Module overview
The aim of this module is to develop and deepen knowledge and understanding already gained in FEEG1002 of how structural elements and assemblies behave, and can be analysed. The module provides a firm basis for all subsequent structural analysis and design modules in later years.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Read flexibly and with purpose.
- Self-management (e.g. time management).
- Apply analytical skills to practical problems.
- Problem analysis and problem solving.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The analysis of statically indeterminate truss structures using compatibility and material constitutive laws.
- The collapse load of a structure.
- The distributions of strain and stress in a beam due to bending and/or shear.
- The concept of superposition, and how it is used to combine stresses in a member under more than one load effect, e.g. beam with axial load.
- The analysis of statically indeterminate beams and frames using force and displacement-based matrix methods.
- The verification and validation of structural computational models.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify appropriate analytical technique to determine collapse load of structures.
- Recognise common types of structural member and structural engineering problems
- Understand and appreciate the subject as an essential structural design tool.
- Understand limitations and assumptions associated with both computational modelling and analytical methods.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Develop, verify and validate computational models of structures.
Syllabus
Part 1: Statics and strength of materials
Revision on shear force and bending moment diagrams, deflection of beams, normal stresses due to bending and elastic design of beams; Beams with axial load; Biaxial bending; Unsymmetrical beams; Shear stresses in thin-walled sections; Composite beams; Torsion; Three-pin arches; The parabolic three pin arch with uniformly distributed load.
Part 2: Solving statically indeterminate structures
Qualitative structural analysis; The principle of virtual work and applications; Compatibility of deformation; Matrix methods; Slope-deflection method; Moment distribution method; Force method; Influence Lines; Yield criterion; Upper and lower bound theorems of plasticity; Plastic analysis of statically indeterminate beams and frames.
Part 3: Computational modelling using SAP2000 software
Modelling structural geometry; Defining materials and structural members; Defining boundary conditions; Defining load cases and load combination; Assigning loads to joints; members and areas; Running analysis and visualising results.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Computer workshops
- Guest lectures
Learning activities include
- Worked examples
- Tutorial questions
- Coursework
- Problem assignments
- Private study
PowerPoint slides, tutorial sheets and solutions, worked examples and pre-recorded videos available from module Blackboard
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 36 |
Completion of assessment task | 12 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
Revision | 42 |
Lecture | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Repeat Method - External repeat as per referral method.
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 70% |
Continuous Assessment | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External