COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EVREN MELTEM TOYGAR

Offered to

Mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics

Course Objective

Beams subjected to axial compression and simultaneously supporting lateral loads are known as beam-columns When certain assumptions are made about the naturte of deformation of an elastic system during the change of configuration associated with the buckling mode,the elastic system may be approximated by suitable ansd adjustable parameters that are determined. When certain assumptions are made about the nature of the deformation of an elastic system during the change of configuration associated with neutral equilibrium (buckling mode), this elastic system may be approximated by one involving suitable and adjustable parameters or generalised oordinates which are to be determined in order that the neutral equilibrium conditions are fulfilled. This idea provides approximate methods which are very useful to the practical engineer; the best known of these methods are presented in this lecture, i.e. the Rayleigh coefficient, the Rayleigh-Ritz method, and the Galerkin method. An outline of some numerical methods, such as the Euler finite difference method and the finite element method, is also given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Stephen P. TIMOSHENKO, James M. GERE 1961, Theory of Elastic Stability, McGraw-Hill Company,
2)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, problem-session and discussion format. All students are expected to attend both the lecture and problem-session, discussion so they are also expected to solve on their own and submit homework in time.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Optional

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Optional

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. M.Evren TOYGAR, evren.toygar@deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 0 232 301 92 25

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes