ENCI335-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Structural Analysis

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

Solid mechanics applied to structural systems. Analysis of indeterminate structures. Introduction to structural dynamics and the response of structures to earthquakes.

Learning Outcomes

The specific aims of the course are to enhance the students’ understanding of:

 the fundamental computational principles used in the analysis of indeterminate structures and members under static loading
 the force and displacement methods to analyse/solve indeterminate structural systems
 the energy concepts and their use in analysing/solving statically determinate and
indeterminate structural systems
 the concept of moment redistribution and its application in solving statically
indeterminate structures
 the fundamentals of structural dynamics by examining the behaviour of linear single-
degree-of-freedom systems subject to simple and complex excitations
 the basics of the free vibration of multi-degree-of-freedom systems
 the applications of structural dynamics to earthquake engineering.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

ENCI334

Timetable Note

This course is split into two components. Each topic is broken down further into a set of modules. Here is the module list together with approximate lecture times spent on each.

Analysis of Indeterminate Structures:(23 lectures) Lecturer: A/Prof Rajesh Dhakal

Module 1: Introduction: General Concepts  (1 lecture)
Module 2: Statically Indeterminate Beams: Force Method  (6 lectures)
Module 3: Statically Determinate Frames   (2 lectures)
Module 4: Introduction to Energy Methods  (3-4 lectures)
Module 5:  Moment Distribution Method (3-4 lectures)
Module 6:  Displacement Method of Indeterminate Analysis  (7 lectures)

Introductory Structural Dynamics: (23 lectures) Lecturer: Dr Brendon Bradley

Module 1: Introduction (1 lecture)
Module 2: SDOF free vibration (2 lectures)
Module 3: Response to harmonic excitations (3 lectures)
Module 4: Response to arbitrary excitations (4 lectures
Module 5: Ground motion & elastic response spectra (4 lectures)
Module 6: Inelastic SODF response (4 lectures)
Module 7: Seismic design basics (4 lectures)

Course Coordinator

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments 20%
final exam 40%
test 40%


You cannot pass this course unless you achieve a mark of at least 40% in each of the mid-semester test and the final exam. A student who narrowly fails to achieve 40% in either the test or exam, but who performs very well in the other, may be eligible for a pass in the course.

All assignments must be submitted by the due date. Late submissions will not be accepted. If a student is unable to complete and submit an assignment by the deadline due to personal circumstances beyond their control they should discuss this with the lecturer involved as soon as possible.

Assignments can be done and submitted in pair.

Students in this course can apply for aegrotat consideration provided they have sat the mid-term test, the final exam or both.

The test will be held during the first week of the second term.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $808.00

International fee $4,550.00

* 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 Natural Resources Engineering .

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