ADVANCED STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Academic year2016/17
CourseBUILDING AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Code053HH
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| TEORIA DELLE STRUTTURE | ICAR/08 | LEZIONI | 90 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will have the ability to solve equilibrium problems of elastic solids and structures, in particular frames, trusses and plane problems in elasticity. The student will be aware of the modern instruments and techniques commonly used for structural analysis.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student's ability to illustrate and discuss correctly the main topics presented during the course will be assessed. The student must demonstrate on specific examples the ability to put into practice and to execute, with critical awareness, the activities carried out during the course.Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Matrix structural analysis: fundamentals and algorithms; stiffness matrix of elastic beams (Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beam model); numerical analysis of trusses, grids and frames; virtual work and energy principles.
Theory of elasticity: variational principles; plane stress and plane strain; Airy's function. Thin plates: the Lagrange-Kirchhoff equation; classical solutions; approximated solutions; variational formulation.
Finite differences and finite element method for linear elastic problems.
Bibliography
Recommended reading includes the following works; further bibliography will be indicated.
- Timoshenko S.P., Goodier J.N., Theory of Elasticity, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York, 1951.
- Pozzati P., Teoria e tecnica delle strutture, voll. 2* e 2**, UTET, Torino, 1972-77.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
