Undergraduate Course: Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 (CIVE09027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | Mechanical |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces computational matrix methods (flexibility and stiffness) as a tool for numerical analysis of structures with an introduction to the mathematics of matrices. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Structural Mechanics 2A (SCEE08002)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Structural Analysis/Mechanics |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe the basic steps and concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis of structures;
- identify and understand all the various matrices and the matrix operations involved in the process;
- use the method in the solution of two dimensional simple elastic structural engineering problems, carry out checks to assess the correctness of the output, and interpret results.
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Assessment Information
Intermittent Assessment 30%
Degree Exam 70%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Lectures (2 hours per week); Tutorials (1 hour per week); Computing lab exercises, and 1 computing lab project
Lectures:
L1-2 Introduction to basic concepts; Basic matrix operations
L3-4 Fundamental structural analysis principles and indeterminacy; Stiffness and flexibility concepts
L5-6 Flexibility method and beam example; Introduction to MASTAN (or a similar stiffness method-based structural analysis program)
L7-8 Stiffness method fundamentals; Stiffness method for beams with the unit displacement approach
L9-10 Stiffness method with unit displacement approach for beams (continued); Computer oriented direct stiffness method fundamentals
L11-12 Direct stiffness method for beams
L13-14 Direct stiffness method for trusses
L15-16 Direct stiffness method for frames
L17-18 Stiffness method with unit displacement approach for trusses and frames
Summary and revision
Tutorials:
T1 Static and kinematic indeterminacy & Flexibility and stiffness coefficients
T2-T3 Flexibility method problems
T4-T6 Stiffness method problems ¿ beams
T7-T9 Stiffness method problems - trusses and frames
Computing Lab Exercises:
A set of problems are provided for exercises using the designated computing software (MASTAN or equivalent).
Computing Project: Using frame analysis software (MASTAN or equivalent)
Two frame problems will be set for the students to analyse. They will be asked to provide a report based on all the work carried out for the analyses and the assumptions made. They will be asked to present results in the form of graphs and diagrams (shear force, bending moment and deflection) and their interpretation of the results obtained.
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
McGuire W., Gallagher R.J. and Ziemian R.D. Matrix Structural Analysis. 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2000. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Lectures (2 hours per week); Tutorials (1 hour per week); Computing lab exercises, and 1 computing lab project |
| Keywords | Structural Engineering, matrix methods, computer aided analysis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Yong Lu
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Tina Mcavoy
Tel: (0131 6)51 7080
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