Introduction To Structural Analysis

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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
By:
Associate Professor Dr. Narimah Kasim
Introduction
Classification
of Structure
Types of Structure
Structural Design
What is structural analysis?
Idealization of Structure
Structural Problems
Stability & Determinacy
What is STRUCTURE?
A structure is refers to a system of connected
parts used to support a load. (Hibbeler, 2009)
Structure related to civil engineering includes:

Buildings, Bridges, Tower, Tunnel, and etc.
Structure
related to other branches of

engineering includes:
Ship, Aircraft frames, Tanks, Pressure vessels,
Mechanical systems, Electrical supporting structures

and etc.
The following elements should be

considered by engineers who are involved
in civil engineering works when designing
a structure, includes:
Safety
Aesthetics
Serviceability
Economic
Environmental
Materials availability
Definition
of structure
structure is a part of construction

which has one or more element is
subjected to various loads that it
must resist without either collapsing
or deforming excessively
(Bambang Prihartanto et. al, 2008)
Rafter
Beam
Column
Support
Structural Elements:
(a) Tie Rods
(b) Beams
(c) Columns
(a)
Tie Rods
Tie Rods or Bracing struts are structural
members pointed to a tensile force.

These elements are slender and are often
chosen from rods, bars, angels or channels.
Rod
Bar
Channel
Tie Rod
Angle
Typical Cross Sections
(b)
Beams
Beams are usually straight horizontal
members used primarily to carry vertical

loads.
Materials commonly used for beams
structure such as:
Steel
Aluminium
Concrete
Timber
Beams can be classified according the
way they are supported (Figure 1.2-2)
(b)
Beams
Beams are primarily designed to oppose
bending moment and large internal shear

force (when beams are short and carry
large loads).
Beam cross section for metal materials
such as steel and aluminium
(Figure 1.2-3) .
The forces developed in the top and
bottom flanges of the beam form the
necessary couple used to resist the
applied moment M, while the web is
effective in resisting the applied shear V.
The beam cross section normally a single

unit in rolling mill in lengths up to 23m.
If long span beams required and loads
applied are rather large, the cross section
may take the form of a plate girder
(Picture 1).
This member is fabricated by using a large
plate for the web and welding or bolting
plates to its ends for flanges.
The girder is often transported to the field
in segments, and the segments are
designed to be spliced or joined together at
points where the girder carries a small
internal moment.
Picture 1: Typical Splice Plate Joints Used to Connect the Steel

Girders of a Highway Bridge (source: Hibbeler, 2009)
Concrete
beams generally have

rectangular cross sections, since it is
easy to construct this form directly in
the field.
Concrete with reinforcing steel are
combined/cast together to resist tension.
Precast concrete beams and girders are
fabricated at yard and then transported
to the construction site.
Prestressed Concrete Girders are Simply Supported for Highway Bridge

(source: Hibbeler, 2009)
Steel Reinforcement for Concrete Beams

Timber
beams are made from sawn

timber from a solid of wood or
laminated.
Laminated beams are constructed
from solid sections of wood, which
are fastened together using highstrength glues.
Columns
are
members
that
generally vertical and resist axial
compressive loads.
Tubes and wide-flange cross sections
are normally used for metal columns.
Circular and square cross sections
with reinforcing rods are used for
concrete columns.
Beam columns are subjected to both
an axial load and a bending moment.
Columns (source: Hibbeler, 2009)
Beam Columns
Types
of Structure:
Trusses
Cables and Arches
Frames
Surface Structures
Structural
Forms
Tension & Compression Structure

Flexural Beam & Frame Structure
Surface Structures
The
combination of structural
elements and the materials from
which they are composed is referred
to as a structural system.
The structural systems are
constructed of one or more of four
basic types of structures such as
trusses, cables and arches, frames,
and surface structures.
Truss is a span of a structure which required

being large and its depth is not an important
criterion for design and consist of slender
element with triangular fashion arrangement.
Trusses are supported compression and
tension forces in the members.
One of the advantages of using truss compared
to beam is that it uses less material to
support a given load.
Trusses are constructed from long and slender
elements which can be arranged in various
methods to support load. The truss spans are
economically ranging from 9m to 122m and
greater lengths.
Types of trusses:
Planar trusses
Planar trusses are composed of members

that lie in the same plane. Commonly used
for bridge and roof support.
Space trusses
Space trusses are composed of members

extending in three dimensions and are
suitable for derricks and towers.
Compression and Tension in Truss Members

