Course Description This course deals with the analysis and design of structural element composites constituted of orthotropic laminates such as laminated beams and plates. The course looks at their strength, deflection, and buckling, as well as the mechanics of their fracture. Also a finite element formulation is discussed. Objectives To enable the student analyse and...Read More

Course Description This course deals with the Boundary Element Method as yet another useful technique of solving governing differential equations with applications to one and two dimensional problems of steady-state potential flow and elasto-static and time dependent problems. Computer algorithms are developed and applications in various engineering fields discussed. Objectives To equip the student with...Read More

Course Description This course deals with several constitutive models for materials including linear-elastic, non-linear elastic hyper-elastic, hypo-elastic, variable modulii incremental, elastic-perfectly plastic fracture etc. The course also introduces the finite element formulation for elasto-plastic problems. Objectives To expose the student to the several material constitutive models available to predict the structural response of elements subjected...Read More

Course Description This course deals with basic fundamentals of continuum mechanics with applications to elasticity, visco-elasticity, plasticity, and fluid mechanics with an introduction to continuum damage mechanics. Objectives To equip the student with fundamental principals of continuum mechanics and how they could be used to derive constitutive relations and response of materials subjected to loads....Read More

Course Description This course deals with more advanced topics in dynamic analysis of structural elements including beams, plates and shells. The course emphasizes numerical solutions, non-linear analysis of Multiple Degree of Freedom systems, probabilistic structural dynamics and earthquake engineering. Objectives To enable the student perform more complex dynamic analysis of structural elements such as beams,...Read More