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CE483 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Course Code:	5620483
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA UÐUR POLAT
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 5620384 Set 2: 5620383
One of the sets above should be completed before taking CE483 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS.

Course Content

Review of basic concepts of structural analysis, direct stiffness analysis of 2D and 3D frame structures, special techniques in stiffness analysis and structures, virtual work principles based on virtual displacements, introduction to finite element method, nonlinear analysis of frame structures for large deflections. Prerequisite: CE 383