YAP 517 - Advanced Structural Analysis

Course Objectives

Objective of the course:
1) To transfer current knowledge to students about linear/nonlinear analysis and design philosophy of structures.
2) To provide application oriented skills in the light of current knowledge and design philosophy.

Course Description

Constitutive equations of structural materials, philosophy of structural analysis and design, materially nonlinear structures, distributed plasticity, linearization techniques, plastic hinge concepts, ultimate load, slopedeflection method, geometrically non-linear structures, second order theory, determination of buckling loads, influence lines.