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 436-408 Advanced Mechanics of Solids

Credit Points

7.14

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Assoc Prof J Williams

Prerequisites

Students are expected to be familiar with the material of 436-402 Mechanics and Dynamics of Solids.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

30 hours of lectures and 6 hours of practice classes

Subject Description

Students completing this course should have a deeper understanding of the finite element method and should develop advanced analysis skills in the other topics selected.

The content of the course will comprise a selection from: The Finite element method. Application to practical problems in stress analysis. Bending and buckling of plates and shells, Anisotropic elasticity and its application to composite materials. Viscoelasticity. Engineering plasticity. Variational methods including Trefft2, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin, Experimental stress analysis.

Assessment

One examination not exceeding three hours and assignments of a maximum of 5000 words or equivalent. Students will be notified of the weighting of assessment components at the beginning of semester.



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