NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

Department of Architecture
Course Information Sheet& Course Outline
Course Code Course Name Credit ECTS
ARC 303 Behavioural Analysis of Structures 3 4
Pre-requisite: Statics and Mechanics
Language: English Course Type: Compulsory Year: 4 Semester: 7
Weekly Hours Class Hours Laboratory Practicum Learning Sessions
PS C R T
3 0
1 1 1 1
Learning After the completion of this course the students will have
Outcomes  Familarity with construction systems.
 Knowledge about building materials and their behavior.
 Knowledge of different methods of structural analysis for determinate and indeterminate structures.
 Awareness of the basic concepts of reinforced concrete design methods.
 Familarity with the types of foundation carrying structures.

Course
Description To introduce students to different methods of structural analysis for determinate and indeterminate structures.

Course Objectives To have familiarity with the behaviour of simple and complex structures in relation to their forms.
1 L. T. Stavridis. (2010). Structural systems: behavior and design
Textbooks and/or
2 Jerome J. Connor · Susan Faraji. (2013). Fundamentals of structural Engineering
References
3 Structural-Analysis-Student-notes. (2019)
Includes the use of appropriate methods for the qualitative analysis of columns, simply supported beams, continuous
Course Content beams, frames, arches, curved beams, plates, grids and shells. In addition to studying the behaviour of reinforced
concrete as the most common material in construction and the basic types of foundation carrying structures.
Methods and
Pre-lesson activities: Read of prepared lecture notes, video tutorials related to the materials given in the class.
Techniques Used
In-class activities: Support explanations, student participations on given examples, home works.
in the Course
WEEKLY OUTLINE
Week Topic Pre-Lesson Activities In-Class Activities Reference
1 Introduction to the main course topics and assessment
procedure.
2 Types of structures, types of loads and supports, behaviour of Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2
concrete and steel under applied loads. Question - Answer
3 Concepts of Determinate and Indeterminate structures (Beams, Prepare to course Explanation 1, 3
frames and trusses). Question - Answer
4 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Simply Supported Beams and continuous beams.
Question - Answer
5 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Reinforced Concrete Columns
Question - Answer
6 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Frames with solved examples
Question - Answer
7 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Curved beams and Arches
Question - Answer
8 Midterm Jurries
9 Midterm Exams
10 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Grid Structures
Question - Answer
11 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Plate and Shell Structures
Question - Answer
12 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Types of foundation supporting different structures
Question - Answer
13 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Types of stresses in Reinforced Concrete structures
Question - Answer
14 Prepare to course Explanation 1, 2, 3
Revision and solved problems for final exam
Question - Answer
15 Final Juries
16 Final Exams
Attendance:
Assessment Type % Reference/Source Relevant Competencies
Breakdown 1 Attendance 10
2 Homeworks 20 1, 2, 3
3 Midterm examination 30 1, 2, 3
4 Final examination 40 1, 2, 3

Learning Program
Educational Tool Amount Student Work Load(Hours) Educational Tool Amount Student Work
Load(Hours)
Prepare for course 11 11x2=22 Learning sessions 2 2x10=20
Homeworks 8 2.5x8=20 Teaching sessions 2 2x15=30
Midterm examination 1 1x1=1
Prepare Midterm exam. 1 1x30=30
Final examination
1 1x1=1

Prepare for final exam. 1 1x40=40

Familiarity with arch structures

Contribution level
# Program Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5

1 Familiarity with different types of structures, loads and supports.

2 Ability to distinguish between determinate and indeterminate structures.

Ability to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for simply supported beams and
3 continuous beams.

4 Knowledge of short and long columns.

5 Analysing plane frames.

6 Analysing curved members and arches.

7 Familiarity with grid, shell and plate structures.

8 Knowledge of the main types of foundation.

Understanding the main types of stresses in reinforced concrete and different types of design
9 methods.