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Applied Mechanics 1 (Spring 2009)

Course code : ME-MEC1-U1
ECTS Credits : 5 Status : Compulsory
Placement : 2. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Principal Content : Mechanics and materials. Total structural design and analysis. Design of axial, torsion and flexural structures. Combined static loading. Fracture. Design of column structures against buckling. The software “Cambridge Engineering Selector” is used for interactive material selection in structural design.
Teaching method : The teaching is based on “learning by doing”. There will be introductory and summing up lectures. Project work in small groups includes computer simulations, use of internet search engines and case studies.
Required prequisites : -
Responsible teacher : Imad Abou-Hayt , iabo@dtu.dk