Theory of Plates and Shells | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CIV 7259

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Master of Science In Civil Engineering

College:

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

School:

School of Engineering

Department:

Civil And Environmental Engineering

Course Discipline:

Physics.

Course Description & Objectives:

This course deals with the theory and design of thin shell structures, using the membrane and bending theories for of shells of revolution and translation, and their application to analysis of domes, hyperbolic, paraboloid, elliptic and cylindrical shells. The course also introduces the finite element method for plate bending. Objectives:

To enable the student analyse and design thin shell structures including domes, hyperbolic, paraboloid, elliptic and cylindrical shells
To enable the student formulate Finite Element Equations for solution of the structural response of plate bending problems

Learning Outcomes:

On completing the course the student should be able to:

Analyse and design thin shell structures including domes, hyperbolic, paraboloid, elliptic and cylindrical shells
Formulate Finite Element Equations for solution of the structural response of plate bending problems and obtain solutions to shell structures