Structural Analysis 1
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CIVE1025 | Department of Civil Engineering | 1 | 20 | Full year China |
- Code
- CIVE1025
- School
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
This course (module) covers the following topics:
(1) Introduction to structural engineering and the analysis of structures
(2) Analysis of statically determinate trusses: axial forces
(3) Analysis of statically determinate beams and frames: axial force, shear force, bending moment
(4) Computation of section properties: centroid; second moment of area, principal second moments of area
(5) Analysis of stress and strain and computation of principal stresses
(6) Elasticity, Hooke's law, Poisson effect, composite beams and thermal effect
(7) Computation of stresses due to axial force and bending moment
(8) Computation of shear stresses due to shear and torsion in simple cross sections
(9) Introduction to plasticity
For students requiring reassessment, this will be limited to the components which have been failed and these will be in the same form as the original assessment.
Target Students
Qualifying Year Civil Engineering students
Classes
- One 3-hour lecture each week for 24 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester
Assessment
- 50% Exam 1 (2-hour): Two hour written examination in Autumn
- 50% Exam 2 (2-hour): Two hour written examination in Spring
Educational Aims
•To develop an understanding and confidence in carrying elastic analysis for determinate structures.•To develop knowledge about stresses and strain in beams due to bending moment, torsion, shear and axial force•To develop understanding of the fundamental of plasticity and on yield/plastic moment of beamsLearning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course (module), students will be able to:
1. Analyse 2D statically determinate trusses and continuous structures.
2. Determine the geometrical properties of plane cross-sections.
3. Analyse 2D stresses and strains and compute the corresponding principal stresses.
4. Compute the stresses in beams under bending, shear, axial force and torsion.
5. Compute the yield and plastic moment of a beam cross-section.
This will contribute to the following programme learning outcomes (see Programme (Plan) Specifications for details):
Knowledge and Understanding: M1, M2
Intellectual Skills: M3
Professional/Practical Skills: M5, M6, M13
Conveners
- Dr Bo Li