66787 - Advanced Structural Mechanics

Learning outcomes

The course is an extension and intensification of Mechanics of Solids and Structures. The goal of the course is to advance the understanding of structural behavior and enhance the ability to apply classical structural analysis methods to civil engineering systems.

Course contents

I. Overview of classical methods for structural analysis.

II. Elastic analysis (linear)
Structural matrix analysis (computer based simulations)

III. Plastic analysis
Limit analysis

IV. Buckling analysis
Elastic stability, buckling loads

Readings/Bibliography

Class notes (available on the web site http://campus.cib.unibo.it )

Introduction to Finite Element Methods,C. Felippa , University of Colorado at Boulder, Chs 1-3, 2010, http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/CAS/courses.d/IFEM.d/Home.html

Matrix Structural Analysis,W. McGuire, R.H. Gallagher, R.D. Ziemian,John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Fundamentals of Structural Stability,G.J. Simitses , D.H. Hodges, Elsevier, 2006

Structural Mechanics. A Unified Approach,A. Carpinteri,Taylor & Francis, 1997

Teaching methods

The course content will be entirely covered by the lectures. The course includes some laboratory sessions, which will cover the practical aspects of the lectures. The instructors will tutor the students.

Assessment methods

A midterm (written) and afinal (written and oral) examination are planned, based on questions intended to assess the knowledge and understanding of the topics covered by the course.

At least two homework assignments are given during the term.

Teaching tools

The teaching tools are overhead projector, projector and PC.

The course includes some laboratory sessions at the Laboratory of Computational Mechanics ( www.dicam.unibo.it ).

Links to further information

http://www.dicam.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Ubertini

See the website of Alessandro Marzani