Exam #1 - Thursday, 10/9/25

Week 7 Overview (October 7-9)

Continue working on internal loadings in beams and frames and complete Exam #1

By the end of Week 7, students should be able to:

• Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for frames
• Compute the magnitude and location of maximum shear force and bending moment in frames
• Complete Exam #1

1. Complete HWK #12 by 10/7/25
2. Continue working on Example Problems  Chapter 4d
   videos: 4d-3
   pdfs: 4d-3
3. Review for Exam #1 - exam format
   The exam will consist of four problems: one on truss analysis, one on writing functions for shear force (SF) and
   bending moment (BM) in beams, one drawing SF and BM diagrams in beams, and one drawing SF and BM
   diagrams in frames.
4. Complete Exam #1 in class on Thursday, 10/9/25

 

Week 6 Overview (September 30 - October 2)

Continue working on internal loadings in beams and frames

By the end of Week 6, students should be able to:

• Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams
• Compute the magnitude and location of maximum shear force and bending moment in frames

1. Complete HWK #10 by 9/30/25
2. Prepare for Quiz #5 on shear force and bending moment diagrams
3. Continue working on Example Problems Chapter 4c
   videos: 4c-7, 4c-8, & 4c-9
   pdfs: 4c-7, 4c-8, & 4c-9
4. Read Sections 4.4 - 4.5 in the textbook
5. Review videos on constructing shear force and bending moment diagrams in frames - Part 1 (slides)
6. Download the Example Problems Chapter 4d and work on the problems
7. After you have attempted Example Problems 4d, review the posted solutions:
   videos: 4d-0, 4d-1, & 4d-2
   pdfs: 4d-0, 4d-1, & 4d-2
8. Complete Quiz #5 (drawing shear force and bending moment diagrams for a beam) on 10/2/25
9. Review the solution to Quiz #5 (to be posted after the quiz)
10. Complete HWK #11 by 10/2/25

 

Week 5 Overview  (September 23-25)

Continue working on internal loadings in beams

By the end of Week 5, students should be able to:

• Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams for beams
• Compute the magnitude and location of maximum shear force and bending moment in beams

1. Complete HWK #8 by 9/23/25
2. Prepare for Quiz #4 on shear force and bending moment equations
3. Work on more problems for Chapter 4b
   videos: 4b-1, 4b-2, 4b-3, 4b-4, & 4b-5
   pdfs: 4b-1, 4b-2, 4b-3, 4b-4, & 4b-5
4. Read Section 4.3 in the textbook
5. Review videos on constructing shear force and bending moment diagrams Part 1 & Part 2 - (slides)
6. Download the Example Problems Chapter 4c and work on the problems
7. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions:
   videos: 4c-0, 4c-1, 4c-2, 4c-3, 4c-4, 4c-5, & 4c-6
   pdfs: 4c-0, 4c-1, 4c-2, 4c-3, 4c-4, 4c-5, & 4c-6
8. Complete Quiz #4 (shear force and bending moment equations) on 9/25/25
9. Review the solution to Quiz #4 (to be posted after the quiz)
10. Complete HWK #9 by 9/25/25

 

Week 4 Overview (September 16-18)

Introduction to internal loadings in beams

By the end of Week 4, students should be able to:

• Determine the shear force and bending moment at a point in a beam
• Determine the shear force and bending moment in a beam as a function

1. Complete HWK #6 by 9/16/25
2. Review Section 4.1 in the textbook
3. Review the video on internal loadings at a specified point - (slides)
4. Download the Example Problems Chapter 4a and work on the problems
5. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions:
   videos: 4a-1, 4a-2a, 4a-2b, 4a-3, 4a-4, & 4a-5
   pdfs: 4a-1, 4a-2, 4a-3, 4a-4, & 4a-5
6. Read Section 4.2 in the textbook
7. Review the video on shear force and bending moment functions - (slides)
8. Download the Example Problems Chapter 4b and work on the problems
9. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions:
   videos: 4b-1, 4b-2, 4b-3, 4b-4, & 4b-5
   pdfs: 4b-1, 4b-2, 4b-3, 4b-4, & 4b-5
10. Complete HWK #7 by 9/18/25
11. Complete Quiz #3 (truss analysis using MOS) on 9/18/25
12. Review the solution to Quiz #3

