2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Structural Mechanics II
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hisato Hotta / Hiroyasu Sakata / Koshiro Nishimura / Sujan Pradhan / Zelin Wang
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 2-4 Tue / 2-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.S305
- Number of credits
- 210
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
On statically indeterminate structures, this course introduces their fundamental characteristics and several methods to analyze them.
This course aims to have students understand mechanical characteristics of high order statically indeterminate structures which takes a major part of building structural system.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will
1) have an understanding of the nature of statically indeterminate structures,
2) be able to use the analyzing methods introduced to solve problems.
Keywords
Statically indeterminate structure, slope deflection method, moment distribution method, direct stiffness method, approximate method using D-value
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
A lecture is given for the first 90 minutes, followed by exercises for 45 minutes. Blackboard is mainly used and handouts are provided as needed.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | statically determinate and indeterminate structures and background assumptions | You can imagine what you should do from the left. |
| Class 2 | superposition method for low order statically indeterminate beams | |
| Class 3 | slope deflection method (1) derivation of slope deflection equations | |
| Class 4 | slope deflection method (2) analysis of beams | |
| Class 5 | slope deflection method (3) analysis of frames with no sidesway | |
| Class 6 | slope deflection method (4) analysis of frames with sidesway | |
| Class 7 | slope deflection method (5) computational algorithm to make stiffness equations | |
| Class 8 | moment distribution method (1) analysis of beams | |
| Class 9 | moment distribution method (2) analysis of frames with no sidesway | |
| Class 10 | moment distribution method (3) analysis of frames with sidesway | |
| Class 11 | approximate calculation method using D-value (1) concept of D-value S.F.D. of columns | |
| Class 12 | approximate calculation method using D-value (2) height of inflection point and B.M.D. of columns and beams | |
| Class 13 | direct stiffness method (1) stiffness matrices of elements | |
| Class 14 | direct stiffness method (2) coordinate transform matrices and calculation of section force of members |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Non required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Non required.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Scores is higher one based on only examination and on both examination(70%) and exercise(30%.)
Related courses
- ARC.S203 ： Structural Mechanics I
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students successfully complete Structural Mechanics I: ARCS203.