AOE-4324: Energy Methods for Structures
Description: Work and energy relationships in structures, flexibility and stiffness influence coefficients, Maxwell and Betti-Rayleigh reciprocal theorems, strain energy and complementary strain energy for thin-walled structures, Castigliano’s first and second theorems for trusses and frames, unit action and unit displacement states, direct stiffness method, principles of minimum total potential energy and total complementary energy for bars, beams, and plates, Ritz method, finite element method for bars and beams.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 6
Average GPA: 3.50 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 45.17%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 7.31%
| Gary D Seidel | 2024 | 54.0% | 30.1% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 3.50 | 6 |