Cables are one of the structures usually

flexible and carry their loads in tension and can
be used to span long distances (greater than 46
m).
Cables are regularly used to support bridges
and building roofs.
Cables will not become unstable and suddenly
collapse, because they are always in tension.
However, using of cables can reduced their sag,
weight, and methods of anchorage for the
purposes of truss construction which required
added costs and increased depth as the span
increases.
Cables (support loads in tension)

Arch
is rigid and reverse curvature

form, which can achieve compression
strength.
In order to maintain the shape of the
arches, shear and moment loadings
should be considered in the design
process.
Arches are regularly used in bridge
structures, dome roofs, and for opening
in masonry walls.
Arches (support loads in compression)

Frames are composed of beams and

columns that are either pin or fixed
connected and often used in buildings.
The strength of the frames is derived from
the moment interactions between the
beams and the columns at the rigid joints.
For the economic purposes the
construction of frames must using smaller
beams sizes and increasing the size of the
columns due to the beam-column action
caused by bending at the joints.
Frame Members
Example of Steel Frame

surface structure is made from

rigid materials such as reinforced
concrete, folded plates, cylinders, or
hyperbolic
paraboloids,
and
is
referred to as thin plates or shells.
It is act like cables or arches which
support tension or compression
loads and very little bending.
Surface Structures Georgia Dome, Atlanta(source: Hibbeler, 2009)
Tension
& Compression
Structure
Column, strut (compression)
Cable-supported structure (tension)
Arch (compression)
Truss (compression & tension)
Flexural
Beam &
Frame
Structure
Beam
Frame
Combination
(bridges,
building)
Surface
Structures
Slabs
Folded plates
Shells
Domes
Skin-type structures
Inflatable members
Structural
design is required to give

consideration to both materials and load
uncertainties.
Materials uncertainties involved;
Variability in materials properties,
Residual stress in materials,
Measurement being different from fabricated
sizes,
Accidental loadings due to vibration or
impact,
Material corrosion or decay.
Typical load combinations
(ASCE 7-05 Standard)
Dead Load
0.6 (Dead Load) + Wind Load
0.6 (Dead Load) + 0.7 (Earthquake Load)
Load combinations to account uncertainty

loads (ASCE 7-05 Standard) :
1.4 (Dead Load)
1.2 (Dead Load) + 1.6 (Live Load) + 0.5 (Snow Load)
1.2 (Dead Load) + 1.5 (Earthquake Load) + 0.5 (Live
Load)
Specific
structures should be analysed

in order to ensure its strength and
rigidity after preliminary design of a
structure is proposed.
Structural
analysis
is a process in determining the reaction

of the structure under the specified
loads or actions (Bambang Prihartanto et. al, 2008)
The
reaction can be measured by

establishing the forces and
deformations throughout the structure.
The results from structural analysis
can be used to;
redesign the structure,
determine accurate weight of the
members, and
account size of the members.
In
order to analyse a structure

properly, the following steps must be
follow:
Identify the structures
Idealization of the structures
Loading determination (codes and local
specifications)
Structure members forces and
displacements (using theory of structural
analysis)
Cables (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Trusses (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Arches (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Supports (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Compression & Tension (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Surface Structures (Curved Surface, Flat Plate)

(source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Idealization
of Structures is
idealizing model from actual
structure in line diagram in order to
perform structural analysis of the
members.
Usually,
structure can be idealized in

2 dimensional from 3 dimensional.
Idealization of Structures Beam Actual Beam (b) Idealized Beam

Idealization of Structures Frames Actual Structure (b) Idealized Structure

Idealization of Structures Supports

(a) Roller support (b) Hinged support (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)
Idealization of Structures Supports

