Name: THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Code: 213101024
Type: Elective
ECTS: 3
Length of subject: Per term
Semester and course: 2nd Year - First term
Speciality:
Language: English
Mode of study: On-site class
Lecturer data: SÁNCHEZ OLIVARES, GREGORIO
Knowledge area: Ingeniería de la Construcción
Department: Ingeniería Minera y Civil
Telephone: 968325927
Email: gregorio.sanchez@upct.es
Office hours and location:
martes - 18:00 / 20:00
EDIFICIO ANEXO A MINAS, planta 1, Despacho A.1.13
miércoles - 18:00 / 20:00
EDIFICIO ANEXO A MINAS, planta 1, Despacho A.1.13
viernes - 11:30 / 13:30
EDIFICIO ANEXO A MINAS, planta 1, Despacho A.1.13
Tutorials will by carried out by request of the student sending a mail to gregorio.sanchez@upct.es
Qualifications/Degrees:
PhD in INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER from University of Murcia (SPAIN) - 2000
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesor Titular de Universidad
Number of five-year periods: 5
Number of six-year periods: 1 de investigación
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
Lecturer data: OLMOS NOGUERA, JOSÉ MANUEL
Knowledge area: Ingeniería de la Construcción
Department: Ingeniería Minera y Civil
Telephone: 968177700
Email: josemanuel.olmos@upct.es
Office hours and location:
lunes - 15:00 / 18:00
EDIFICIO DE LA ETSINO Y LA EICM, planta 1, Despacho A 1.04
Edificio Anejo a la EICyM.
miércoles - 18:00 / 21:00
EDIFICIO DE LA ETSINO Y LA EICM, planta 1, Despacho A 1.04
Edificio anejo a la EICyM
Qualifications/Degrees:
PhD in PhD in the Structural, Foundation and Materials Engineering program from Polytechnic university of Madrid (SPAIN) - 2016
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesor Asociado
Number of five-year periods: Not applicable due to the type of teaching figure
Number of six-year periods: No procede por el tipo de figura docente
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
[CB9 ]. Students are required to be able to communicate their conclusions as well as the knowledge and last reasons that sustain them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
[G01 ]. Scientific-technical and methodological training for the continuous recycling of knowledge and the exercise of professional functions of advice, analysis, design, calculation, project, planning, management, construction, maintenance, conservation and exploitation in the fields of civil engineering.
[G06 ]. Knowledge to apply technical and managerial skills in R + D + i activities within the field of civil engineering.
[G18 ]. Adequate knowledge of the scientific and technological aspects of mathematical, analytical and numerical methods of engineering, fluid mechanics, mechanics of continuous media, calculation of structures, soil engineering, marine engineering, hydraulic works and exploitation and linear projects.
La asignatura optativa Aplicaciones del método de elementos finitos en ingeniería desarrolla la competencia "Capacidad para modelizar y analizar estructuras con ayuda del ordenador, y para la interpretación de los resultados obtenidos".
Los alumnos tienen que cursar 16,5 ECTS optativos que están agrupados en 3 bloques de 4 asignaturas por temáticas: "Hidráulica, Medio Ambiente y Energía", "Construcción" y "Transportes, Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio".
Cada alumno tiene que elegir un bloque.
Bloque de Hidráulica, Medio Ambiente y Energía (16,5 ECTS)
Energía hidroeléctrica, eólica y mareomotriz (4.5 ECTS), Análisis de Sistemas Hidráulicos e Hidrológicos (3 ECTS), Modelización y Simulación de Estructuras Hidráulicas (4,5 ECTS), Ingeniería Fluvial (4,5 ECTS)
Bloque de Construcción (16,5 ECTS)
Puentes (4,5 ECTS), Tipología Estructural y Constructiva (4,5 ECTS), Procedimientos especiales de Cimentación (4,5 ECTS), Aplicaciones del método de los elementos finitos en Ingeniería Estructural (3 ECTS)
Bloque de Transportes, Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio (16,5 ECTS)
Infraestructuras y Servicios Urbanos (4,5 ECTS), Intersecciones y enlaces en redes viarias (4,5 ECTS), Planificación y Gestión Territorial (3 ECTS), Ingeniería Paisajística (4,5 ECTS)
[T03 ]. Team work
Upon successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1. Formulate suitable mathematical models based on the idealization and discretization of real structures.
