Academic Catalog

ME404 THIN WALLED STRUCTURES

Course Code: 5690404
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SÜHA ORAL
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Stretching, bending and torsion of thin walled beams, normal stresses and shear flows in open, single cell and multicell section, shear center, Vlasov theory and axial effects, warping torque and bimoment loadings, thin plates, membrane shells, stability of thin walled members.