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Teaching GuideTerm Higher Polytechnic University College |
| Mestrado Universitario en Enxeñaría Industrial (plan 2018) |
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| Structural Engineering |
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| Identifying Data | 2019/20 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Structural Engineering | Code | 730497214 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Official Master's Degree | 2nd four-month period |
First | Optional | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Chapter 0. The following topics develop the contents set up in the verification memory. | Matrix analysis. Basis of calculation. Analysis and design of structures. Concrete structures. steel structures. Soil mechanics. Design of foundations |
| Chapter 1. Introduction to matrix structural analysis. | Introduction. Structure idealization. System redundances and degrees of freedom. Method of flexibility. Direct stiffness method. Comparison between the two methods. Global and local coordinates. Transformations of spatial coordinates. Transformation matrix. |
| Chapter 2. Stiffness matrix of structural elements | Introduction. Axial force member with plane movement. General axial force member. Beam bending member with plane movement. Beam torsional and bending member. General beam member. Problems. |
| Chapter 3. Stiffness matrix of the frame | Compatibility equations. Equilibrium at nodes. Stiffness matrix properties. Problems. |
| Chapter 4. Boundary conditions. | Needs for boundary conditions. Introduction of null displacement. Introduction of prescribed displacement. Other techniques of introduction of boundary conditions. Elastic supports. Inclined supports. Problems. |
| Chapter 5. Forces. | Introduction. Loads between nodal points. Calculation of fix end forces, bending moment diagrams and reactions. Initial or thermal strain conditions. Problems. |
| Chapter 6. Analysis and design of structures and fundations | Analysis of metallic structures, concrete and fundations |
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