ECIV 3056 FA & FB Mechanics of Solids
- Three dimensional concept of stress and strain; stress-strain relationships for plane stress and plane strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; transformation of stress in three dimensions; Mohr’s circle of stress and strain; inelastic flexure and torsion behaviour; unsymmetrical bending; curved beams; shear in unsymmetrical sections and shear centre; shear lag; torsion of open and closed thin-walled sections; membrane analogy; theories of failure and limit analysis; stresses in thick-walled pressure vessels and rotating disks; fatigue failure; stress concentration; elastic and inelastic buckling of columns.
ECIV 3335 FA Structural Analysis
- The analysis of beam, truss, frame and composite structures. Classical flexibility methods with emphasis on energy principles. Virtual work and Castigliano’s Theorems; Maxwell’s and Betti’s Laws. Deflected shapes, structural behaviour and approximate methods. Moment and shear distribution. Stiffness method of analysis. Use of symmetry and anti-symmetry. Muller-Breslau principle.
ECIV 1630 WA Theory of Structures
- Analysis of statically determinate structures including trusses, beams, frames and three-hinged arches; influence lines for beams and trusses; deflection analysis using moment area and conjugate beam principles; virtual work as applied to trusses; analysis of statically indeterminate beams, frames and trusses using consistent deformation principles; moment distribution method for beams and frames without sway. Computer applications.
ECIV 1111 WB Dynamics I
- Principles of dynamics and their application to engineering problems; particle and rigid body kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, kinetics of plane motion of rigid bodies, mass moments and products of inertia.
ECIV 0510 WA Rock Engineering
- Rock and rock mass; rock classification and index properties; rock strength and failure criteria; initial stresses; planes of weakness; rock deformation; rock slope engineering; rock foundation engineering; rock underground engineering; subsidence and ground control.
ECIV 5014 Stability of Structures
- Stability of structures subjected to static and dynamic loads; dynamic buckling characteristics of structural elements (beams, columns, frames, arches, plates, shafts); analytical methods for solving stability problems; single and multi-degree of freedom structures; continuous structures; non-conservative systems
ECIV 5110 Structural Reliability and Engineering Risk
Modeling of uncertainty, probability distributions and parameters, performance functions, failure probability and reliability index, first and second order reliability method, Monte Carlo simulation, response surface method, system reliability, reliability-based design, computer applications.
ECIV 5739 Dynamic Stability of Structures
ECIV 4969 WA Degree Project