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Strength of materials (5 cr)

Code: RA00CY07-3002

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

02.09.2019 - 20.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Construction Engineering

Teachers

  • Juha Karvonen

Teacher in charge

Juha Karvonen

Groups

  • RAKT18SP
    Construction engineering, full-time studies

Objective

You know the basics of the strength of materials needed in construction design.
You know how to estimate the behaviour of a loaded structure and understand different material properties and material models.
You know how to calculate geometric properties of a cross section.
You know how to determine the load bearing capacity of a cross section.
You know how to calculate the deformations of structures.

Content

Core content
What are material properties and material models?
What is the stress-strain diagram and how is it determined?
What are the geometric properties of a beam, pile or other cross section?
What are the relationships between stresses of cross sections and internal forces of cross sections?
What does the ultimate state design mean?
What are the deformations of structures?
What does the serviceability limit state design mean?

Complementary knowledge
What are basic principles of designing steel structures?
What are stresses and reference stresses in steel structure and weld?
What is fatigue strength?

Specialist knowledge
How to configure the calculations of stresses and deformations in 3D situations and how to use FEM programs?
What is the function of composite struction?

Qualifications

Professional studies
Statics of structures

Further information

The course may be replaced / partially replaced by a corresponding course of the same content completed at another educational institution. In this case, the replacement requires the successful completion of the final exam of the course.