302788 (v.1) Structural Analysis 365
| Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 302783 (v.1) Civil and Structural Analysis 262 or any previous version
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| Structural Analysis - Revision of concepts, stiffness, flexibility, indeterminate structures, bending moments, matrix operations. Approximate methods of analysis. Application software - Multiframe, microSTRAN, Spacegass and others. Stiffness and flexibility matrices for individual members. Stiffness method - procedure. Stiffness method - applied to trusses, beams and frames. Flexibility method - procedure and concepts, applied to trusses, beams and frames. Self straining of structures. Stress analysis - introduction to tensor analysis using the stress and strain tensors. Deformation analysis. Structural dynamics (vibration). Case Studies of analytical problems and engineering failures. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: October 30, 2003 13:11:55
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