Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | CES212 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | CES200 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Introduction: Introduce the difference between the externally applied loads and the internal forces and also the difference between pressure and stress. Define the internal forces: Axial force, Shear force and bending moment and explain the mechanism that the internal loads are developed. Identify the different structural elements (truss, beam, frame, plate, shell etc) and their use in the different structural forms. Concentrate on the definition of beams and frames and define their properties and behaviour. Shear and Bending Moment Equations: Explain the concept of shear and bending moment. Explain how they are developed, their importance and use in structural analysis. Define the sign convention for the shear and bending moment and explain its significance. Write equations for shear and bending moment for different segments of beams. Shear and Bending Moment Diagrams: Define the designer’s sign convention and explain the rules to draw the shear and bending moment diagrams. Define the slope of the shear and bending moment diagrams at a point based on the values of the load and the shear at the particular point. Draw shear diagrams based on the load curves and bending moment diagrams based on the areas of the shear curves. Deflections: Present the importance of deflection calculation in engineering and explain the necessity for the calculation. Present different methods for the calculation of deflections in structural systems. Calculate deflections in beams using geometric (integration) methods. Calculate deflections in trusses and beams using energy methods (virtual work). Shear and Bending Stresses: Define the longitudinal stresses (axial and bending stresses), explain how they are developed and their importance and use for beam design. Define the transverse (shear) stresses, explain how they are developed and explain their importance and use for the design of beams. Calculate longitudinal stresses and shear stresses for various beam loading configurations. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs etc) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises. These include self evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. These exercises will not be graded. Exercises will also be given as homework (final project) which will be part of their assessment. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through the eLearning platform. Finally the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
