Structural Engineering

Draft DRAFT LectureNotesin: STRUCTURALCONCEPTS ANDSYSTEMS FORARCHITECTS Victor E. Saouma Dept. of CivilEnvironmentalandArchitect ...

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Draft 1 INTRODUCTION Contents 1.1 ScienceandTechnology 1.2 StructuralEngineering. 1.3 StructuresandtheirSurroundings 1.4 Archit ...

Draft Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 ScienceandTechnology 1 \There is a fundamentaldierence between scienceandandtechnology. Engine ...

Draft 1.6ArchitecturalDesign 17 1.6 Architectural Design 12 Architecturaldesignmustrespectvariousconstraints: Functionality:In u ...

Draft 1.10StructureTypes 19 Tension& CompressionStructures:only, no shear, exure, ortorsion. Thosearethe mostecienttypes of ...

Draft 1.10StructureTypes 21 Figure1.4:Types of Trusses ...

Draft 1.10StructureTypes 23 OVERLAPPING SINGLE-STRUT CABLE-SUPPORTED BEAM CABLE-STAYED BEAM BRACED BEAM VIERENDEEL TRUSS TREE-SU ...

Draft 1.11StructuralEngineeringCourses 25 Foldedplatesareusedmostlyaslongspanroofs. However, theycanalsobe usedas verticalwallst ...

Draft 1.12References 27 fermechanismformosttypes of structures,cables,arches,beams,frames,shells,plates. Approximateanalysisform ...

Draft Chapter 2 LOADS 2.1 Introduction. 1 Themainpurposeof a structureis to transferloadfromonepoint to another:bridgedeck to pi ...

Draft 2.2VerticalLoads 31 Material lb=ft 2 Ceilings Channelsuspendedsystem 1 Acousticalber tile 1 Floors Steeldeck 2- Concrete- ...

Draft 2.3LateralLoads 33 Floor Roof 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Total Cumulative R (%) 8.48 16.96 25.44 33.92 42.4 51.32 59.8 60 60 60 Cu ...

Draft 2.3LateralLoads 35 24 Windloadsareparticularlysignicant ontallbuildings 1 . 25 Whenasteadystreamlineair ow of velocityV i ...

Draft 2.3LateralLoads 37 Thus,thedesignpressurep(psf) is givenby p=CeCqIqs (2.6) Thepressureis assumedto benormalto allwallsandr ...

Draft 2.3LateralLoads 39 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Approximate Design Wind Pressure (psf) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 ...