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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Dr. H. M. Goldsworthy
Prerequisite: 421-276 Mechanics of Solids 1 (or equivalent)
Contact: 21 hours of lectures, 10 hours of practice classes, 8 hours of laboratory work
Timetable: Semester two
Objectives:
This subject builds on the basic knowledge obtained in Mechanics of Solids 1. The techniques of analysis developed in this subject will be applied in later years of the course when designing structural elements.
Content:
Properties of Sections and Unsymmetrical Bending, Composite Beams, Shear Centre, Virtual Work, Flexural Deflections, Reciprocity, Indeterminacy, Plastic Behaviour of Structures, Uniform and Non-uniform Torsion, Lateral torsional buckling of beams, Torsional and local buckling of columns.
Assessment:
one two-hour written examination (75%); Practical classes and Laboratory work (25%).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 94)
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