Postgraduate Course: Thin-Walled Members and Stability (PGEE10005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The two segments of this course introduce advanced elements of the theory of structures. The first provides an introduction to the behaviour and algebraic analysis of thin-walled structural members; the second covers the stability of structural elements and their analysis. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
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Description |
Weeks |
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | JCMB 6301 | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | JCMB 6301 | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | |
| First Class |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate and explain the behaviour of thin-walled members under bending and torsional loads;
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate and explain the behaviour of structural elements undergoing buckling.
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Assessment Information
The assessment will be made on the basis of:
Intermittent assessment 20%
Degree examination 80%
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Special Arrangements
| Exam to be held in the afternoon |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jian-Fei Chen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6768
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Course secretary | Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
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