Structural analysis
Cumulative exercises.
Apply concepts across modules and check your reasoning through the supplied solutions.
Structural foundations
Modules 1 to 6: modelling, equilibrium, internal actions, trusses, cables and arches. Several of these need two ideas at once — find a reaction and then use it, or recognise which of two methods applies.
Stress, materials and member behaviour
Modules 7 to 12: stress and strain, material behaviour, bending, shear, torsion and composite sections. Watch for questions where the obvious formula is the wrong one.
Deflection and general stress analysis
Modules 13 to 15: deflection, complex stress and strain, and energy methods. Several of these can be done more than one way — if two routes agree, you have a real check.
Advanced structural analysis
Modules 16 to 18: indeterminate structures, influence lines and instability. These are the topics where the wrong assumption is most expensive, so several questions test whether a method applies at all.