Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Understand fundamental properties of structures and
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.
- Understand fundamental continuum mechanics theories for solids,
plates and beams.
- Have a basic knowledge and understanding of experimental work
related to calibration of material models.
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 set up the static, kinematic and constitutive
relations for solving a mechanical problem.
- Be able to apply the principle of virtual work in solving
mechanical problems.
- Be able to apply classical elastic and plastic material models
for simulating structural material behaviour.
Competences
- Be able to analyse the behaviour of structures and 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.
- Be able to compare results obtained by different structural
models and be able to judge the quality of the results.
Type of instruction
Lectures, etc. supplemented with project work, workshops,
presentation seminars, lab tests.
Extent and expected workload
Since it is a 5 ECTS project module, the workload is expected to
be 150 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Material Modelling in Civil Engineering |
Type of exam | Written or oral exam
Individual oral or written exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |