last modified 01/07/2002

Coursecode: wb1309
Coursename: Mechanics of Materials 3

DUT creditpoints: 1,8 (0,2 for exercises)
ECTS creditpoints:
3

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Keulen, prof.dr.ir. A. van

Tel.: 015-27 86515

Catalog data:
Plate bending, finite elements, buckling, stability, geometrically nonlinear, Newton processes, incremental-iterative procedures, plasticity, hardening, collapse theorems

Course year:
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(see academic calendar)

BSc 3rd year
2B
4
3
Written
4, 5

Prerequisites: wb1208, wb1209

Follow up: wb1305

Detailed description of topics:

  • Summary of continuum mechanics
  • Summary of virtual work and minimum of potential energy
  • Plate bending theory
  • Classical laminated plate theory
  • Approximations based on potential energy
  • Finite elements for plate bending
  • Description of buckling phenomena
  • Initial post-buckling and stability
  • Buckling of discrete systems
  • Buckling with linear pre-buckling solution
  • Anisotropic material behaviour
  • Nonlinear elastic material behaviour
  • Plasticity
  • Elastic-ideally plastic material model
  • Drucker's postulate
  • Hardening (kinematic and isotropic)
  • Collapse

Course material: Reader

References from literature:

  • Koiter, W.T., Stijfheid en Sterkte I/Grondslagen
  • Fung, Y.C., Foundations of Solid Mechanics, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New Jersey (1965)
  • Timoshenko, S.P. en Woinowsky-Krieger, S., Theory of Plates and Shells, Second Edition McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1959
  • Washizu, K., Variational Methods in Elasticity and Plasticity, Third Edition, Pergamon, 198
  • Pignataro, M., Rizzi, N. en Luongo, A., Stability, bifurcation and postcritical behaviour of elastic
    structures, Developments in civil engineering, 39, Elsevier, 1991
  • Timoshenko, S.P., Gere, J.M., Theory of elastic stability, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1981
  • Bazant, Z.P. en Cedolin, L., Stability of structures; elastic, inelastic, fracture and damage theories,
    Oxford University Press, 1991

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):
Before participation in the examination, it is strongly recommended to finish the course work.

Goals:
The present course targets at a better understanding of mechanical phenomena, particularly nonlinear ones. An important aspect is to gain knowledge of different methods for modeling and their restrictions. The course will provide hands-on experience in modeling nonlinear static problems using commercial finite element software. Throughout the lecture the emphasis will be on the practical relevance and the implications for design processes.

Computer use:
The course work exercises must be completed partly by using the ANSYS finite element program. Students are encouraged to use the ANSYS student edition at home.

Laboratory project(s):
Computer project.

Design content:
The topics presented in the present course are essential for design processes.

Percentage of design: 40%