Academic Catalog

ME544 BEAMS, PLATES AND SHELLS

Course Code: 5690544
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. FEVZÝ SUAT KADIOÐLU
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Equations of elasticity. Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. Timoshenko beam theory. Kirchoff plate theory. Mindlin plate theory. Kirchoff-Love hypothesis for shells. Reisner theory. Buckling of bems, plates and shells.