Structural Analysis

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A. INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

B. DETERMINACY
Explanation of static determinacy
Is it statically indeterminate? - examples

C. CALCULATING REACTIONS
Calculating reactions example 1 - beam with a hinge
Calculating reactions example 2 - angled beam
Calculating reactions example 3 - statically determinate frame

D. TRUSS ANALYSIS
Assumptions and determinacy for truss analysis
Method of joints explanation and example 1 (1/2)
Method of joints explanation and example 1 (2/2)
Method of sections example 1
Method of sections example 2

E. INTERNAL SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS OF BEAMS
Background and overview of internal axial, shear, and moment diagrams
Shear and moment diagram example 1 (easy)
Shear and moment diagram example 2 - concentrated moment and linearly distributed load
Shear and moment diagram example 3 - concentrated moment and uniformly distributed load

F. STATICALLY DETERMINATE FRAME ANALYSIS
Introduction to frame analysis
Frame analysis example 1 (1/3) - intro and reactions
Frame analysis example 1 (2/3) - axial, shear, moment diagrams
Frame analysis example 1 (3/3) - local coordinate selection
Shear and moment diagram of a frame example (1/2) - old
Shear and moment diagram of a frame example (2/2) - old

G. INFLUENCE LINES
Introduction to influence lines
Influence lines for trusses example 1 (1/2)
Influence lines for trusses example 2 (2/2)
Explanation of muller-breslau principle for statically determinate beams (1/2)
Explanation of muller-breslau principle for statically determinate beams (2/2)
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 1 (1/2)
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 1 (2/2)
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 2 (1/3) - vertical reaction
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 2 (2/3) - internal shear
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 2 (3/3) - internal moment
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 3 (1/3) - vertical reaction
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 3 (2/3) - internal shear
Influence Lines for statically determinate beams example 3 (3/3) - internal moment
Absolute maximum moment due to concentrate moving loads example 1

H. BEAM DEFLECTIONS

H.1 Double Integration Method
Overview and deflection of cantilever beam by Double Integration Method (Part 1)
Example 1 - Deflection of cantilever beam by Double Integration Method (Part 2)
Example 1 - Deflection of cantilever beam by Double Integration Method (Part 3) 
Example 2 - Deflection of cantilever beam with triangular load by Double Integration Method

H.2 Method of Singularity Functions
Singularity Functions for Beam Deflections - Explanation
Beam Deflections with Singularity Functions Example - Easy
Beam Deflections with Singularity Functions Example - Medium

H.3. Conjugate Beam Method
Introduction to the conjugate beam method
Drawing a conjugate beam from a real beam
Conjugate beam method example 1

H.4. Moment Area Method
Moment Area Theorems Explanation
Moment Area Method Example 1
Moment Area Method Example 2
Moment Area Method Example 3
Moment Area Method Example 4 (1/2)
Moment Area Method Example 4 (2/2)

H.5 Method of Virtual Work
Introduction to the method of virtual work
Method of virtual work to calculate truss deflections explanation 
Method of virtual work for truss deflections example 1 (1/2)
Method of virtual work for truss deflections example 1 (2/2)
Method of virtual work for beam deflections explanation