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Computational models of structures

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Course Unit Code228-0238/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Fourth Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
KOL74Ing. Ivan Kološ, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will improve their knowledge and skills in computational modelling of structures. A special attention will be payed to problems connected with different materials and types of structures.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Assessment of the type of structure. Decision about the method of analysis. Comparison of different variants of computational models and selection of the optimal one. Prediction of results. Identification of weaknesses. Detection of errors. Evaluation and exploitation of results.
Course Contents
1. Introduction, basic description of the software
2. Beams - comparison with the analytical solution
3. Frames, frames with hinges
4. Trusses
5. Load cases and combinations
6. Space frame
7. Space frame - advanced example
8. User defined cross-sections, beam with haunches, excentricity
9. Plates
10. Walls
11. Shells
12. Models of the soil
13. Nonlinearities - beam stability, thermal load
14. Final test
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. Pidaparti, Ramana M.: Engineering Finite Element Analysis, 2017
2. Zalka, K. A.: Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance, Taylor & Francis, 2000
1. Kolář, V., Němec, I., Kanický, V.: FEM Principy a praxe metody konečných prvků, Computer Press, Brno 1997
2. Zalka, K. A.: Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance, Taylor & Francis, 2000
Recommended Reading:
1. https://elearning.scia.net/EN/
2. EN 1992-1-1 EUROCODE 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. European standard, 2006;
3. EN 1993-1-1: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures: General rules and rules for buildings, 2005
4. EN 1995-1-1: Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures: Common rules and rules for buildings, 2004
1. https://elearning.scia.net/CZ/
2. Kolář, V.: Chyby ve výpočtech konstrukcí, Expert, Brno 1995
3. Zalka, K. A.: Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance, Taylor & Francis, 2000
4. MacLeod: I. A.: Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance, Thomas Telford, 2005
5. EN 1992-1-1 EUROCODE 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. European standard, 2006;
6. EN 1993-1-1: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures: General rules and rules for buildings, 2005
7. EN 1995-1-1: Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures: Common rules and rules for buildings, 2004
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51