Syllabus Information

1. General information

The aim of this subject is to familiarize the student with the most advanced simulation techniques of most commercial structural analysis codes. Therefore, the necessary theoretical concepts and professional skills will be conveyed and applied through the execution of a project.

These approaches and objectives are aligned with some of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, of the 2030 Agenda(https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/) and certain specific targets, so that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject provides training and competence to the student to contribute to some extent to their achievement:

• Goal 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Objective 9.4 From now until 2030, modernize infrastructure and reconvert industries to make them sustainable, using resources more efficiently and promoting the adoption of clean and environmentally rational industrial technologies and processes, and ensuring that all countries take measures according to their respective capacities.
• Goal 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Objective 9.5. Enhance scientific research and improve the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, among others, by fostering innovation and significantly increasing, by 2030, the number of R&D personnel per million population and public and private sector expenditures on research and development.
• Goal 12. Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns. Objective 12.5. By 2030, significantly reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse activities.

2. Learning results

The subject complements those of the structural branch that will provide the student with advanced training in the field of computer simulation. It includes a detailed description of the most modern simulation techniques that, despite their recent development, are already included in most commercial simulation codes. It thus endows the student with an advanced analytical ability that complements the more classic and basic disciplines already studied (Deformable Solid Mechanics, Theory of Structures). Therefore, it is a unique opportunity for future engineers to train in a modern discipline that is being increasingly demanded in the industry.

The student, in order to pass this subject, must demonstrate the following learning results:

• To select the most appropriate model for the structural system under study.
• To select the most appropriate computational technique to solve the structural problem.
• To analyse and design advanced structural systems.
• To know and apply the knowledge and techniques required in bar, plate and sheet structural typologies. To apply these theoretical knowledge to the mechanical calculation of pressure vessels and containers.
• To know and apply the knowledge and techniques required for the dynamic calculation of solids and structures.
• To know and apply the knowledge and techniques required for the non-linear calculation of solids and structures.

3. Syllabus

The subject's program includes the following topics:

• Introduction to linear elasticity
• Finite elements for linear elasticity
• Introduction to non-linear elasticity
• Nonlinear kinematics
• Tensions and balance
• Constitutive equations
• Introduction to plasticity
• Plasticity in large deformations
• Linearization of equilibrium equations
• Boundary conditions

4. Academic activities

A01 Participatory master class. Presentation by the teacher of the main contents of the subject.
A03 Practices. Different practices will be carried out.
A05 Practical application or research work.
A06 Tutoring.
A08 Assessment

5. Assessment system

There are two evaluation methods to pass the subject: gradual and global .

For a gradual evaluation, the following tests are proposed:

• Computer practices (20%).  The individual completion of tests on the content of the subject's practices, distributed throughout the term. A grade equal to or higher than 4 will allow to average this grade with those of other activities.
• Tutored work (40%). Completion in groups of a continuous work or project throughout the term that will integrate the aspects addressed in the subject. A grade equal to or higher than 4 will allow to average this grade with those of other activities.
• Final Exam (40%). The student must demonstrate, through a series of theoretical-practical questions, that they has acquired the knowledge taught throughout the entire subject. A grade equal to or higher than 4 will allow to average this grade with those of other activities.

For a global evaluation of the subject, the following is proposed:

• Theoretical-practical exam to be taken on the date indicated by the academic calendar of the School of Engineering and Architecture for each of the two calls. To pass the overall assessment method, it will be necessary in any case to obtain a grade of 5 out of 10.