COURSE SYLLABUS

Structural engineering 7.5 Credits

Konstruktionsteknik
First cycle, B0002B
Version
Course syllabus valid: Autumn 2017 Sp 2 - Present
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Syllabus established
The plan is established by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2007-01-31 and is valid from H07.

Last revised
by Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies Eva Gunneriusson, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering 17 Aug 2017

Education level
First cycle
Grade scale
G U 3 4 5
Subject
Structural Engineering
Subject group (SCB)
Building Technology

Entry requirements

In order to meet the general entry requirements for first cycle studies you must have successfully completed upper secondary education and documented skills in English language and Mathematics and basic physics including area integrals, vectors, differential equations and equilibrium.


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Selection

The selection is based on 1-165 credits.



Course Aim
To attain basic ability to do calculations related to strength of materials and beam theory.

Contents
Basics of strength of materials: Stresses, strains and their relations and transformations
Bars: Stresses, strains and deformations
Beams: Moments, shear forces and stresses from bending.
Introduction to deformations, stability and design

Realization
There will be lectures, exercises and demonstrations. Demonstrations are compulsory.

Examination
Written exam with graded marks (U, 3, 4, 5)
Presence at demonstrations and passed reports on demonstrations.

Transition terms
This course replaces the earlier courses ABB017 and ABK117.

Examiner
Ulf Ohlsson

Transition terms
The course B0002B is equal to ABB025

Literature. Valid from Autumn 2008 Sp 1 (May change until 10 weeks before course start)
Compendiums from LTU
Introduktion till strukturmekaniken, Susanne Heyden, Ola Dahlblom, Anders Olsson och Göran Sandberg, Studentlitteratur

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Course offered by
Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

Items/credits
NumberTypeCreditsGrade
0001Written exam6.0G U 3 4 5
0002Laboratory work1.5U G#

Study guidance
Study guidance for the course is to be found in our learning platform Canvas before the course starts. Students applying for single subject courses get more information in the Welcome letter. You will find the learning platform via My LTU.

Published:7 November 2013
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