration.
L11: Internal Forces:
Review Class Notes.
STRESS & STRAIN;
Read TEXT, Chapter
Allowable Stress;
11. HOMEWORK #8:
Factor of Safety.
Given in Class.
L12: Relationship
Among Loads, Shear
Review Class Notes.
Forces & Bending
Read TEXT, Chapters
Moments. The Flexure 13 & 14.
Formula.

L8: More on Trusses:

Types of Trusses;
03/01/17
Method of Joints;
Method of Sections;

03/08/17

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3/13-18/17

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03/22/17

12

03/29/17

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04/05/17

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L13: Axially Loaded

Compression Members
(Columns); Euler
04/12/17
Formula; Column
Buckling; Effective
Length (K) Factor.
L14: Review
Homework #9. Review
04/19/17
typical problems.
(Last Class)
EXAM #204/26/17 (Comprehensive) EC
1109

Review Class Notes.

Read TEXT, Chapter
11; HOMEWORK #9:
Given in Class.
Review Class Notes.
STUDY FOR EXAM
#2
05:00 PM 07:00 PM

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