Give students an understanding of a small number of useful structural concepts using experiment, intuition and formal learning. Give students a strong conceptual and formal grasp of these concepts, that are applicable to actual conditions.

Continued Introduction to structural concepts. Topics covered will be Pin jointed frames, Parallel chord cantilever truss multiple point load. Parallel chord cantilever truss: uniformly distributed load Pitched roof truss, Internal Forces in Beams, Axial, shear bending definitions, corresponding internal stress states, simplified models of stress states. End load cantilever with uniformly distributed load, Simply Supported Beam: mid-span point load with deflection, Simply Supported Beam: 2 point loads, Simply Supported Beam: uniformly distributed load with deflection, Supported Beam: partial uniformly distributed load, 3 Pin frame with vertical point load, 3 Pin frame with horizontal point load., 3 Pin frame with uniformly distributed load, Qualitative analysis: Frames, deflected shapes, tension zones in bending, axial force, shear force. Students will Construct: (a)* A cantilever truss with 1.0kg point load and a slender braced bottom chord. 1.0m long 200mm deep (2 groups). (b)* A simply supported beam and a fixed ended beam (same section) with mid span point loads 1.0kg approx. * Measure deflections (2 groups). (c)* A cantilever beam 1.0m long with a 1.0kg end point load. A cantilever beam (same section) 2.0m long with a 1.0kg end point load measure deflections (1 group).

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Introduction to Gravity & Reaction / Continued Introduction to structural concepts. Topics covered will be Pin jointed frames, Parallel chord cantilever truss multiple point load. Parallel chord cantilever truss: uniformly distributed load Pitched roof truss, Internal Forces in Beams, Axial, shear bending definitions, corresponding internal stress states, simplified models of stress states. End load cantilever with uniformly distributed load, Simply Supported Beam