2. Know the theoretical bases of the FEM applied to structures.
3. Apply techniques for solving different types of real problems (linear/nonlinear, stability, static/dynamic, etc.)
4. Apply validation techniques to the model used in the analysis.
5. Perform analysis of the response results to improve and validate the results.
6. Know and use analysis software by the MEF.
7. Motivate the teams and guide their development, solving any technical or personal problems that may arise; detect and solve the causes of inefficiency at work; evaluate or measure the effectiveness of each member and the group or final; create collective leadership.
8. Integrate, stimulate and lead work teams, which can be interdisciplinary or use virtual communication tools, to achieve the objectives set.
Fundamentos del MEF en ingeniería estructural. El método de los desplazamientos. Elementos y funciones de interpolación. Introducción a programas de análisis por elementos finitos. Interfase gráfica de usuario. Técnicas de modelado. Preproceso, análisis y postproceso. Modelado y resolución de diversos problemas estructurales en ingeniería civil.
UNIT I. INTRODUCTION.
LESSON 1. PRELIMINARIES.
LESSON 2. STANDARD DISCRETE SYSTEMS.
LESSON 3. WEIGHTED RESIDUAL AND VARIATIONAL APPROACHES.
UNIT II. BASIC FORMULATION.
LESSON 4. DISPLACEMENT APPROACH.
LESSON 5. PLANE STRESS AND PLANE STRAIN.
LESSON 6. THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRESS ANALYSIS.
LESSON 7. ELEMENT SHAPE FUNCTIONS.
UNIT III. MAPPED ELEMENTS AND NUMERICAL INTEGRATION.
LESSON 8. TRANSFORMED ELEMENTS.
LESSON 9. NUMERICAL INTEGRATION.
UNIT IV. COMPUTER PROCEDURES.
LESSON 10. GEOMETRY, MATERIAL, LOADS AND MESH SPECIFICATION.
LESSON 11. ASSEMBLY AND SOLUTION.
LESSON 12. RESULTS PROCESSING.
PRACTICE 1. DISCREET PLANE AND SPACE SYSTEMS.
Creation of real structure models and their analysis with the SAP commercial program. Analysis of the results of the response.
PRACTICE 2. LINEAR ANALYSIS OF A STRUCTURE SUBJECT TO PLANE STRESS OR TO PLANE STRAIN.
Using the MATLAB program, a computer application is created for the linear analysis of a structure subjected to plane stress or plane strain. Another model of the same structure is created for analysis with the SAP commercial program. Results are compared and errors made in discretization are analyzed.
PRACTICE 3. ANALYSIS OF A RETAINING WALL.
Creation of a parametric model for advanced nonlinear analysis and optimization of a retaining wall. Comparison of results with those obtained by traditional methods and in accordance with design codes.
PRACTICE 4. SECOND ORDER ELASTIC ANALYSIS OF A STRUCTURE.
Using the SAP program, the geometric nonlinear analysis of a structure with large axial loads and small displacements is performed. The global elastic buckling critical loads are obtained with various load hypotheses and support conditions. The geometric non-linear analysis of the same structure is performed considering large axial loads and large displacements. The global buckling critical load is obtained and the results obtained are compared.
PRACTICE 5. SECOND ORDER ELASTO-PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF A STRUCTURE.
Using the SAP program, the mechanism, and the critical load, of collapse of a steel structure with plastic sections and including second order effects are obtained.
PRACTICE 6. DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A STRUCTURE.
Using the SAP program, a model is created for the dynamic linear analysis of a three-dimensional structure.
Promoting the continuous improvement of working and study conditions of the entire university community is one the basic principles and goals of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Such commitment to prevention and the responsibilities arising from it concern all realms of the university: governing bodies, management team, teaching and research staff, administrative and service staff and students. The UPCT Service of Occupational Hazards (Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la UPCT) has published a "Risk Prevention Manual for new students" (Manual de acogida al estudiante en materia de prevención de riesgos), which may be downloaded from the e-learning platform ("Aula Virtual"), with instructions and recommendations on how to act properly, from the point of view of prevention (safety, ergonomics, etc.), when developing any type of activity at the University. You will also find recommendations on how to proceed in an emergency or if an incident occurs. Particularly when carrying out training practices in laboratories, workshops or field work, you must follow all your teacher's instructions, because he/she is the person responsible for your safety and health during practice performance. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and do not put your safety or that of your classmates at risk.
Theory classes, problems and/or resolution of practical cases in the classroom.
