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1. General information
Course:
DYNAMIC MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Code:
310812
Type:
ELECTIVE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
2343 - MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGINEERING OF ROADS, CANALS AND PORTS
Academic year:
2020-21
Center:
603 - E.T.S. CIVIL ENGINEERS OF CR
Group(s):
20 
Year:
2
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
English
Second language:
Spanish
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
N
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer: GONZALO FRANCISCO RUIZ LOPEZ - Group(s): 20 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Politécnico/2-A61
MECÁNICA ADA. E ING. PROYECTOS
3257
gonzalo.ruiz@uclm.es

Lecturer: CHENGXIANG YU --- - Group(s): 20 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
A55
MECÁNICA ADA. E ING. PROYECTOS
6313
chengxiang.yu@uclm.es

Lecturer: XIAOXIN ZHANG --- - Group(s): 20 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Politécnico/2-A54
MECÁNICA ADA. E ING. PROYECTOS
926052870
Xiaoxin.Zhang@uclm.es

2. Pre-Requisites

It is recommended that the students have knowledge of the following subjects:

 Continuum Mechanics and Materials Science, Rigid Body Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Science and Tecnology of Civil Engineering Materials, Strength of Materials

3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
Not established
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
Course competences
Code Description
AFC1 Ability to address and solve advanced mathematical engineering problems, from problem solving to formulation development and implementation in a computer program. In particular, the ability to formulate, program and apply advanced analytical and numerical models for calculation, design, planning and management, as well as the ability to interpret the results obtained, in the context of civil engineering.
G27 Ability to communicate in a second language.
G29 Management capacity and teamwork.
ICET1 Theoretical and practical knowledge of the behaviour of materials, structural elements and structures through constitutive models. Ability to apply these models to specific cases and use them to predict mechanical phenomena.
ICET2 Theoretical and practical knowledge of the dynamic behaviour of materials, structural elements and structures. Ability to apply these models to specific cases and use them to predict mechanical phenomena.
ICET4 Capacity for dynamic analysis of structures and determination of the main characteristics that define their dynamic response. Knowledge of the actions that generate a dynamic response in structures and the ability to carry out an effective structural design in the face of dynamic actions.
TE02 Knowledge and capacity for structural analysis through the application of methods and programmes for the design and advanced calculation of structures, based on the knowledge and understanding of loads and their application to structural typologies in civil engineering. Ability to perform structural integrity assessments.
TE03 Knowledge of all types of structures and their materials, and ability to design, project, execute and maintain civil engineering structures and buildings.
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Description
Students can identify and solve structural problems.
Students can numerically model the dynamic behavior of structures, determining the main characteristics that define their dynamic response.
Students use computer programs that simulate the mechanical behavior of materials and structures in static and dynamic regimes.
Students can calculate and design technologically each of the elements of the structure according to the materials and typology chosen to solve the structural problem.
Students know the actions that generate a dynamic response in the structure and can perform an effective structural design in response to dynamic actions.
Students understand the dynamic behavior of materials, structural elements and structures. They apply these models to specific cases and use them to predict mechanical phenomena.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1: Dynamic behavior of materials in Civil Engineering
    • Unit 1.1: Material behavior in dynamic regime
    • Unit 1.2: Constitutive models in dynamic regime
    • Unit 1.3: Linera elastic fracture mechanics in dynamic regime
    • Unit 1.4: Cohesive fracture in dynamic regime
  • Unit 2: Digital signal processing
    • Unit 2.1: Analog and digital signals. Linear systems
    • Unit 2.2: Time response: convolution; discrete Fouriour Transformation; FFT
  • Unit 3: Diginal signal processing applied to structural dynamics
    • Unit 3.1: Dynamic load decomposition
    • Unit 3.2: Mode and spectral analysis
    • Unit 3.3: Harmonic analysis
    • Unit 3.4: Transitory analysis
  • Unit 4: Fatigue of structures under cyclic loading
  • Unit 5: Lab practice
    • Unit 5.1: Fracture of concrete under impact loading through a drop weight device
    • Unit 5.2: Modelling of the fatigue of a structural element under cyclic loading
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
Training Activity Methodology Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) ECTS Hours As Com Description
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] Lectures AFC1 G27 ICET1 ICET2 ICET4 TE02 TE03 0.95 23.75 Y N
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) AFC1 TE02 TE03 0.15 3.75 Y N
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] Cooperative / Collaborative Learning G29 TE02 TE03 0.25 6.25 Y Y
Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] Combination of methods AFC1 G29 TE02 TE03 0.25 6.25 Y Y
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Combination of methods AFC1 G29 TE02 TE03 2.9 72.5 Y N
Total: 4.5 112.5
Total credits of in-class work: 1.35 Total class time hours: 33.75
Total credits of out of class work: 3.15 Total hours of out of class work: 78.75

