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Advanced Theory of Structures

Module code: CE7S09 · Semester: Semester 1

Resources​

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Topics

  • 3D elasticity: stresses, strains, equilibrium and compatibility LO1
  • Plane stress and plane strain LO2
  • Plate theory LO3
  • Geometric and material non-linearity LO4
  • Finite elements: shape functions, bar, plane and beam elements LO5
  • SDOF systems: free and damped vibration, periodic, transient and impulse loads, Duhamel's integral LO6–8
  • MDOF systems: natural frequencies and mode shapes LO6, LO8
Learning outcomes
  1. Calculate principal stresses and strains in a 3D elastic body
  2. Identify plane stress and plane strain problems
  3. Analyse plates under in-plane and transverse loads: deflections, moments and shears
  4. Analyse simple structures with material and geometric non-linearity
  5. Model static response of structures with finite elements
  6. Derive and manipulate the equations of structural dynamics
  7. Understand which parameters control dynamic response
  8. Apply SDOF and MDOF solutions in practice

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.