ENEQ651-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Special Topic: Plated Structures

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the structural behaviour and design of plated steel structure. The course covers topics on the theoretical background of structural stability, buckling and post-buckling performance, existing codified design approaches and advanced design approaches in pertinent literature. Emphasis is placed on the link between basic theory and structural behaviour and design. It builds on the foundation of steel structural design and structural analysis covered in undergraduate level courses.

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the structural behaviour and design
of plated steel structure. The course covers topics on the theoretical background of structural
stability, buckling and post-buckling performance, existing codified design approaches and
advanced design approaches in pertinent literature. Emphasis is placed on the link between
basic theory and structural behaviour and design. It builds on the foundation of steel structural
design and structural analysis covered in undergraduate level courses.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate buckling and post-buckling behaviour of plates by applying small and large deflection theories, and derive the stability limits for plates under in-plane and lateral loading conditions;

2. Assess the effect of imperfections by performing modelling for plates and reflect critically on the limits of theory based on research (experimental and numerical) data;

3. Design plate girders with and without stiffeners by determining the ultimate shear capacity on derived from the current local and international design codes;

4. Apply the advanced design methods (CUFSM) and review and justify the accuracy of the design codes based on the derived data.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 17:00 E10 (24/2)
Jack Erskine 239 (3/3-24/3)
24 Feb - 30 Mar
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 12:00 E10 (25/2)
E13 (4/3, 18/3)
E12 (11/3, 25/3)
24 Feb - 30 Mar
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 12:00 - 14:00 E15 (27/2)
Otakaro 132 (13/3, 27/3)
24 Feb - 2 Mar
10 Mar - 16 Mar
24 Mar - 30 Mar

Course Coordinator

Ke Jiang

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 20% Assignment
CUFSM modelling report 30% CUFSM modelling report
Exam 50% Exam

Textbooks / Resources

There are also texts listed that can be referred to for additional reading and information.

Timoshenko, S.P. and Woinowsky-Krieger, S. (1959). Theory of Plates and Shells. Second edition. McGraw-Hill Inc.

Timoshenko, S.P. and Goodier, J.N. (1970). Theory of Elasticity. Third Edition. McGraw-Hill Inc.

Timoshenko, S.P. and Gere, J.M. (1961). Theory of Elastic Stability. Second Edition.McGraw-Hill Inc

Trahair, N.S., Bradford, M.A., Nethercot, D.A. and Gardner, L. (2008). The behaviour and
design of steel structures to EC3. Fourth Edition. Taylor and Francis.

Jaeger, L.G. (1964). Elementary theory of elastic plates. Pergamon- Macmillan. New York.

Allen, H.G. and Bulson, P.S. (1980). Background to Buckling. McGraw- Hill Inc. London.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,268.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Environmental Engineering .

All ENEQ651 Occurrences

  • ENEQ651-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025