Structures Basics

GENERAL STRUCTURES Use the time during the exam tutorial to go over the References they give you. You will not need to remember any of the formulae for Max. Moment, Shear and Deflection that re in the steel manual, they will be given to you on the test. During the tutorial you can write down Read more

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Shear Force and Bending Moment Diagrams Read more

“Right Hand Rule” If the force on the beam creates a positive reaction, you can apply the “right hand rule” in which case the reaction about a point creates a clockwise motion about a certain point. An easier way of determining the sign of the bending moment at any section is that upward forces always Read more

Basically, I think you can watch these videos and be pretty much refreshed on your structures–If you feel like you need to take the class again ; ). In this post we have tried to give you a sense of the membership content.  Organized content that you can absorb at your own pace.   Free Read more

Structures Trig Basics The Story of Sohcahtoa http://prezi.com/cwvgfnajrz3s/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share Read more

Terms  Axial loading load distributed along a linear plane (e.g. column, pile, bracing)   Bending moment the sum of (force) * (perpendicular distance) to the left of any location along the span of a beam (or the sum of areas in a shear diagram) = M/S  where, S = bd2/6   Centroid center of gravity Read more