Offered
Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Synopsis
Coordinate transformation method, minimum potential energy, bifurcation loads, elastic buckling load, free vibration with damping, lumped mass modelling method, natural frequency and vibration mode, basis for FE method such as process of discretisation, element types and boundary conditions.
Assessment
Project: 50%
Examination: (3 hour final written examination) 50%. Students must pass both examination and project components.
Contact hours
24 lectures, 24 practice classes
Prerequisites
CIV3221
Co-requisites
CIV3222
