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CE 340Structural Analysis

3 credits · Civil Engineering · Penn State

Analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames; reactions, axial forces, shears, moments, deflections. Introduction to influence lines. The course includes an introduction to structural systems and basic analysis methods for beams, frames, and trusses. Topics covered include the analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures, deflection calculations, influence lines, and an introduction to the stiffness method and a software package for structural analysis.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need:

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (2 programs).

Required in (3)

  • Civil Engineering, B.S. (Capital)
  • Civil Engineering, B.S. (Engineering)
  • Rail Transportation Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (1)

  • Rail Transportation Engineering, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list CE 340 as a prerequisite (7)

  • AE 405 Geotechnical Engineering
  • BE 462 Design of Wood Structures
  • CE 341 Design of Concrete Structures
  • CE 342 Design of Steel Structures
  • CE 445 Advanced Structural Analysis
  • CE 447 Structural Analysis by Matrix Methods
  • CE 449 Advanced Structural Design