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Computer aided structural analysis

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Course Unit Code228-0236/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LEH061Ing. Petr Lehner, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will deepen necessary knowledge and skill for the static analysis and the preparation of numerical structural models of 1D, 2D and 3D structures using finite element method. They will be introduced to the preparation of computational models of structures, with results processing. The emphasis will be given on the verification of results by simplified approaches.
The attention will be paid to the process of numerical model of civil engineering structures based on the data obtained in the form usual in design practice as well as to: load effect combination, stability tasks, frequency modes and natural frequencies.
The practices are conducted in PC labs.


Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Advanced skills related to preparation of frame-like civil engineering structures including computation of deformation and internal forces using specialized tools.
Course Contents
Outline:
1. Plane bar structure: Temperature load. Semi-rigid joint. Yielding of supports.
2. Plane bar structure: Linear combination of the load effects.
3. Other possibilities for the solutions of the frames: gaps, eccentricity.
4. Plane bar structure: Geometrically nonlinear solution.
5. Spatial bar structure: Modelling in 3D. Local and global coordinate system. Simple construction.
6. Spatial bar structure – a complex problem: Preparation of geometry in a construction design CAD software.
7. Spatial bar structure – a complex problem: Import of the geometry into the static software. Amendment of the load and supports to the model. The solution and the assessment of the problem.
8. Spatial bar structure: Natural frequency and mode shapes. The influence of damping.
9. Slab: Comparison of the Mindlin’s theory and Kirchhoff’s theory. Subsoil models. Parametric calculations (influence of network, load application and supports to the stress peak).
10. Application of shells for I-profile modeling: Geometry. Supports. Load.
11. Application of shells for I-profile modeling: Parametric calculations (influence of network, load application and supports to the stress peak).
12. Complex spatial model: Combination of bar and flat elements.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. Cook, R.D.: Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, Willey, 1995.
2. Zienkiewicz, O.C. and Taylor, R.L.: The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, Seventh Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
1. V. Kolář, I. Němec, V. Kanický: FEM Principy a praxe metody konečných prvků, Computer Press, Praha, 1997,
2. O. C. Zienkiewicz: The Finite Element Method in Engineering Science, McGraw-Hill, London, 1977.
Recommended Reading:
1. O. C. Zienkiewicz: The Finite Element Method in Engineering Science, McGraw-Hill, London, 1977,
2. Scia online tutoriály: http://www.scia-online.cz/index.php?typ=CDA&showid=806
1. V. Kolář, J. Kratochvíl, A. Ženíšek, F. Leitner: Výpočet plošných a
prostorových konstrukcí metodou konečných prvků, SNTL Praha, 1979
2. Scia online tutoriály: http://www.scia-online.cz/index.php?typ=CDA&showid=806
3. On-line studijní opory: http://fast10.vsb.cz/ppsv/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 33