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INS5420Theory of Plates and Shells3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instruction
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course offers, the principles of plate and shell theories and their applications to numerous structural elements.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : understand the theories of plates and shells.1,51,3
PO - 2 : learn bending and membrane theories of shells.1,51,3
PO - 3 : be aware of exact and approximate solution methods for plates and shells.1,5,111,3
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Elements of plate-bending theory, Circular plates, Rectangular plates, Numerical methods, Anisotropic plates, Plates under combined lateral and in-plane loads,Thermal stresses in plates, Membrane stresses in shells, Bending stresses in shells, Applications to pipes,tanks and pressure vessels.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Differential equation of plate-bending and boundary conditions
 Week 2Methods for solution of plate deflections
 Week 3Circular plates
 Week 4Rectengular plates
 Week 5Rectengular plates
 Week 6Numerical methods.Finite difference
 Week 7Solution of the finite difference equations
 Week 8Anisotropic plates.Thermal stresses in plates
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Membrane stresses in shells
 Week 11Symmetricaly loaded shells of revolution
 Week 12Bending stresses in shells
 Week 13Applications to pipes ,tanks and pressure vessels
 Week 14Applications to pipes, tanks and pressure vessels
 Week 15Cylindrical shells under general loading
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Ugural,A.C.1999; Stresses İn Plates and Shells,2nd ed.McGraw-Hill New York
2 Timoshenko,S.P. and S.Woinowsky-Kreieger,!959; Theory of Plates and Shells,2nd ed. McGraw-Hill New York
3Girkmann,K. Çeviren S.S.Tameroğlu 1964-1965 ; Yüzeysel Taşıyıcı Sistemler,İ.T.Ü.Yayınları, Cilt 1 Sayı 565 , Cilt 2 Sayı 607 , İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Flügge,W.1967; Stresses in Shells ,Springer-Verlag ,New York
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 3 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 6
9
10
12
13
4
4
4
4
4
20
End-of-term exam 16 3 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 3 30
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 10 5 50
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 3 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load212