 

Week 3 Overview (September 9-11)

Continue working on truss analysis

By the end of Week 3, students should be able to:

• Calculate truss bar forces using the method of joints (MOJ)
• Calculate truss bar forces using the method of sections (MOS)
• Determine the shear force and bending moment at a point in a beam

1. Complete HWK #4 by 9/9/25
2. Complete Quiz #2 on 9/11/25 (truss analysis - MOJ)
3. Review the solution to Quiz #2 (posted after the quiz)
4. Read Section 3.5 in the textbook
5. Review the video on truss analysis using the method of sections (MOS) - (slides)
6. Download the Example Problems Chapter 3c and work on the problems
7. After you have attempted Example Problems 3c, review the posted solutions:
   videos: 3c-1, 3c-2, 3c-3, & 3c-4
   pdfs: 3c-1, 3c-2, 3c-3, & 3c-4
8. Read Section 4.1 in the textbook
9. Review the video on internal loadings at a specified point - (slides)
10. Complete HWK #5 by 9/11/25
11. Review Section 4.1 in the textbook
12. Review the video on internal loadings at a specified point - (slides)
13. Download the Example Problems Chapter 4a and work on the problems
14. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions:
    videos: 4a-1 & 4a-2
    pdfs: 4a-1 & 4a-2
15. Prepare for Quiz #3 on truss analysis using MOS on 9/18/25

 

Week 2 Overview (September 2-4)

Introduction to truss analysis

By the end of Week 2, students should be able to:
• Calculate support reaction for statically determinant trusses.
• Calculate the determinacy and stability of 2D trusses
• Calculate truss bar forces using the method of joints (MOJ)

Instructions:

1. Complete Quiz #1 on 9/2/25 (finding reaction is a beam)
2. Review the solution to Quiz 1 (available after the quiz)
3. Complete HWK #2 by 9/2/25
4. Read Sections 3.1-3.4 in the textbook
5. Review the video on the determinacy and stability of trusses - (slides)
6. Download the Example Problems Chapter 3a and work on the problems
7. After you have attempted Example Problems 3a, review the posted solutions:
   pdfs: 3a-1 & 3a-2
8. Review the video on truss analysis using the method of joints (MOJ) - (slides)
9. Download the Example Problems Chapter 3b and work on the problems
10. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions:
    videos: 3b-1, 3b-2, 3b-3, & 3b-4
    pdfs: 3b-1, 3b-2, 3b-3, & 3b-4
11. Complete HWK #3 by 9/4/25
12. Prepare for Quiz #2 on truss analysis using MOJ on 9/11/25

 

Week 1 Overview (August 26-28)

Apply skills from CIVL 2131 for the analysis of statically determinate structures.

By the end of Week 1, students should be able to:
• Calculate support reaction for statically determinate structures.
• Calculate the determinacy and stability of 2D beams and frames

Instructions:

1. Read Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook
2. Review the classroom presentations:
   1. What is CIVL 3121? (slides)
   2. MemFix4 video
   3. I-40 Bridge repair video
   4. ERIC building video Part 1
   5. ERIC building video Part 2
   6. King's Crossing Bridge video
      
      
3. Read Sections 1.1 to 1.3 in the textbook
4. Review the Introduction to structural analysis - video (slides)
5. Read Sections 2.2 to 2.6
6. Review the classroom presentation: Introduction to the analysis of determinate structures (slides)
7. Download the Example Problems Chapter 2a and work on the problems
8. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions
   videos: 2a-1, 2a-2, 2a-3, 2a-4, 2a-5, & 2a-7
   PDFs: 2a-1, 2a-2, 2a-3, 2a-4, 2a-5, & 2a-7
   
9. Download the Example Problems Chapter 2b, and work on the problems
10. After you have attempted the problems, review the posted solutions
    PDFs: 2b-1, 2b-2, and 2b-3
11. Complete HWK #1 (due 8/28/25)
12. Prepare for Quiz #1 on 9/2/25 on finding reaction in a beam