CIV4234 - Advanced structural analysis

Leader(s): Dr W H Duan

Offered

Clayton First semester 2009 (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