Postgraduate Course: Thin-Walled Members and Stability (PGEE10005)
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 |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | The two segments of this course introduce advanced elements of the theory of structures. The first provides an introduction to the behaviour and algebraic analysis of thin-walled structural members; the second covers the stability of structural elements and their analysis. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, 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 | Hudson Beare LT2 | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | Dan R LT2 | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | Dan R LT2 | 1-11 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | |
First Class |
Week 3, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Hudson Beare LT2 |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
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Hours:Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate and explain the behaviour of thin-walled members under bending and torsional loads;
- demonstrate the ability to evaluate and explain the behaviour of structural elements undergoing buckling.
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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 the afternoon |
Additional Information
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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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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Jian-Fei Chen
Tel: (0131 6)50 6768
Email: j.f.chen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Laura Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 5690
Email: laura.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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