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Presentation
Presentation
The Theory of Structures course comes after other courses in Structures, in particular Statics of Structures from the 2nd year of LEC and introduces methods for solving statically and/or kinematically indeterminate structures. For designing Civil Engineering structures, it is necessary to quantify the internal forces/stresses and displacements/strains distributions, due to normative actions, in the entire structure in order to compare them with the imposed limits. Hence, the methods for analyzing structures must be comprehended so that it is possible to determine the required stress and strain states.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT30-23196
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
- Introdução à Teoria de Estruturas
- Calculation of displacements in plane frame structures
- The Force Method
- The Displacament Method
- Kirchhoff's thin plate theory
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Objectives
Objectives
The main objective of this UC consists of the study of the behavior of frame structures and in the application of the Force Method (FM) and the Displacements Method (DM) for their calculation. The students will increase their knowledge on the linear behavior of indeterminate structures. The students should be able to enhance their capabilities for computing displacements in planar structures and solve indeterminate structures using two distinct methodologies (FM and DM). In this UC will also be introduced some concepts on the theory of thin plates, so that the students become acquainted with the behavior of these type of structural element. The UC is based on the knowledge previously acquired in the UC Statics of Structures, namely with regard to the calculation of internal forces diagrams.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
No content.
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References
References
Slides, Exercícios e outros materiais de apoio disponibilizados ao longo do semestre
A. Ghali e A. M. Neville (2017). Structural Analysis: A Unified Classical and Matrix Approach. CRC Press, 7.ª Edição.
J. T. Freitas e C. Tiago (2022). Análise Elástica de Estruturas Reticuladas. Instituto Superior Técnico.
V. Leitão e L. Castro (2018). Apontamentos sobre análise de lajes. Instituto Superior Técnico.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
