Objectives and competences
At the end of this course, students will understand the course of inner forces, displacements, strains and stresses in walls, plates and shells.
They will develop analytical thinking in solving engineering problems in the field of mechanics of plates and shells and will be able to derive corresponding equations.
They will be able to solve general problems of mechanics of plates and shells.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Introduction
Constitutive relations for plane stress state
Review of classical theory and analysis of walls, plates and shells
Analytical methods for solving plates and shells
Numerical methods for solving plates and shells
anisotropic plates
Plates under combined lateral and in-plane loads
Cooling towers and storage tanks
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Examples of calculation of plates and shells
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures in the classroom, supported by computer projection of the course material and simultaneous additional explanation of more complex details on the blackboard. Tutorial exercises by solving sample problems.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
-model different engineering problems in the field of mechanics of plates and shells by using suitable mathematical models
-determine maximum response values of the structure for different types of loads
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
-Communication skills: written professional manner at written examination and oral professional manner at oral examination,
-Utilisation of acquired knowledge: systematically prepare an appropriate mathematical model and perform an analysis of plate or shell structure with a thorough understanding of the problem,
-Reševanje problemov: ability to understand structural behavior and mathematically model the response of plate and shell structures.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Ability of structural modelling and analysis of arbitrary plate or shell structure.
Readings
J. N. REDDY: Theory and Analysis of Elastic Plates, Taylor & Francis, 2007
A.C. UGURAL: Stresses in Plates and Shells, 2nd edition, Mc Graw-Hill, 1999
E. PRELOG: Mehanika konstrukcij, UL, FS, Ljubljana
J. REFLAK: Osnove plošč, skripta pri predmetu ploskovne konstrukcije, UL, FGG, Ljubljana, 2000
J. REFLAK: Osnove lupin, skripta pri predmetu ploskovne konstrukcije II, UL, FGG, Ljubljana, 2000
J. BLAAUWENDRAAD, J.H. HOEFAKKER: Structural Shell Analysis, Springer, 2014
D.L. LOGAN: A First Course in the Finite Element Method, 4th edition, Thomson, 2007
Prerequisits
Recommended knowledge in mathematics and structural mechanics.
