Structural Analysis and Finite Elements - CVEN4304

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Course Outline: http://www.civeng.unsw.edu.au/

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: CVEN3301

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Application of finite elements to structural problems. Topics will be selected from 2D membrance elements and their application to shear walls and panels subject to in-plane loading; plate elements and their application to floor slabs and panels subject to out-of-plane loading; buckling analysis using finite elements; output checking.