This course addresses a range of topics essential to the understanding of and solving civil engineering problems. These include: loads, supports, internal forces, bending (flexure), deflection, rotation, and flexibility.

Discipline and Module Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge

1 determine internal force diagrams of statically determinate structures, both qualitatively and quantitively

2 explain and utilise strain energy methods

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 Macaulay's method to derive the deflection in statically determinate and indeterminate prismatic beams

6 use virtual work to find deflections and rotations in statically determinate 2D structures

7 employ both qualitative and quantitative (e.g. the flexibility method) approaches to find internal force diagrams in statically indeterminate 2D structures

8 evaluate the maximum plastic moment of beams with simple cross sections (e.g. rectangular or I-beams)

9 estimate the plastic collapse load of simple 2D structures

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge

10 show increased ability with mathematical analysis and in particular its application to solving problems

11 demonstrate improved critical evaluation of theory and/or experimental data

12 show increased ability with mathematical analysis and in particular its application to solving problem

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge

13 illustrate developed problem solving and presentation skills, (e.g. through submission of assignments)

Basic reading:

ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/

Web based and Electronic Resources:

Other Resources:

Reading list for this module: