Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
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Topics in Plates and Shells |
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Rationale
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Plates and shells form a major part of all applications in the area of
Structural Mechanics and Materials. Almost all civil and mechanical engineering
structures are basically made of components which can be viewed as
beams/bars, plates and shells. Behaviour of beams, bars, etc., is usually
covered at undergraduate level. Traditionally, graduate students across the
world who work in structural mechanics tended to take several courses
covering the topics of Advanced Solid Mechanics, Plates, Shells, Stability,
Finite Elements, etc. At |
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The course is intended to familiarize the students with the fundamental concepts, basic development of governing equations, their solution to standard cases, and some special application areas. In addition, an introduction will be given to special solution techniques such as finite differences, etc. This should give the students a firm grounding leading to better understanding of their individual research topics, which usually consist of components such as plates and shells. |
Course Outline:
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Basics |
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1a. |
Short introduction -may include brief review of tensors and curvilinear coordinates, Fundamental equations of deformable bodies, Stress-Strain and Compatibility equations |
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1b. |
Plates loaded in their plane. Governing equations, basic concepts in the solution |
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Introduction to the theory of Plates |
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2a. |
Fundamental equations of Plate bending |
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2b. |
Solutions to rectangular plates and circular plates with regular loading |
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2c. |
Engineering Applications |
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Special Topics in Plates |
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3a. |
Introduction to large deflections of plates |
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3b. |
Introduction to the stability of plates |
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3c. |
Finite difference solution for plates |
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Introduction to the theory of Shells |
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4a. |
Membrane theory of shells |
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4b. |
Applications of the membrane theory |
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4c. |
Bending theory of shells |
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4d. |
Applications for shallow shells |
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Special Topics in Shells |
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5a. |
Axisymmetric shells |
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5b. |
Stability and large deformation of shells |
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5c. |
Dynamics and vibrations of shells |
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5d. |
Engineering applications of shells |
Assessment Procedure:
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Assignments |
10% |
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Midterm Examination |
30% |
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Project work |
10% |
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Final Examination |
50% |
References:
Timishenko, S.P. and S. Woinowsky-Krieger, 1970. "Theory Plates and Shells," McGraw-Hill
R. Szilard. 1974. "Theory and Analysis of Plates -Classical and Numerical Methods," Prentice Hall.
Mansfield, E.H. 1989. "The Bending and Stretching of Plates," Cambridge University Press
Jaeger, L.G. "Elementary Theory of Elastic Plates," Pergamon Press
Salvadori, M.G. and M.L. Baron, 1967. "Numerical Methods in Engineering, " Prentice-Hall
Donnell, L.H., 1976. "Beams, Plates and Shells," McGraw-Hill
Flugge, W., 1990. "Stresses in Shells," Springer
Class Notes on the Theory of Plates – S.M.R. Adluri, MUN
Timishenko, S.P. and J. N. Goodier, 1970. "Theory Elasticity," McGraw-Hill
Additional references will be given during the course.
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