Module manager: Dr Y Sheng
Email: Y.Sheng@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
MEng students: Pass at Level 3 in any of the School's MEng programmes
| CIVE1120 | Structural and Stress Analysis 1.1 |
| CIVE2121 | Structural and Stress Analysis |
| CIVE3122 | Structural and Stress Analysis |
| CIVE5970M | Advanced Structural Analysis (MSc/PGD) |
This module is not approved as an Elective
The aim of the course is to extend the understanding of structural behavior and to apply computational methods for structural analysis and design.
This course will extend the basic structural analysis methods developed in the prerequisite courses to the following advanced structural analysis areas:
(a) dynamic analysis of space structures;
(b) analysis of elastic instability of frames;
(c) finite element method.
By the end of the course students should be able to have the understanding and skills of:
- the principles underlying the dynamic analysis of pinned and rigid-jointed structural frames structures;
- have awareness of and be able to account in analysis for the subtle, yet important effects of elastic instability in structural frameworks;
- the finite element (FE) method of analysis, its mode of application, and the role of commercial software in performing FE computations;
- use of an advanced FE package. This helps students to appreciate how much of the theory taught in class is applied in a computational environment, and highlights the pitfalls associated with uninformed use of computer-based structural analysis software.
Fundamental principles and theoretical methods in the following topics will be introduced in conjunction with the practical applications and the numerical experiments.
1. Structural dynamic analysis, principles and theories (8 lectures)
2. Stability Analysis: Review of elastic instability of beams and columns. Instability of pin jointed structures. (4 lectures)
3. Finite Element Method with practical applications. (6 lectures)
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultation | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lecture | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Tutorial | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Private study hours | 74 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 26 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Topics of independent study identified by lecturers to support learning will include a review of the dynamic and stability analysis in the structural design, and the applications of numerical methods (especially FEM) in civil engineering.
User's instructions of a FEM software package and references on the modelling techniques, such as pre- and post treatment of a numerical simulation will be suggested to students.
Progress will be monitored in the tutorial periods.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 | |
MEng Candidates are required to answer any 4 questions from 5. The external resit will be by examination only (i.e. 100%)
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/03/2015
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