INTEGRATED COURSE IN SPACE STRUCTURES AND COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

AI741

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in BUILDING ENGINEERING

Moduls:

COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURAL MECHANICS - 6 credits
PLATES AND SHELLS - 6 credits

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Cycle:

Single Annual Cycle

Hours of classroom activity:

120

Prerequisites:

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to provide the knowledge, skills, and theoretical and practical foundations for the correct use of finite elements.

Contents

The new performance standards are of complex application for designers, as they require the abandonment of simple calculation methodologies for more sophisticated techniques. For this reason, the use of computers appears to be an essential necessity nowadays. It is therefore evident the importance of knowing the basics of Finite Elements, to be aware of the errors and simplifications that are introduced in the calculation.

Extended Syllabus

Linear Finite Element Analysis - basic concepts:

to. The importance of knowing the theory: example.
b. The concept of finite element, how the continuum is discretized, approximations.
c. Internal and external constraints (Constraints and Restraints).
d. Formulation of the Elements
And. Convergence to the exact solution
f. Integration points
g. Interpolation
h. Links between different types of elements
the. Concentrated springs
j. Modeling of the soil-structure interaction
k. Errors arising from the elements
L. Examples of application to a building in reinforced concrete

Recommended Bibliography

Edward L. Wilson THREE DIMENSIONAL STATIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES A Physical Approach With Emphasis on Earthquake Engineering University of California at Berkeley. http://www.berkeley.edu
Carlos A. Felippa, INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT METHODS, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Center for Aerospace Structures University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309-0429, USA. http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/CAS/courses.d/IFEM.d/Home.html
Robert D. Cook, Davis S. Malkus, Michael E. Plesha, Robert J. Witt, CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS OF FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, University of Wisconsin – Madison, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2002.
Saouma, V. FINITE ELEMENT I and FINITE ELEMENT, lecture notes, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309-0429, USA. http://civil.colorado.edu/~saouma
O. C., Taylor, R. E., THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, London, Vol. I: 1988, Vol II: 1993.
Bathe J.J. FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURES, MIT University, Prentice Hall,1996

Teaching Methods

The teaching activity includes a theoretical part (with lectures and exercises carried out by the teacher in the classroom) and an applicative part (with assignment of simple design themes that will be developed by the student under the supervision of the teacher, according to weekly review cycles)

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam consists in the discussion of the individual papers relating to the assigned exercises and in a written and oral theoretical test on the topics developed during the course.

Contacts/More Information

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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