Postgraduate Course: Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs (PGEE10004)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
In this module, two segments extend the student's knowledge and understanding of the theory of structures to plastic behaviour. The first presents a deeper understanding of the plastic analysis of frames: the second covers yield line analysis of reinforced concrete slabs. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs | 2:00 | 12 sides / 2 x graph | Exam to be held in the afternoon |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to calculate the plastic collapse loads of complex two dimensional frame structures, to identify the independent mechanisms and combine them, to use the upper and lower bound theorems to find the true collapse load, and to produce engineering designs of frame structures based on plastic collapse analysis;
- demonstrate the ability to calculate the yield line collapse load of reinforced concrete slabs of complex geometry with isotropic and orthotropic reinforcement using the upper bound theorem, and to apply the method to the proportioning of reinforcement in a slab. |
Assessment Information
The assessment will be made on the basis of:
Degree examination 100%
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Special Arrangements
| Exam to be held in afternoon |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Michael Rotter
Tel: (0131 6)50 5718
Email: M.Rotter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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