Computer aided structure calculations (5 cr)
Code: RA00CQ31-3007
General information
Enrollment
08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
Timing
10.01.2022 - 30.04.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Construction and Energy Engineering
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction Engineering
Teachers
- Jani Pitkänen
Teacher in charge
Jani Pitkänen
Groups
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PRSA19SPIndustrial Wood Construction, full-time studies
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RAKT19SPConstruction engineering, full-time studies
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RAKT20SPConstruction engineering, full-time studies
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RAKT19SMConstruction engineering, part-time studies
Objective
You are able to design and dimension structures in different FEM programs.
You know how to make Excel-based programs.
You know how to make MathCAD-based programs.
Content
Core competence
How to build a variable structural image in Excel?
How do you get the material library into a drop-down menu?
How to obtain forces and support reactions from FEM program?
How to manage the loads and their aggregations in FEM programs?
How are the deflections of structures determined?
Complementary knowledge
How do Excel and FEM programs work together?
How is concrete beam reinforcement dimensioned in FEM program?
How do the modeling / CAD and FEM programs work together?
Specialist knowledge
What does 2nd order calculation mean?
How are the structures optimized FEM-assisted?
How are the spring constants of the rod ends included in the design?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Wood structures 1, Steel tructures, Basics of concrete & brick structures, Information technology