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 | 
   
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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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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: 
 
Degree examination 100% 
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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 | Ms Louise Harkins 
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185 
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