Code: | L.EC018 | Acronym: | RM2 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Basic Sciences |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Construction Materials Division |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Civil Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L.EC | 229 | Syllabus | 2 | - | 6 | 65 | 162 |
JUSTIFICATION:
Strength of Materials is an essential area of knowledge in a Civil Engineering degree. It deals with the different models of material behavior, which in the simplest case may be linear-elastic isotropic, and in other cases may include plasticity or brittle rupture effects, among others. It also studies the effects of applied forces and strains imposed on structures composed of linear parts, allowing the resulting stresses and strains to be calculated using simple models. It deals not only with homogeneous members, but also with structural elements composed of two or more materials.
OBJECTIVES:
The main objective of the course unit of Strength of Materials 2 is to develop in the Engineering student the ability to analyze a given structural problem, in a simple and logical way, and to apply some well known fundamental principles in its solution. It is intended that the student is able to determine the stresses and strains in any cross section of a linear member that is part of a reticulated isostatic or hyperstatic structure.
The problems of safety verification and design of real structures are solved in a simplified way, aiming at the acquisition by the student of basic knowledge in the field of Civil Engineering Structures, which will allow their further study in specialization course units.
Knowledge: Know the fundamental concepts of Strength of Materials and the simplified models for determining the states of stress and strain in linear members, concerning shear and torsion effects (shear stress effects), combined effects of axial effort and bending moment (composed bending), present in isostatic or one time hyperstatic reticulated structures. Determine the states of stress and strain at a point in a continuous medium (solid mechanics). Know the fundamental concepts of elastic instability in axially compressed bars.
Understanding: Understand the structural behavior in service of three-dimensional reticulated systems. Understand the resistant behavior of linear members. Understand the implications, in terms of stresses and strains, of brittle materials in tension. Understand the determination of stresses and strains, and their principal directions, of plane stress and strain states. Understand the structural behavior of axially compressed bars exposed to elastic instability.
Application: Solve practical exercises directed towards the analysis of real problems in civil engineering.
Analysis: Analyze, discuss, and critically interpret the results, highlighting the models' potentialities and limitations.
Summary: Formulate simple solutions for practical applications in civil engineering.
Rating: Criticize the chosen solutions and methodologies used, demonstrating the capabilities of the models and their limitations.
DISTRIBUTION OF MATTERS: Chapter 1: 20%; Chapter 2: 15%; Chapter 3: 20%; Chapter 4: 20%; Chapter 5: 10%; Chapter 6: 15%
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Teste | 25,00 |
Exame | 75,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 65,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 70,00 |
Total: | 135,00 |
Attendance is obtained according to the FEUP Specific Regulations for Student Evaluation in force in the present academic year.
A student is considered to have fulfilled the attendance rules to a curricular unit if, having been regularly enrolled, he/she does not exceed the limit number of absences, corresponding to 25% of the Theoretical-Practical classes and 25% of the Theoretical classes of the present academic year.
The following cases are exempt from obtaining Attendance:
- Provided by law;
- Students who have fulfilled the attendance conditions in previous school years, in the L.EC course or in the MIEC course.
This point refers only to the Attendance requirement. The information on how the marks of the Distributed Assessment component are obtained is regulated in the point "Calculation of the Final Classification". It is emphasized that the Distributed Assessment classification is always obtained in the current academic year.
1. GENERAL ASPECTS
The Final Grade (CF) is defined based on a Distributed Assessment and a Final Exam in the Regular Season and/or in the Appeal Season. The Distributed Assessment is optional and it is not counted in the case of Exam for Improvement of Classification. Students who do not succed in the Regular Season are admitted to the exam in the Appeal Season. All assessment components are expressed on a scale of 0 to 20.
2. DISTRIBUTED ASSESSMENT (AD)
The Distributed Assessment is optional and is always done for the school year in progress. It consists in two tests (AD1 and AD2), with equal quotations, and a total weight of 25%. These tests are a written test without consultation, on dates to be announced. The matter being evaluated in the 2 tests (AD1 and AD2), in terms of exercise sheets, is published after the publication of the AD Exams calendar defined by the Director of L.EC. The student's classification in the Distributed Assessment is given by:
CAD = 0,5 CAD1 + 0,5 CAD2
where CAD1 and CAD2 represent the student's classification in the testes AD1 and AD2 respectively, rounded to one decimal. If the student does not perform an assessment component, a classification of zero is attributed to that component. The CAD grade is rounded to one decimal.
3. REGULAR SEASON (EN)
The final exam, to be made in the Regular Season, is a written test without consultation, about all of the Course Unit's programme. The Regular Season Classification (N) is given by:
N = max { 0,25 CAD + 0,75 CEN ; CEN }
where CEN represents the student's classification in the Regular Season's final exam, rounded to one decimal. The N grade is rounded to the unit.
4. APPEAL SEASON (ER)
The final exam, to be made in the Appeal Season, is a written test without consultation, about all of the Course Unit's programme. The Appeal Season Classification (R) is given by:
R = max { 0,25 CAD + 0,75 CER ; CER }
where CER represents the student's classification in the Appeal Season's final exam, rounded to one decimal. The R grade is rounded to the unit.
5. CALCULATION OF FINAL GRADE (CF)
The Final Grade (CF) is given by the following formula:
CF = max {N ; R}
The maximum Final Grade CF obtained under the conditions described before is limited to 16 values. To obtain higher classification is necessary to conduct a complementary oral test in conditions to be agreed with the regents of UC (no need to register with FEUP's Central Secretariat).
The knowledge assessment for Students who require Special Exams, under the FEUP Evaluation Rules, will be carried out exclusively at a single moment by performing a written exam on all the subjects taught at UC, without consultation. The Special Exam classification, between 0 and 20 points, is rounded to the unit.
There will be complementary study material available in the UC Contents on SIGARRA and on the UC Moodle page.
Working time estimated out of classes: 5 hours.