Notes From Class
Week 1: August 26, 28, and 30, 2019.
Week 2: September 4, and 6, 2019.
Week 3: September 9, 11, and 13, 2019.
Week 4: September 16, 18, and 20, 2019.
Week 5: September 23, 25, and 27, 2019.
Week 6: September 30; October 2 and 4, 2019.
Week 7: October 7, 9 and 11, 2019.
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Topic: Analysis of Cable Structures.
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-07):
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-09):
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-11):
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Week 8: October 14, 16 and 18, 2019.
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Topic: Principle of Superposition
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-14):
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Topic: Principle of Superposition (Examples)
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-16):
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-18):
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Week 9: October 21, 23 and 25, 2019.
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Topic: Elastic Curve for Beam Deflections
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-21):
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Topic: Integration of Beam Equations
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Homework 3:
Homework 3
Due: November 1.
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Sample Midterm I Exams:
Midterm I from Fall Semester, 2014.
Midterm I from Spring Semester, 2015.
Midterm I from Fall Semester, 2015.
Midterm I from Fall Semester, 2016.
Midterm I from Fall Semester, 2017.
Midterm I from Fall Semester, 2018.
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Topic: Solution to Midterm I Exam Questions from 2015, 2017 and 2018.
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-25):
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Week 10: October 28, 30; November 1, 2019.
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Midterm 1: October 28.
Open book and open notes.
Three questions covering computation of indeterminacy, support reactions,
shear and bending moment diagrams, tensile and compressive element-level forces.
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Topic: Moment-Area Method
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-10-30):
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Topic: Review of Midterm I
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-11-01):
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Week 11: November 4, 6 and 8, 2019.
Week 12: November 11, 13 and 15, 2019.
Week 13: November 18, 20 and 22, 2019.
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Topic: Virtual Force Examples
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-11-18):
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-11-20):
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Sample Midterm II Exams:
Midterm II from Fall Semester, 2014.
Midterm II from Spring Semester, 2015.
Midterm II from Fall Semester, 2015.
Midterm II from Fall Semester, 2016.
Midterm II from Fall Semester, 2017.
Midterm II from Fall Semester, 2018.
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Topic: Review of Old Midterm II Exam Questions
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-11-22):
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Week 14: November 25, 27 and 29, 2019.
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Midterm 2: November 25.
Open book and open notes.
Three questions covering: (1) computation of displacements via integration of
beam differential equations and/or moment area, and (2) arches and cables.
Virtual work will not be covered.
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Homework 5:
Homework 5
Due: December 2.
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No class on November 27.
Spend the day travelling home to your family ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Week 15: December 2, 4 and 6 2019.
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Solutions to:
Homework 4
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Solutions to:
Homework 5
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Solutions to:
Midterm II Exam
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Topic: Overview of Displacement and Flexibility Methods
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Whiteboard Notes (from 2019-12-02):
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Topic: Computing Flexibility Matrices
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Sample Final Exams:
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2013.
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2014.
Final Exam from Spring Semester, 2015.
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2015.
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2016.
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2017.
Final Exam from Fall Semester, 2018.
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Solutions to recent final exams:
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[ 2017 ]
[ 2018 ]
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Topic: Review of Old Final Exam Questions
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Week 16: December 9, 2019.
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NO CLASS ON DECEMBER 9 (Sorry).
Please spend the class time working the old final exam questions.
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December 10. Extended Office Hours: 12-5 pm.
Please stop by (Rm 2261, AV Williams) with all of your questions from the past exams.
Final Exam
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December 14, 8 - 10 am in our regular classroom.
Format: 2 hrs long plus 5 minutes to read the paper.
The exam will be open book and open notes.
Six questions: Question 1 is compulsory. Do three of the remaining five questions.
Topics include: Moment area, virtual forces, virtual displacements, force method,
analysis of cables and arches, bending moments and bending moment diagrams,
flexibility matrices.
Last Modified: December 02, 2019,
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