ME404 THIN WALLED STRUCTURES
| Course Code: | 5690404 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. SÜHA ORAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
COURSE OBJECTIVE 1: At the end of this part, the students will learn basic definitions, different coordinate systems and simplified expressions for some section properties for thin walled structures
COURSE OBJECTIVE 2: At the end of this part, the students will learn the stress distributions in stretching and bending
COURSE OBJECTIVE 3: At the end of this part, the students will learn the stress distributions in stretching and bending
COURSE OBJECTIVE 4: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze various sections under torsional loading
COURSE OBJECTIVE 5: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze various sections under shear forces
COURSE OBJECTIVE 6: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine the shear center of various sections
COURSE OBJECTIVE 7: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine the warping of various sections in torsion
COURSE OBJECTIVE 8: At the end of this part, the students will learn Vlasov beam theory
COURSE OBJECTIVE 9: At the end of this part, the students will learn to analyze beam columns
COURSE OBJECTIVE 10: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine critical loads in flexural-torsional buckling
COURSE OBJECTIVE 11: At the end of this part, the students will learn to determine critical loads in lateral buckling
COURSE OBJECTIVE 12 At the end of this part, the students will learn basics about thin plates and shells
Course Content
Stretching, bending and torsion of thin walled beams, normal stresses and shear flows in open, single cell and multicell section, shear center, Vlasov theory and axial effects, warping torque and bimoment loadings, thin plates, membrane shells, stability of thin walled members.
Course Learning Outcomes
1.
An understanding of thin walled structures X. Ability to determine some section properties. Ability to work with different coordinates. An understanding of stresses and strains in thin walled structures.
2.
Analysis of sections under centric axial loading. Analysis of sections under pure bending moment loading.
3.
Determination of normal stresses in sections under centric axial loading. Determination of normal stresses in sections under bending moments
4.
Differences among open, single cell and multicell sections in torsional behavior. Determination of shear stresses in various sections under torque.
5.
Differences among open, single cell and multicell sections in shear behavior. Determination of shear stresses in various sections under shear forces.
6.
Determination of shear centers of various sections
7.
Sectorial centroid concept. Determination of warping in various sections.
8.
Understanding of Vlasov theory. Bimoment and warping torque concepts. Stress analysis in restrained warping cases.
9.
Beam column concept. Understanding of a nonlinear problem. Stress analysis of various beam columns.
10.
A coupled problem concept. Determining critical loads for flexural-torsional buckling for various cases.
11.
Lateral buckling concept. Determining critical loads for lateral buckling for various cases.
12.
An understanding of thin plate and shell behavior. Stress analysis for some simple cases
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||