Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

Objective

Students who complete the module:

Læringsmål

Viden

Knowledge

• Understand fundamental properties of construction materials in civil engineering with emphasis on their mechanical response
• Understand fundamental theories and methods for analysis of structural material behaviour, including elasticity and plasticity
• Have an understanding of the implementation of material models into computational codes including the Finite Element Method
• Have a basic knowledge and understanding of experimental work related to calibration of material models

Færdigheder

Skills

• Use correct terminology regarding the behaviour and modelling of construction materials
• Be able to formulate a constitutive model for the behaviour of a construction material
• Be able to implement a constitutive model for a construction material into a computer code
• Be able to calibrate a constitutive material model based on laboratory tests
• Be able to conduct numerical analysis of civil engineering problems involving nonlinear material behaviour
• Be able to plan and set up tests for determining material properties and calibrating constitutive models

Kompetencer

Competencies

• Be able to analyse the behaviour of construction materials
• Be able to select and apply appropriate material models for the analysis of structural behaviour under different load conditions
• Be able to compare results obtained by different constitutive models and be able to judge the quality of the results

Undervisningsform

Type of instruction

Lectures, etc. supplemented with project work, workshops, presentation seminars, lab tests.

Omfang og forventet arbejdsindsats

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.

Eksamen

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