CVE4122

Structural engineering 6

(ENG)

C Q Li

3 points + 13 lecture hours and 26 tutorial hours + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: CVE4121

Synopsis: Structural assessment, safety and reliability, probability of structural failure, time-dependent reliability methods. Structural assessment criteria; basic structural safety and reliability; probability of structural failure; probability load and resistance modelling; time-dependent reliability method. Plastic design. Limit analysis of general frames by computers, elastoplastic analysis, concept of plastic hinges.

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 70% + Assignments: 30%