Course Catalog 2008-2009 International Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Tapio Salmi

Implementations

No implementations

Requirements

Approved exercises, individual works and a written examination.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Student can compute motions and internal forces of structures loaded by time-dependent forces using analytical and numerical methods.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	The finite element modelling of discrete and continuous systems. Numerical methods for solving the eigenvalue problem of natural vibration of structures. The normal mode method for computing steady state and transient responses of structures. Direct integration methods. Moving loads on a beam.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Passed written examination or written intermediate examinations and accepted exercises.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Dynamics of Structures	R., W., Clough and J., Penzien			McGraw-Hill, 1993.		English
Book	Finite Element Procedures	K-J. Bathe			Prentice-Hall, 1996.		English
Summary of lectures	Rakenteiden dynamiikka	Tapio Salmi			Monistettavissa		Suomi

Prerequisites

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Last modified	08.08.2008
Modifier	Tapio Salmi