Influence lines - Maxwell Betti's theorem - Muller Breslau's principle and its application. Influence lines for continuous beams and single bay, single storey portals with prismatic members.
Analysis of plane truss with one or more redundant members by displacement and force methods - trusses with lack of fit - Thermal stresses - Settlement of supports - Trussed beams.
Theory of arches - Analysis of three hinged, two hinged and fixed arches - influence lines, rib shortening, settlement and temperature effects.
Analysis of forces in cables - Suspension bridges with three and two hinged stiffening girders - influence lines.
Analysis of multistorey frames for gravity loads and wind loads by approximate methods - Substitute frame - Portal and Cantilever methods.
Books:
Punmia, B.C, Theory of Structures, Laxmi Publications, 1992.
Timoshenko, S.P.,Young, D.H., Theory of Structures, Tata McGraw Hill, 1965.
Wang. C.K., Intermediate Structural Analysis, International Text Book Co, 1970.