(c) Fixed support (d) Link support
(e) Ball and socket (f) Rigid support in space
Idealization of Structures Connection (a) Idealized hinge (b) Idealized rigid joint
Structure
analysis should considered

structural problems of structure
members in order to improve the
stability of the structures.
The method of analysis can be
divided to traditional (educational
process) or modern matrix methods
(practice of structural engineering).
STRUCTURE
Unstable
Stable
Determinate
Static
Indeterminate
External
Internal
Geometry
There
are two types of structural un-stability:
(i) Kinematics Unstable (Partial Constraints)

Number of reaction at the support or number of the
member is less than the minimum requirement.
One of structure members may have fewer reactive
forces than equations of equilibrium that must be
satisfied and the structure then becomes only partially
constrained.
(ii) Geometry Unstable (Improper
Constraints)
The location or the arrangement of the support or

member is improper.
(i)
r
r
Beam
<n+3
=n+3
: Statically unstable
: Determinate
(only if
geometrically stable)
r > n + 3
: Indeterminate
(ii)
3m
Frame
+ r < 3j + n
unstable
3m + r < 3j + n
: Statically
: Determinate
(only if
3m + r > 3j + n
: Indeterminate
(iii)
m
m
Plane Truss
< 2j r : Statically unstable

= 2j r : Determinate
(only if
m > 2j r : Indeterminate
(iv)
m
m
Space Truss
< 3j r : Statically unstable

= 3j r : Determinate
(only if
m > 3j r : Indeterminate
Where,
n =
r =
m =
j =
number
number
number
number
of
of
of
of
internal hinge
reaction
member
joint
Bambang Prihartanto, Sharul Niza Mokhatar,

Nurazuwa Md Noor, Noorli Ismail and
Norhafizah Saleh (2008). Structural
Analysis, Penerbit UTHM: Parit Raja, Batu
Pahat, Johor.
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Struktur, Penerbit UTM: Skudai, Johor.
Yusof Ahmad (2004). Teori Struktur,
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and Stability

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BPD20403

Structure related to civil engineering includes:

related to other branches of

Mechanical systems, Electrical supporting structures

The following elements should be

structure is a part of construction

Tie Rods or Bracing struts are structural

members pointed to a tensile force.

chosen from rods, bars, angels or channels.

Typical Cross Sections

Beams are usually straight horizontal

members used primarily to carry vertical

Beams can be classified according the

way they are supported (Figure 1.2-2)

Beams are primarily designed to oppose

bending moment and large internal shear

The beam cross section normally a single

Picture 1: Typical Splice Plate Joints Used to Connect the Steel

beams generally have

Prestressed Concrete Girders are Simply Supported for Highway Bridge

Steel Reinforcement for Concrete Beams

beams are made from sawn

Columns (source: Hibbeler, 2009)

Tension & Compression Structure

Truss is a span of a structure which required

Planar trusses are composed of members

Space trusses are composed of members

Compression and Tension in Truss Members

Cables are one of the structures usually

Cables (support loads in tension)

is rigid and reverse curvature

Arches (support loads in compression)

Frames are composed of beams and

Example of Steel Frame

surface structure is made from

Surface Structures Georgia Dome, Atlanta(source: Hibbeler, 2009)

design is required to give

Typical load combinations

(ASCE 7-05 Standard)

Load combinations to account uncertainty

structures should be analysed

is a process in determining the reaction

reaction can be measured by

order to analyse a structure

Cables (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)

Trusses (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)

Arches (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)

Supports (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)

Compression & Tension (source: Bambang et. al, 2008)

Surface Structures (Curved Surface, Flat Plate)

structure can be idealized in

Idealization of Structures Beam Actual Beam (b) Idealized Beam

Idealization of Structures Frames Actual Structure (b) Idealized Structure

Idealization of Structures Supports

Idealization of Structures Supports

analysis should considered

are two types of structural un-stability:

(i) Kinematics Unstable (Partial Constraints)

The location or the arrangement of the support or