Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Slope and Deflection of BeamsColumns and StrutsFixed Beams
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Continuous BeamsMoment Distribution MethodAnalysis of Trusses
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 4 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 6 chapters · 27 topics
01Slope and Deflection of Beams
5 topics+
- Elastic curve and flexural rigidity EI
- Double integration method
- Macaulay's method
- Standard cases of cantilever and simply supported beams
- Moment area method (introduction)
02Columns and Struts
5 topics+
- Short and long columns, slenderness ratio
- End conditions and effective length
- Euler's theory and its limitations
- Rankine's formula
- Safe load on columns
03Fixed Beams
4 topics+
- Concept and advantages of fixed beams
- Fixed end moments for standard loads
- BMD and SFD of fixed beams
- Effect of sinking of support
04Continuous Beams
4 topics+
- Statically determinate and indeterminate structures
- Clapeyron's theorem of three moments
- Analysis of two-span and three-span beams
- Reactions, SFD and BMD
05Moment Distribution Method
4 topics+
- Stiffness and carry-over factor
- Distribution factor
- Analysis of continuous beams
- Analysis of simple non-sway portal frames
06Analysis of Trusses
5 topics+
- Perfect, deficient and redundant frames
- Assumptions in truss analysis
- Method of joints
- Method of sections
- Graphical method (introduction)
About this course
You will be able to
- Calculate slope and deflection of cantilevers and simply supported beams
- Find crippling loads of columns using Euler's and Rankine's formulas
- Analyse fixed beams and draw their BM diagrams
- Analyse continuous beams by the three moment theorem
- Apply the moment distribution method to beams and simple frames
- Find member forces in trusses by the method of joints and method of sections
Who it is for
- Diploma Civil Engineering students of Semester 4 (BTEUP)
- Students preparing for RCC and Steel design subjects and JE structural questions
What you need
- Mechanics of Materials of Semester 3 (SFD, BMD, moment of inertia)
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus does this Theory of Structures course follow?
It follows the BTEUP diploma syllabus (Civil Engineering - Semester 4). If your polytechnic or university syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus and unit order.
Will this help in the semester exam?
Yes. Each unit is taught with board-pattern questions, numericals where needed, and revision tests before the end-semester exam.
Are notes and tests provided?
Yes. Unit-wise short notes, an MCQ question bank and a final test paper are provided.
