Department Diten – Dsa (Università degli studi di Genova)
Master’s Degree Yacht Design (Engineering)
Year/semester 2014/2
Course title Structural Mechanics
ID Course Code 66323
Course Credit (CFU) 6
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector ICAR/08
Course Type -
Professor Roberta Sburlati
Education objectives 1. To educate students with fundamental mechanics of solids and structures theories for determining the response of solid bodies to various loading conditions.
2. To analyse elastic response of structural elements made with conventional or composite materials.
Learning outcomes Introduction.
Linear elasticity theory.
Structural theories for plate and shells.
Introduction to mechanics of multi-layered materials.
Assessment Hours 50
Lectures 40
Practice 10
Laboratory -
Organization and examinations Oral final exam Notes aulaweb
Prerequisite -
Bibliography references Mase, G.T. Mase, G.E., Continuum Mechanics for Engineering, CRC Press, New York (1999).
Sadd, M.H., Elasticity: Theory, Applications, and Numerics, Elsevier (2009).
Ventsel, E., Krauthammer, T., Thin Plates and Shells, Marcel Dekker, New York (2001).
Jones,R.M. Mechanics of Composite Materials, Taylor and Francis (1999).
