CIV-E1020 - Mechanics of Beam and Frame Structures, Lecture, 4.9.2023-17.10.2023

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Provides general principles of structural mechanics
  • Gain a good qualitative understanding how structures deforms in order to resist the external loading and forced displacements through internal forces balancing such perturbing effects
  • Provides the fundamental knowledge to understand, and analyze the mechanical and stability behavior of load-bearing frame structures
  • Upon successfully completing this course, the student will understand the limitations of the models, assess their limitations when applied to realistic structures and will be able to give some reliability estimate for the analysis resulting from the application of the models

Credits: 5

Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 17.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sergei Khakalo

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • General Principle of structural mechanics
    • Beam models: Euler-Bernoulli s and Timoshenko s beam models
    • Mechanics of elastic frames statically determinate and indeterminate structures
    • Elastic Stability and geometrically non-linear effects
    • Plastic Limit Load Analysis
    • Eigen Frequency Analysis (Natural modes)

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, reading assignments, guided exercice sessions, personal homework assignments and exams

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • Contact teaching -- Lectures 18%:

    - 2x 2h /week = 4h/week (total 24h)

    • Contact teaching -- Theoretical exercises & Guided Homework solving Sessions   27%:

    - 3x  2h /week = 6h/week  (total 36h)

    • Contact teaching -- Laboratory work 1.5%

    - 2h (only when registred to the course less than 40 students) (total 2h)

    • Independent Studying -- Reading 18%:

    - 2 double-hours per week (total 24h)
    - self-studies: reading assignements, reading and writing the derivations in the lectures supporting material and/or textbook

    • Independent Studying -- Theoretitical + Computational Exercises (= Homework) Assignments 27%:
      - 2 + 2 + 2 hours per week (total 36h)
      - self-studies for theoretical, hands-on exercises: modeling, problem solving, calculating, writing solution documents for homework
    • Final Exam and Preparation 10%:
      - 3 + 10 hours (total 13h)

    (3h - examination twice during the academic year)


DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

    13 Climate Action

    17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    Enrollment :

    Registration for course will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). Compulsory

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