Computer aided structure calculations (5 cr)

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

Students can
use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
evaluate information sources critically.
work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.
apply the ethical principles of the field in different situations.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Wood structures 1, Steel tructures, Basics of concrete & brick structures, Information technology