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This is an introduction to structural engineering. It teaches students to determine the expected behaviour under loading of several simple yet fundamental structural typologies such as statically determinate frames and pin-jointed trusses. The module gives students an appreciation of how structures fit into the bigger picture of civil engineering design and provides them with the fundamental tools and knowledge necessary to analyse structures.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand Newton鈥檚 laws
- Understand principles of equilibrium and draw 鈥楩ree Body Diagrams鈥�
- Differentiate between statically determinate and indeterminate structures
- Understand the notion of linear elastic behaviour
- Understand the behaviour of different structural members and the forces they are subject to
- Analyse statically determinate pin jointed trusses
- Calculate and draw shear and bending moment diagrams in statically determinate beams
- Calculate stresses in beams due to shear and bending
- Calculate the deflection of statically determinate beams
- Understand the principle of virtual work
- Apply the principle of virtual work to calculate the deflection of trusses
- Calculate and draw shear and bending moment diagrams in statically determinate frames
- Apply the principle of virtual work to calculate the deflection of statically determinate frames
- Understand Elastic Buckling and Euler鈥檚 Theory
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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