This module will build on fundamentals in structural engineering design taught in Year 1. The learning context is a design project conducted in a studio environment. Studio learning is supported by a combination of lecture and laboratory sessions that feature realistic engineering problems. Students will encounter fundamental concepts of stress, strain and internal force and, as part of an iterative design process, apply this knowledge to analyse simple statically determinate structures. Students will interpret the results of structural analyses and apply them during the design process to validate proposed solutions.

• Define direct and shear Stress & Strain; • Apply Mohr's Circle to calculate stress at a point on various planes; • Explain the concept of shear stress; • Explain the concept of shear flow and apply it to the analysis of a simple torsion problem; • Establish fundamental equilibrium relations between shear and bending moment in a beam; • Draw the bending stress distribution assumed in simple beam bending theory; • Derive and draw the shear stress distribution in a beam; • Derive and explain the use in analysis of the 2nd Moment of Area of a section in bending; • Derive and explain the meaning of the engineer's equation of bending; • Analyse simply supported and fixed end beams under point and uniform loads and draw the corresponding bending moment and shear force diagrams; • Using Euler's theory, establish the elastic critical load for an axially loaded column; • Using an iterative process, develop a structural solution for an assigned design problem with constraints. Carry out a structural analysis of design proposals. Apply quantitative design criteria to validate the design. Build and test prototype scale models.

At the end of this module students will be able to: • Explain concepts including stress, strain and internal force from mechanics of solids and structural analysis and apply them in the analysis of a structural element or simple structural system; • Determine bending moment and shear force diagrams for a variety of beam types; • Determine maximum bending and shear stresses in beams; • Calculate the second moment of area of various cross sections; • Given the bending stresses and shear stresses in a beam, determine the principal stresses by calculation and using Mohr's stress circle; • Collaborate within a group to discuss and organize ideas and communicate them to their peers; • Integrate rigorous scientific ideas for validating a design solution; • Distinguish between analysis and design; • Demonstrate creativity by proposing multiple solutions to a design problem.

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At the end of this module students will be able to: • Physically demonstrate positive and negative axial forces, shear forces and bending moments by applying various loads to a physical model; • Carry out laboratory tests to determine the mechanical properties of materials.

Lectures, tutorials and laboratory based sessions. Lectures focus on the theoretical concepts necessary for the completion of a project. Laboratory sessions focus on the development of practical skills and understanding. Graduate attributes such as creativity, collaboration, knowledge and responsibility will be fostered by the use of the programme's problem-based learning educational approach. Students work on solving problems in groups and develop their communication skills by presenting their design solutions verbally and non-verbally.