Structural Analysis

What Is Structural Analysis

Structural analysis is a comprehensive assessment to ensure that the deformations in a structure will be adequately lower than the permissible limits, and failure of structural will not occur. The aim of structural analysis is to design a structure that has the proper strength, rigidity, and safety. Deformations in a structure can be either elastic that is totally recoverable, or inelastic that is permanent. Structural analysis assists in the design of structures that meet their functional requirements, are economical and attractive. Structural analysis integrates the disciplines of mechanics, dynamics, and failure theories to compute the internal forces and stresses on the structures to be designed.

Modes Of Structural Analysis

Structural analysis is carried out by an examination of the real structure, on a model of the structure created on some scale, and by the utilization of mathematical models. Tests are conducted on the real structure when production is required of similar structures in large quantities, like frames of a particular car, or when the test expenses are acceptable due to the significance of the task. When elements of the main structures are to be examined, then models are used for the estimation of the different loads to be endured. Most structural analyses are conducted on the mathematical models, in which the model could be elastic or inelastic, forces may be static or dynamic, and the model of the structure might be two dimensional or three dimensional.