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Advanced Structural Analysis

By Prof. Devesh Punera   |   IIT Bhubaneswar
Learners enrolled: 71
ABOUT THE COURSE:

The course ‘Advanced Structural Analysis’ will cover the application of matrix methods in analysis of skeletal structures. The stiffness and flexibility matrix approach will be developed based on the basic understanding of the displacement and force methods. The course will also introduce the computer implementation of the stiffness approach so that users can get familiar with the working of the standard structural analysis software packages. The course will further give brief introduction to geometrical and material nonlinear analysis procedure in the context of standard truss and beam members.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: M.Tech Structural Engineering and B.Tech final year students of civil engineering

PREREQUISITES: Structural analysis

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Structural engineering consultancies- Atkins global, Spectrum Engineering, TCE, Tata steel, KEC, Arup etc.

Aerospace firms and institutes- ISRO, DRDO, Boeing, Airbus, General electricals etc.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Civil Engineering
  • Structural Analysis
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 21 Jul 2025
End Date : 10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends : 28 Jul 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 15 Aug 2025
Exam Date : 01 Nov 2025 IST
NCrF Level   : 4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1:  Review of basic concepts
  • Structural elements, actions and deformations,
  • Equilibrium and compatibility
  • Static and kinematic indeterminacy
  • Loading & equivalent joint loads 
  • Introduction to energy concept and virtual work
Week 2: Indeterminate structures- Force method
  • Slope and deflections using energy approach, 
  • Force method for indeterminate structures 
  • Choice of redundant and compatibility condition 
  • Force method with deformable supports 
  • Inclusion of thermal loads and pre-strains
Week 3: Indeterminate structures- Displacement method
  • Kinematically indeterminate structures,
  • Introduction to displacement methods
  • Slope-deflection approach
  • Equilibrium equations and deformable supports
  • Temperature change and pre-strains
Week 4: Introduction to matrix methods- Flexibility approach
  • Introduction to flexibility matrix,
  • Element based flexibility approach 
  • Action & reaction transformation matrices 
  • Assembled flexibility matrix
  • Numerical problem solving
Week 5: Introduction to matrix methods- Stiffness approach
  • Introduction to stiffness matrix, 
  • Member stiffness matrix 
  • Displacement transformation matrix 
  • Assembled stiffness matrix 
  • Numerical problem solving
Week 6: Direct stiffness approach- Computer implementation
  • Generalized element stiffness, 
  • Direct stiffness assembly 
  • Nodal connectivity and assembly 
  • Member loading data input 
  • Continuous beam member- Computer implementation
Week 7: Stiffness matrix- axial force members
  • Stiffness matrix for axial elements 
  • Transformation for 2D-truss stiffness 
  • Formulation and assembly for space truss 
  • Reduced stiffness formulation 
  • Computer implementation for space truss
Week 8: Stiffness matrix- Beam and grid members
  • Stiffness matrix for flexural elements 
  • Joint load vectors assembly 
  • Inclusion of shear and torsional deformations 
  • Formulation for grid members 
  • Reduced stiffness formulation
Week 9: Stiffness matrix- Frame structures
  • Generalized stiffness matrix for frame members 
  • Member axis and global coordinates 
  • Assembly of stiffness matrix and load vector 
  • Space frame stiffness formulation 
  • Reduced stiffness formulation
Week 10: Geometrical nonlinear analysis- Truss members
  • Geometrical nonlinearity- Introduction 
  • Large axial deformations- stiffness formulation 
  • Geometric stiffness due to axial loads 
  • Tangent stiffness matrix for truss members 
  • Solution scheme- Newton Raphson method
Week 11: Geometrical nonlinear analysis- Beam & frames
  • Large deformations in flexural members 
  • Formulation of geometric stiffness 
  • Assembly of tangent stiffness matrix 
  • Elastic buckling analysis 
  • P-D effects and nonlinear frame analysis
Week 12: Material nonlinear analysis and further study
  • Basics of plasticity 
  • Distributed and lumped plasticity 
  • Incremental nonlinear analysis 
  • Computer implementation for nonlinear analysis 
  • Finite element methods and way forward in software-based analysis

Books and references

  1. Matrix analysis of framed structures- Weaver and Gere 
  2. Matrix methods of structural analysis- M. B. Kanchi 
  3. Advanced Structural Analysis- Devdas Menon, Narosa Publishing House. 
  4. Matrix Structural analysis- W. McGuire, R.H. Gallagher and R.D. Ziemian, John Wiley & Sons.

Instructor bio

Prof. Devesh Punera

IIT Bhubaneswar
Dr. Devesh Punera works as assistant professor in the school of Infrastructure at IIT Bhubaneswar. Dr. Punera works in the broad area of structural mechanics and advanced composites. Before joining IIT Bhubaneswar, Dr. Punera obtained his M.Tech and PhD in Structural Engineering from IIT Bombay. He has taught the course on ‘Advanced Structural Analysis’ for four times at IIT Bhubaneswar and two times at NIT Uttarakhand. His course has received good feedback over the years from various students.He has earlier received the DST Inspire faculty fellowship in the year 2018 and DST SERB start up research grant in the year 2020. Dr. Punera has completed industrial consultancy projects of over Rs. 50 lakhs till now in the area of design of RCC and steel structures. He has delivered special lectures to many industries on use of finite element methods. Dr. Punera has guided over 15 M.Tech and 10 B.Tech students for thesis work and some of them are pursuing further studies in reputed US universities including Standford, Brown, Michigan state etc.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: November 01, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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