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Apr 25, 2024
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CE 5390 - Computer Aided Structural Design
This class covers the fundamental concepts, principles of structural modeling, and computer-aided structural design. In this class, each student gains many hours of practical modeling experience using a powerful finite element package widely used by structural engineers. The class first starts with modeling of the common structural components under a variety of loading conditions. Then, the class addresses issues such as how to interpret the model analysis results and how to make design choices. Experiences gained with the software package used should transfer easily to any other structural analysis software package.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Student will be able to create/analyze two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures, consisting of beams, columns, trusses, cables, slabs, and other common structural components.
- Student will be able to model various support and joint conditions.
- Student will be able to model a variety of loads.
- Student will be able to to model structural steel and reinforced concrete materials.
- Student will be able to model geometric nonlinearity via the P-delta effect.
- Student will be able to model material nonlineariry, including plastic hinges.
- Student will be able to determine reactions, displacements, internal forces/moments, and internal stresses under static loads.
- Student will be able to estimate the natural frequencies of a structure.
- Student will be able to design steel members.
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