CEEN 3749 - Structural Analysis 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40682,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Richard Deschenes
Email: radeschenes@ysu.edu
Course Description
3749. Structural Analysis 1. The determination of shears, moments, and stresses in statically determinate beams, frames, and trusses. Consideration of dead, live, moving, and wind loads. Elastic deflections of simple structures. Introduction to the analysis of statically indeterminate structures using numerical and energy methods. Prereq.: CEEN 2602. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Structural Analysis, 11th edition | Hibbeler, R.C. | 9780138026394 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/24 | 1.1-1.4 | Introduction and Loading [1] | |
| Wed | 8/26 | 2.1-2.3 | Idealized Structures and Load Path [2] | |
| Mon | 8/31 | 2.4-2.6 | Stability and Equilibrium [3] | Problem Set 1 |
| Wed | 9/2 | 3.1-3.8 | Truss Analysis [4] | |
| Mon | 9/7 | Labor Day | Problem Set 2 | |
| Wed | 9/9 | 3.9 | Space Trusses [5] | |
| Mon | 9/14 | 4.1-4.2 | Shear and Moment [6] | Problem Set 3 |
| Wed | 9/16 | 4.3 | Shear and Moment: Beams [7] | |
| Mon | 9/21 | 4.5 | Shear and Moment: Frames [8] | Problem Set 4 |
| Wed | 9/23 | 4.6 | Shear and Moment: Superposition [9] | |
| Mon | 9/28 | 6.1-6.2 | Influence Lines [10] | Problem Set 5 |
| Wed | 9/30 | Reserved | ||
| Mon | 10/5 | 6.3 | Qualitative Influence Lines [11] | Problem Set 6 |
| Wed | 10/7 | 6.4-6.5 | Influence Lines: Girders and Trusses [12] | |
| Mon | 10/12 | 6.6 | Maximum Influence at a Point [13] | Problem Set 7 |
| Wed | 10/14 | 6.7 | Absolute Maximum Shear and Moment [14] | |
| Mon | 10/19 | 7.1-7.2 | Deflection and Elastic Beam Theory [15] | Problem Set 8 |
| Wed | 10/21 | 7.3-7.4 | Double Integration [15] | |
| Mon | 10/26 | 7.4 | Moment-Area Method [16] | Problem Set 9 |
| Wed | 10/28 | 7.5 | Conjugate Beam Method [17] | |
| Mon | 11/2 | 8.1-8.3 | Principle of Virtual Work [18] | Problem Set 10 |
| Wed | 11/4 | Reserved | ||
| Mon | 11/9 | 8.4 | Virtual Work: Truss [19] | Problem Set 11 |
| Wed | 11/11 | 8.7 | Virtual Work: Beams & Frames [20] | |
| Mon | 11/16 | 9.1-9.3 | Force Method: Beams [21] | Problem Set 12 |
| Wed | 11/18 | 9.5 | Force Method: Frames [22] | |
| Mon | 11/23 | 9.6 | Force Method: Trusses [23] | Problem Set 13 |
| Wed | 11/25 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| Mon | 11/30 | 9.7 | Force Method: Composite Structures [24] | Problem Set 14 |
| Wed | 12/2 | Reserved | ||
| Mon | 12/7 | Final Exam |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.