CAE 6512 - Stability of Structures

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course presents analytical, numerical and energy analysis approaches to the stability of structural members and frames. The student will explore concepts of bifurcation, critical loading, elastic and inelastic buckling of beams and columns, buckling of plates and shells, and effects of practical conditions such as restraints and imperfections. (prereq: CAE 3511) (quarter system prereq: AE/CV 6210)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain fundamental concepts of stability and equilibrium
Formulate solutions for stability of columns, beams, and frames
Evaluate structural systems using analytical, numerical and energy approaches

Prerequisites by Topic

Thorough understanding of basic solid mechanics (mechanics of materials)
Understanding of differential equations, including partial differential equations

Course Topics

Basic principles of stability
Buckling of columns and beam-columns
Stability of rigid frames
Buckling of beams
Torsional and lateral-torsional buckling
Numerical and energy solutions to stability problems

Coordinator
Dr. Edward Sippel

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