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System Continuous assessment Non-continuous evaluation * Description
Final test 50.00% 60.00% Theory test
Practicum and practical activities reports assessment 15.00% 15.00% Lab practice and lab report
Assessment of active participation 10.00% 0.00% Los exámenes finales consistirán en una prueba única que abarcará toda la materia impartida; se evaluarán de 0 a 10 puntos, siendo necesario alcanzar una nota igual o superior a 5 puntos para superar la asignatura.
Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies 25.00% 25.00% Problem solving or case study with finite element software
Total: 100.00% 100.00%  
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
  • Continuous assessment:
    The continuous evaluation consists of the activities described above with the corresponding weights.
    In particular, the final written test will be evaluated from 0 to 10 points, being 5 as the minimum to pass.
  • Non-continuous evaluation:
    The non-continuous evaluation consists of the activities described above with the corresponding weights.
    In particular, the final test will be evaluated at a scale of 0 to 10, being 5 as the minimum to pass the subject.

Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours hours

Unit 1 (de 5): Dynamic behavior of materials in Civil Engineering
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 5.75
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 18
Group 20:
Initial date: 14-09-2020 End date: 04-12-2020

Unit 2 (de 5): Digital signal processing
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 6
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 18
Group 20:
Initial date: 24/09/2018 End date: 03/10/2018

Unit 3 (de 5): Diginal signal processing applied to structural dynamics
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 6
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 18
Group 20:
Initial date: 04/10/2018 End date: 12/10/2018

Unit 4 (de 5): Fatigue of structures under cyclic loading
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] 6
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 18.5
Group 20:
Initial date: 15/10/2018 End date: 26/10/2018

Unit 5 (de 5): Lab practice
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL)] 3.75
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] 6.25
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 6.25
Group 20:
Initial date: 08/10/2018 End date: 26/10/2018

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
Concrete Structures under Impact and Impulsive Loading -Synthesis Report CEB Bulletins 1988  
Anil K. Chopra Dynamics of Structures Prentice Hall International Series in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics 0132858037 2011 4th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0132858038  
CEB-FIB Model Code 1990 Fatigue of Concrete Structures - State-of-the-art Report CEB Bullitins 1988 http://www.fib-international.org/fatigue-of-concrete-structures-pdf  
Sidney Mindess, J. Francis Young and David Darwin Concrete Prentice Hall 0130646326 2002  
Steven W Smith Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing Betrams 0966017633 1997 http://www.dspguide.com Ficha de la biblioteca
X.X. Zhang, G. Ruiz & R.C. Yu A New Drop-weight Impact Machine for Studing Fracture Process in Structural Concrete Londres Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 1475-1305 2010 Se trata de una torre caída de deseño propio en la ETSI de Caminos, Canales y Puertos en la UCLM, Ciudad Real http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00574.x/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+disruption+has+been+delayed+to+the+12th+July+2015.+We+will+provide+a+further+update+as+soon+as+possible.  



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