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AEE562 THEORY OF PLATES

Course Code: 5720562
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Introduction to Boundary Value Problems in elasticity theory. Stress resultants in plates. Strain-displacement relations and displacements. Stress- displacement relations. Basic assumptions in thin plate theory. Governing equations of classical plate theory. Classical and numerical methods of solution of plates in aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering structures. Introduction to vibrations, stability and shear theory of plates. Introduction to shear theory of plates. Introduction to composite plates.