Undergraduate Course: Computer Methods in Structural Engineering 3 (CIVE09027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
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 (OASYS-GSA or equivalent).
Computing Project: Using frame analysis software (OASYS-GSA 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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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Structural Mechanics 2A (SCEE08002)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Structural Analysis/Mechanics |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the concepts of static and kinematic indeterminacies of structures, and their roles in structural analysis;
- Apply the matrix methods to analyse the deformations and forces in two-dimensional (2D) structures, in particular beam, plane truss and plane frame, and carry out checks and interpret results in connection with basic mechanics of structures;
- Carry out elastic analysis of frame structures using structural analysis software.
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Reading List
| McGuire W., Gallagher R.J. and Ziemian R.D. Matrix Structural Analysis. 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, 2000. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Structural Engineering,matrix methods,computer aided analysis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Yong Lu
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Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
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