Structures (ECM2109)
DEVELOPER NOTES
View description page that displays items individually rather than looping through them all
Module status - Active
Module description status - Inactive
Credits - 15
College code - EMP
Academic year - 2014/5
Module staff
- Dr Khurram Wadee (M.K.Wadee@exeter.ac.uk) - Convenor
Duration (weeks) - term 1
0
Duration (weeks) - term 2
11
Duration (weeks) - term 3
0
Number students taking module (anticipated)
139
Module description
This module builds on earlier modules to provide exposure to real structures problems.
You will develop a fuller understanding of the mechanical behaviour of structures and its application to engineering design. Topics essential to the understanding and solution of civil and mechanical engineering problems addressed in this course include: loads, strain, buckling, bending, deflection and rotation, and flexibility.
You will increase your ability with mathematical analysis and in particular its application to solving problems in structures. You will have further developed your experimental skills and awareness of health and safety practice within engineering.
Pre-requisite module: ECM1102
Module aims
To develop a fuller understanding of the mechanical behaviour of structures and its application to engineering design.
This module covers Specific Learning Outcomes in Engineering, which apply to accredited programmes at Bachelors/MEng/Masters level. These contribute to the educational requirements for CEng registration (as defined under the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence – UK-SPEC).
This module correlates to references U1, U2, E1, E2, P1, P2 and P6. These references are indices of the specific learning outcomes expected of Bachelors/MEng/Masters candidates set out in UK-SPEC, codified with reference to systems used by professional accrediting institutions. A full list of the standards can be found on the Engineering Council's website, at http://www.engc.org.uk
ILO: Module-specific skills
- 1. explain and utilise strain energy methods
- 2. calculate the critical buckling load for struts under compression
- 3. compute beam deflections for single, multi-span, prismatic and non-prismatic beams
- 4. determine the static indeterminacy of beam and 2D frame structures
- 5. use Macaullay's method to derive the deflection in statically determinate and indeterminate prismatic beams
- 6. use virtual work to find unknown reactions, bending moments etc. in statically determinate 2D structures
- 7. use virtual work to find deflections and rotations in statically determinate 2D structures
- 8. employ the flexibility method to find bending moments in statically indeterminate 2D structures
- 9. find the kinematic indeterminacy of beam and 2D frame structures;
- 10. use the stiffness method to find bending moments in statically indeterminate 2D structures
- 11. evaluate the maximum plastic moment of beams with simple cross sections (rectangular or I-beams)
- 12. estimate the plastic collapse load of simple 2D structures
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
- 13. demonstrate improved experimental skills and awareness of health and safety practice in laboratory classes
- 14. show increased ability with mathematical analysis and in particular its application to solving problems
ILO: Personal and key skills
- 15. illustrate developed problem solving and presentation skills, (e.g. through submission of laboratory reports)
Syllabus plan
This module builds on earlier modules to give students exposure to methods applicable to real structures problems. The methods covered are fundamental to the understanding and the solution of mechanical and civil engineering problems. Furthermore, where appropriate (e.g. in laboratories), students are reminded of health and safety, and a formal risk assessment is presented to them as part of the School's commitment to fostering an awareness of risk issues in engineering.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
46 | 104 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
---|---|---|
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 33 | Lectures |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 11 | Tutorials |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 2 | Laboratories |
Guided independent study | 104 | Guided independent study |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
---|---|---|
30 | 70 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
---|---|---|---|---|
Formal examination | 70 | 2 hours | 1-12 | Mark returned |
Coursework - Laboratory reports | 10 | 6 hours | 4,6,7,11-15 | Report marked and returned |
Coursework - end of lecture worksheet | 20 | 2 hours | 1-12 | Marked and returned |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
---|---|---|---|
All above | Written exam (100%) | All | August Ref/Def period |
Re-assessment notes
The referred/deferred assessments will be by formal examination.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- Structures,Bhatt, P,,Longman,1999,624.171 BHA,0582312221
- Mechanics of Materials,Gere, JM, Goodno, B J,7th SI edition,Cengage Learning,2008,620.1123 GER,978-0495438076
Module has an active ELE page?
Yes
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
Module ECTS
7.5
Module pre-requisites
ECM1102
Module co-requisites
None
NQF level (module)
5
Available as distance learning?
No
Origin date
19/11/12
Last revision date
19/11/12