Mechanics of structures A [ LAUCE1181A ]
2.0 crédits ECTS
10.0 h + 15.0 h
1q
| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
- Analysis of various classes of elastic structures
- Static finite element analysis of structures, including elastic stability
- Introduction to finite element softwares
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| Aims |
Given the precept of structure modeling (linear elasticity and static analysis)
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| Content |
- Structures
* presentation and identification of different classes of structures
- Modelling of elastic structures
* one dimensional structures : beams, bars, rods, arcs
* deformations due to shear strains: the Timoshenko beam
* pane stress and plane strain states, membranes
* thin plates (Kirchoff model)
* thick plates (Reissner-Mindlin model)
* thin shells
- Finite Elements for Structures
* introduction to the calculus of variations
* variational principles in elasticity, energy principles, Cea's lemma, Hypercircle of Prager and Synge
* finite element models for different classes of structures
* special issues: shear locking, patch test, thin plates and C1 continuity, boundary conditions
* numerical implementation using MATLAB
- Numerical softwares
* principles, functionalities
* pre and post-processing, mesh generation
* validation and verification, error estimation
* applications
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| Other information |
Naught
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Architecture and Engineering
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> GC
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