Catalog data:
Plates, shells, elasticity, applied mechanics, tensor analysis |
Course
year:
MSc 1st year
Semester: 1A / 1B
Hours p/w: 2 / 4
Other hours: 2
Assessment: Oral + assignments
Assessm.period(s): By appointment
(see academic calendar) |
Prerequisites:
wb1409, wb1408 |
Follow
up: wb1402B |
Detailed
description of topics:
Tensorial description of geometry of surfaces, general nonlinear thin shell theory,
simplified shell theories. |
Course
material:
Lecture notes Platen en Schalen (in Dutch). |
References
from literature:
Y. Basar, W.B. Kratzig, Mechanik der
Fluchentragwerke, ISBN 3-528-08685-8.
W.T. Koiter, A consistent first approximation in the
general theory of thin elastic shells, Proc.I.U.T.A.M.Symp.on the theory of thin elastic
shells (Delft, August 1959), North Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam (1960).
W.T. Koiter, A systematic simplification of the
equations in the linear theory of thin shells, Kon.Ned.Academie der Wetenschappen,
Proceedings, Series B, 64, No.5, 1961.
W.T. Koiter, On the non-linear theory of thin elastic
shells, Sept 25, 1965.
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Remarks
(specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Examination by appointment. |
Goals:
To familiarize with the backgrounds of the field of "Plates and Shells" in
order to have entrance to the vast literature on the subject. |
Computer
use:
Not applicable. |
Laboratory
project(s):
Assignments. |
Design
content:
Not applicable. |
Percentage
of design: 0% |