Module manager: Dr Y Sheng
Email: Y.Sheng@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2009/10
| CIVE1140 | Fundamentals of Mechanics |
This module is not approved as an Elective
To teach the basis of Structural and Stress Analysis to first year students so that they possess sufficient background to enter the Level 2 Structural Analysis and Level 2 Stress Analysis courses.
- Combined Bending and Axial Load.
- Core of a Rectangular Section.
- Shear Stress Distribution in Symmetrical Section Beams.
- Torsion of Circular Solid and Hollow Section Bars.
- Statically Indeterminate Bars Under Torsion.Deflection of Symmetrical Section Beams.
- Double Integration Method. Macauley's Method.Strain Energy.
- Castigliano's First Theorem.Virtual Work.
- Unit Load Method Applied to Trusses.Statically Determinate Moment Frames.Suspension Cables.
- Maximum Tension.
- Forces on Towers.
- Three-Pinned Arches.Symmetrical Three-Pinned Parabolic Arch Carrying a Uniformly Distributed Load.
- Bending Moment Diagram for an Arch.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example Class | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Lecture | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Private study hours | 74 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 26 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Problem Sheet | problem sheet 1 | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | problem sheet 2 | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | problem sheet 3 | 5 |
| Problem Sheet | problem sheet 4 | 5 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 80 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80 | |
External resit: 100% exam
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 15/07/2010
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