FUNDAMENTAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Question 1

Trusses Carry Which Internal Forces

Answer 1

Axial Only

Question 2

Beams Carry Which Internal Forces

Answer 2

Axial Shear Moment

Question 3

List Truss Structures

Answer 3

Truss

Question 4

List Beam Structures

Answer 4

Simply supported beams
Cantilever Beams
Continuous Beams
Portal Frames
Moment Frames

Question 5

List Beam + Truss Structures

Answer 5

Braced Frames

Question 6

For Stability of a structure

Answer 6

Equilibrium Equations must hold true under all possible loading cases