STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	70770 	S1  	D 	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II    	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

70570

SYNOPSIS:

The  analyst  of many modern structures must assimilate and  apply  an
ever increasing body of structural theory.

This  unit  further  develops  the student's  basic  understanding  of
elastic   structural  analysis  and  behaviour  and  includes  lateral
buckling,  torsion of thin walled sections and elementary  thin  plate
theory.

The  unit also provides an introduction to the dynamical behaviour  of
elastic skeletal systems.

OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of this unit, the student will have a sound understanding of the engineering principles and limitations, have developed analytical approaches, and have some computational facility related to the following areas of structural mechanics :

1. Theory of elasticity (small and large displacements).
2. The linear behaviour of thin walled beams under arbitrary loading.
3. The bifurcation buckling behaviour of structural members loaded in either compression or bending.
4. Small displacement behaviour of rectangular thin plates.
5. The bifurcation buckling behaviour of thin plates under inplane loading.
6. The dynamic behaviour of elastic skeletal structures.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Theory of elasticity (small & large displacements)                    25.00

The linear behaviour of thin walled beams under                       15.00
arbitrary loading

The bifurcation buckling behaviour of structural                      15.00
members loaded in either compression or bending

Small displacement behaviour of rectangular thin plates               15.00

The bifurcation buckling behaviour of thin plates                     15.00
under inplane loading

The dynamic behaviour of elastic skeletal structures                  15.00

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

G M Van Erp, "Mechanics of Elastic Solids".

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Trahair N S and Bradford M A, "The Behaviour and Design of Steel
Structures", Chapman and Hall, Revised 2nd Edition, 1991.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	56
Tutorials/Workshops                           	28
Private Study                                 	86
Examinations                                  	5

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	300.00  	MID-SEM 	2 HOUR CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION          	30.00   	N
2 	S 	700.00  	END S1  	3 HOUR CLOSED BOOK FINAL EXAMINATION    	70.00   	N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    In  order  to  successfully  complete  the  unit,  students  must
     normally obtain in aggregate, 50% of the total marks awarded.