Professor's presentation, with the help of electronic devices, whiteboards and Internet resources, of the most important content,
complexity, and the most relevant aspects. Resolution of doubts raised by the students.
Also, standard problems will be solved and practical cases will be analyzed. The work will be emphasized in proposing resolution methods and not in the results. Sometimes there is a time for the student to try to solve it, with the possibility of active participation through student volunteers. Similar problems and / or practical cases will be proposed.
16
100
Computer practice.
In the computer room, application software of the knowledge worked for the resolution of real practical cases will be used.
12
100
Continuous assessment activities.
There will be two individual exams with two parts each: a 10-question test (25% relative weight) and short questions (25% relative weight).
2
100
Final assessment activities.
There will be an individual exam with two parts: a 10-question test (50% relative weight) and short questions (50% relative weight).
4
100
Study and work of the student (individual and/or teamwork) including, if necessary, handling of information in other languages.
Personal study of the student of theoretical and practical cases.
After carrying out several works of application of the theoretical contents in the computer room, works of application of the contents acquired during the realization of the practices will be carried out in free hours.
50
0
Tutorials.
Individual or group monitoring of learning. Review of cases raised in class and previous exams.
6
50
Exam/s (theory and/or practice).
There will be two midterm exams with two parts each. Each midterm exam consists of two parts:
1) Test: short test questions with four possible answers. They evaluate theoretical knowledge. Three wrong answers subtract, without continuity solution, a well answered answer. Relative weight of this part in the note of the official written exam: 25%.
2) Short questions: two or three short questions of practical application of the theory. They assess skills. Relative weight of this part in the note of the official written exam: 25%.
At least a score of 3 points out of 10 must be obtained to pass a midterm exam.
Midterm exams assess all learning outcomes, with special emphasis on learning outcomes 1 to 3.
In all the midterm exams, the following is valued: i) the precision in the answers to the questions (theoretical part), and ii) the rigor in the application of the theoretical/practical contents and the applied methodology (data analysis and selection of the applied procedures) to arrive at the correct solution (practical part).
50 %
Individual assignments and/or presentations.
In the practical sessions, the students will be given some sheets with exercises proposed to be carried out during the session. At the end of the session the professor will give the solutions for selfevaluation of the students.
As an extension of the work done in each computer practice, two-students groups will carry out an exercise in free time. Each group must deliver a report within two weeks that must meet the evaluable quality criteria previously known by the students.
Practical sessions assess all learning outcomes, with special emphasis on learning outcomes 4 to 8.
The practical work will value the following: rigor, clarity, initiative in the search for information, analysis of the results and synthesis of the information obtained.
40 %
Team assignments and/or presentations.
Each group must present the work done in free time and answer the professor's questions.
Team assignments assess all learning outcomes.
Team assignments will value the following: rigor, clarity, initiative in the search for information, analysis of the results and synthesis of the information obtained.
10 %
Exam/s (theory and/or practice).
There will be an official exam with two parts, each corresponding to a midterm exam.
Each part consists, in turn, of two parts:
1) Test: short test questions with four possible answers. They evaluate theoretical knowledge. Three wrong answers subtract, without continuity solution, a well answered answer. Relative weight of this part in the note of the official written exam: 25%.
2) Short questions: two or three short questions of practical application of the theory. They assess skills. Relative weight of this part in the note of the official written exam: 25%.
At least a score of 3 points out of 10 must be obtained to pass a part.
The exam assesses all learning outcomes, with special emphasis on learning outcomes 1 to 3.
The exam assesses the following: i) the precision in the answers to the questions (theoretical part), and ii) the rigor in the application of the theoretical/practical contents and the applied methodology (data analysis and selection of the applied procedures) to arrive at the correct solution (practical part).
50 %
Team assignments and/or presentations.
As an extension of the work carried out in each laboratory practice, the groups did an exercise in their free time. Each group can correct and / or expand the work carried out and deliver a report that must meet the assessable quality criteria previously known by the students.
Team assignments assess all learning outcomes.
Team assignments will value the following: rigor, clarity, initiative in the search for information, analysis of the results and synthesis of the information obtained.
50 %
Passing a midterm exam (continuous assessment) exempts the student from taking the corresponding part in the official/final exam. However, having passed a midterm exam, the student who deems it appropriate may take the corresponding part in the final exam to raise the mark obtained. The marks obtained are kept until the last exam of the subject.
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