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NON LINEAR ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

CODE 66265
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 5 cfu during the 1st year of 10799 INGEGNERIA CIVILE(LM-23) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/08
    LANGUAGE English
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course deals with the nonlinear response of solids and structures with focus on problems characterized by geometric and material nonlinearities. The problems are solved using analytical and numerical approaches through the finite element method. Numerical applications are presented using the finite element code ANSYS.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Basic knowledge to evaluate the ultimate load-bearing capacity of solids and structures using nonlinear analyses. Analytical and numerical approaches to treat material and geometrical nonlinearities.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Lectures and laboratory sessions using the finite element code ANSYS.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    The finite element method: introduction; brush up on the direct stiffness method (bar and MOM element and trusses), the variational formulation (bar element), plane stress and isoparametric elements and shape functions; finite element modeling; the nonlinear bar element; finite element solution of nonlinear problems: geometric nonlinearities; linearized buckling; post-buckling; plasticity; constraints and contact; continua with cracks. The finite element code ANSYS, introduction and applications. 

    Stability and Buckling: basic concepts and response diagrams; stability of systems with n degrees of freedom; stability of trusses and frames; Von Mises arch and snapping instability. Applications with ANSYS.   

    The elasto-brittle solid (introduction to fracture mechanics): stress concentration and intensification; fracture criteria; ductile-brittle transition in the structural collapse. Applications with ANSYS.  

    The elasto-plastic solid: incremental analysis and limit analysis. Applications with ANSYS 

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    • Felippa C.A, Introduction to Finite Element Methods, University of Colorado at Boulder, sito web prof. Felippa.
    • Felippa C.A., Nonlinear Finite Element Methods, University of Colorado at Boulder, sito web prof. Felippa.
    • L. Nunziante, L. Gambarotta, A. Tralli, Scienza delle costruzioni, McGraw-Hill.
    • Carpinteri A., Scienza delle Costruzioni 1,2, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna.
    • L. Corradi dell'Acqua, Meccanica delle strutture vol. 3, McGraw-Hill.
    • Z.P. Bazant, L. Cedolin, Stability of structures, Oxford Press.
    • M. Jirasek, Z. P.Bazant, Inelastic analysis of structures, Wiley.
    • Carpinteri A., Meccanica della Frattura, Pitagora

     

     

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    ROBERTA MASSABO' (President)

    STEFANO VOZZELLA

    ILARIA MONETTO (President Substitute)

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The exam consists in :

    a) a final oral exam (three-four questions, solution of simple problems and applications);

    b) a written report on a take-home lab exam (solution of a nonlinear problem using the finite element code ANSYS)

    The final oral exam may be substituted by two written mid-term quizzes.

    The take-home lab exams may have different levels of complexity:

    Lab exam B: solution of a basic problem, similar to those solved in class, presented in the tutorials on the course website or in ANSYS verification manual

    Lab exam H: solution of a problem which requires the use of different techniques or different ANSYS commands or some analytical derivations for verification. This second option is reserved to students who are interested in deepening their knowledge on the solution of nonlinear problems, on the use of FEM codes or in tackling an applied problem

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Final grade composed of:

    oral discussion, or mid-term quizzes, (50%) and take-home Lab exam (50%) 

     

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    07/01/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    26/01/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    15/02/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    15/06/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    15/07/2022 09:00 GENOVA Orale