Module Descriptors
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
MECH70647
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Evangelia Ganniari Papageorgiou
Email: evi.ganniari@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT (Allocate Slot on Exam Timetable) weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
24 Hours lectures 12 Hours tutorials
Formal lectures will be supplemented by hands on sessions using finite element software.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An assignment weighted 50% which will assess learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
An examination - Unseen in examination conditions length 2 hours weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4.
Module Indicative Content
Elastic and plastic deformation and failure criteria models for stress analysis. Finite element analysis theory and applications. Stress analysis using ANSYS: Meshing, element types, boundary conditions, post processing of results. Vibration and frequency analysis with ANSYS. Optimization methods. Nonlinear behaviour of materials.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Strength of materials and structures, J. Case et.al., Arnold, 1999, ISBN 0-340-719208
Finite element analysis, S. Moaveni, 2nd edition Prentice Hall. 2003, ISBN 0-13-1918575
Module Resources
Finite element software, library