Jonathan Ochshorn
Room 121-B, Rand Hall
Department of Architecture
Cornell University
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ARCH 263: Structural Concepts
Course Outline, Summer 2000


week date topic reading*

1 Tues 5/30 Modeling the structure; geometry and loads Ch. 1
Wed 5/31 Degrees of freedom; constraints; determinacy
Thurs 6/1 Equations of equilibrium; free-body diagrams; reactions Ch. 2 (19-85)

2 Mon 6/5 Axial force systems; axial stress Ch. 2 (91-104); 4
Tues 6/6 Buckling of compressive bars Ch. 11
Wed 6/7 Internal forces in beams; moment-shear relationship Ch. 6
Thurs 6/8 Moment-shear diagrams

3 Mon 6/12 Bending stress: derivation of equations Ch. 7
Tues 6/13 Bending stress: moment of inertia, transfer of axis theorem Ch. 3
Wed 6/14 Shear stress: derivation of equations, static moment Ch. 8
Thurs 6/15 Review

4 Mon 6/19 Mid-term exam
Tues 6/20 Moment-shear diagrams (review)
Wed 6/21 Pinned frames/arches Ch. 2 (86-90)
Thurs 6/22 Multi-span beams

5 Mon 6/26 Trusses: determinacy; section method Ch. 12
Tues 6/27 Trusses: joint method
Wed 6/28 Cables
Thurs 6/29 Introduction to indeterminate frames

6 Mon 7/3 No class
Tues 7/4 No class
Wed 7/5 Review
Thurs 7/6 Final exam

* Supplementary text: Ronald E. Shaeffer, Elementary Structures for Architects and Builders, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 1998. The text is meant to be supplementary reading, and may not correspond exactly to course content. You are responsible only for material presented in class.

originally posted: 24 May 2000; last updated: 24 May 2000