COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÖKDENIZ NEŞER

Offered to

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Course Objective

This course aims at providing students with an in-depth look at energy and matrix methods as used for the analysis of, primarily, framed structures. Matrix methods are at the core of most modern structural analysis software packages specializing in framed structures. However, many of the concepts discussed in the context of framed structures have broader applicability, and allow one to form a foundation for more advanced courses in contemporary computational analysis methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

There is no required textbook for the course; good references include:
- "Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures", W. Weaver, Jr. and James M. Gere, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 3rd edition, 1990
- "Fundamentals of Structural Analysis", Harry H. West and Louis F. Geschwinder, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd edition, 2002
- "Matrix Analysis of Structures", Aslam Kasimali, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999
- Ship Structural Design: A Rationally Based, Computer Aided Optimization Approach", Hughed O.W., The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), New Jersey, 1988

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the group assigned for that week and presented to a open discussion session.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

By the end of the sementer, student should be able to:
- formulate the stiffness matrices of truss, beam, and frame elements.
- understand how the principles of virtual work relate to the direct stiffness method of structural analysis.
- use the direct stiffness method to find nodal displacement, member forces, and reactions in structural systems.
- determine the member forces in a structural system caused by temperature effects of foundation settlment.
These abilities will be controled by the written exam and report that may be asked as an extra circumtance.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance: Students are required to attend every class. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the each class. Plagiarism: Plagiarism will be reported to Academic Judiciary Board and can result in getting zero on the assignements / exams and failing course. Late assignement: All assignements are due at the beginning of the class. The extentions will not be garnted. Accommodations: Students are required to let the instructor know any special accommodation needed due to learning disabilities, medical needs, etc.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
Baku Blv. 100, Inciralti, (35340) Izmir
Phone: +90.232.278 5565, 278 6515
Fax: +90.232.278 5082

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes