This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
The unit augments the fundamentals of the elastic behaviour of solid bodies acquired in the first year of the course, particularly in KNE113 Statics and KNE216 Civil Engineering 1. It will also lay foundations of modern methods of analysis of structures and elements of machines, and will provide tools for such an analysis. It emphasizes understanding of principles involved and their application to practical situations. The aim is to give students the necessary skills to design, construct and supervise structural and mechanical projects.
Topics include states of 3D and plane stress and strain, strain measurements, energy methods, real work, strain energy and complementary energy, virtual work, energy theorems, calculation of elastic deflections in bar structures, elastic analyses of plane, statically indeterminate structures, force method, slope-deflection method, moment distribution method, plastic analysis of bar structures, buckling of columns and beam-columns, shear flow and shear centre of beams.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Structural Mechanics |
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| Unit code | KNE712 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Engineering |
| Discipline | Engineering |
| Coordinator | Damien Holloway |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
KNE716 and KMA154
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
KNE312
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3x1-hr lectures, 1-hr unit tutorial, 1-hr Masters tutorial |
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| Assessment | Literature review assignments (50%), final two-hour exam (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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