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| Unit name |
Structural Engineering 3 |
| Unit code |
CENG31400 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Sebastian |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Normally the successful completion of appropriate Level 2 Engineering units
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will enable students to develop analytical skills that can be used with confidence in the context of structural design, and to develop an appreciation of the elastic and inelastic behaviour of steel and reinforced concrete and its effect on structural design. Numerical analysis applications will cover Finite Element and Finite Difference procedures, and the assumptions and limitations will be explored.
Aims:
- To develop analytical skills which can be used with confidence in the context of structural design.
- To develop an appreciation of the elastic and inelastic behaviour of steel and reinforced concrete and its effect on structural design.
- To develop an appreciation of the theoretical background of numerical analysis as applied to civil engineering problems, including the nature and influence of the inherent simplifying assumptions and the need for a sceptical approach towards establishing the veracity of any numerical analysis.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, successful students will:
- understand the basic theorems of plastic collapse of framed structures and the limitations of their use as applied especially to concrete structures;
- be able to compare failure mechanisms in structures;
- be able to estimate upper and lower bounds on loads at collapse;
- understand yield line analysis of concrete slabs and estimate ultimate loads;
- be able to derive stiffness matrices and load vectors for simple 2D/3D finite elements;
- have developed a good understanding of the use of numerical analysis and FE techniques for a variety of civil engineering applications.
Teaching Information
Lectures, examples classes, guided reading.
Assessment Information
3 hour unseen written exam (100%).
Reading and References
- Plastic design to BS5950. Davies & Brown.
- Plastic methods for steel and concrete structures. Moy.
- Plastic design of frames. Baker & Heyman.
- A first course in finite elements. Fish & Belytschko.
- Finite Element Procedures. Bathe.
