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CIV8804 Advanced Design Practice using Finite Element Analysis
Short Description:
Adv Design Prac use FE Analysi
Units :
1
Faculty or Section :
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department :
School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
Student contribution band :
Band 2
ASCED code :
030903 - Structural Engineering
Grading basis :
Graded
Synopsis
This course is concerned with the mechanics of "driving" an FEA package, using FEA output to develop a more sophisticated qualitative understanding of structural phenomena, and using quantitative FEA results as the basis for design decisions particularly where code methods are not directly applicable. A considerable emphasis is placed on using FEA to consolidate and extend the understanding of a number of phenomena likely to have been introduced in an undergraduate course. The course includes a substantial amount of design relevant theory required to understand the analysis of plate element models.
