Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

1 College: Civil and Architecture Department: Civil

Course
Core Category Code: 1
Category

2
Course
Name and CEng 3105, Theory of Structure I
Code:

This course covers the different types of structural systems, loads and methods of analysis for
3 Synopsis:
statically determinate structures.

Semester
5 and Year Semester: I Year: 3
offered:

6 Credit Hour: 3 (5CP)

Prerequisite/
7 Co-requisite: CEng 2104, Strength of Material
(if any)

Course Learning Outcome ( CLO): At the end of the course the student will be able to do:

1 Classify if a structure is determinate or indeterminate.

2 Apply the elastic beam theory

8 Analyze the deformation of a determinate structures using Double Integration Method, Moment- Area
3
theorems, Conjugate-Beam method, Virtual Work Method, Castiglione’s and Maxwell theorems

4 Draw qualitative and quantitative influence line diagrams for determinate structures

5 Analyze of indeterminate structures using Methods of Consistent Deformations.

 Mapping of the course Learning Outcomes to the program Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods and Assessment:

Program Learning Outcomes (PO)

Course Learning Outcomes Assessment

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chin

Assignment

Lab-report
Project
g

Quiz
Test
Met

10

11

12
1

7
8
9
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s

L T P O
9
1     

2     

3     

4      

5     

Indicate the relevancy between the CLO and PO by ticking “√”on the appropriate relevant box

Transferable Skills (if applicable)

(Skills learned in the course of study which can be useful and utilized in other settings)

1 Analysis of Structural components

10
2 Checking the stability of structures

3… Preparing Shear force and bending moment diagrams to provide compression and tension reinforcements
etc.

Distribution of Student Learning Time (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities

CLO Total SLT
Indepen
Course Content Outline Guided dent (h)
11 Guided learning
Learning Learnin
(F2F) g
(NF2F)
(NF2F)

L T P O
Chapter 1: Analysis of
determinate Structures

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Structural Load 1 10 12 2 5 27

1.3 Static Determinacy

1.4 Stability of Structure

Chapter 2: Deflection
of Determinate
Structure

2.1 Deflection of Structures by

direct integration

2.2 Deflection of Structures by

Moment Area Method 1,2 10 12 2 5 29

2.3 Deflection of Structures by

Conjugate Beam Method

2.4 Deflection of Structures by

Virtual Work Method

2.5 Deflection of Structures by

Castiglianos and Maxwell

Chapter 3: Influence Lines

for Determinate Structures

3.1 Introduction
1,2,3 4 12 2 5 23
3.2 Qualitative and
Quantitative influence line for
Beam, floor Girder and truss

Chapter 4: Analysis of
Indeterminate Structures

4.1 Methods of Consistent

Deformations 1,2,6 6 12 1 4 23

4.2 Energy Methods

4.3 Three Moment Equations

 Total
28 48 7 26 102

Assessment

Continuous Assessment Percentage

Total-50(%) F2F NF2F SLT

1 Tests 10 2 2 4

2 Quiz 10 1 1

3 Assignments 20 3 3

4 Project 10 3 3

5 Others

Total 11

Final Exam Percentage 50 (%) F2F NF2F SLT

Final Exam 50 3 4 7

Grand Total SLT 120

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, O = Others, F2F = Face to Face, NF2F = Non Face to Face

Note: indicates the CLO based on the CLO’s numbering in item 9.

1
Special 1
2
requirements and
2
resources to
deliver the
3
course (e.g.
software, 4
computer lab,
simulation room 5

…etc.)

1 R.C. Hibbeler, Structural Analysis, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2017.(Text)

Text book and 1
3
Reference: 2 M.S. Williams, Structures: Theory and Analysis, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999
(note: ensure
Theory of Structures by Aslam Kassimali
3
the latest
edition Nigussie Tebedge, Methods of Structural Analysis, 1983, AAU
4
/publication)