Students will acquire an understanding of the laws of thermomechanics of continuous media and learn to apply them in engineering-related areas, such as fluid mechanics, mechanics of materials, structural theory, etc.
Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired the ability to: 1. Describe movement, deformations and stresses. 2. Apply conservation equations to structural, hydraulic and geotechnical problems. 3. Develop and understand behavioural models of both solid and fluid materials.
History of the mechanics of continuous media in the context of civil engineering; Description of motion, including Lagrangian and Eulerian formulations; Deformation of a continuous medium and compatibility equations; Motion and deformation in cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems; Cauchy's stress principle, postulates and equations; Analysis of stress states using Mohr's circle; Equations of conservation of mass, momentum and energy; Thermodynamics of continuous media; Fundamental concepts of constitutive equations; Theory of elasticity, plasticity, failure criteria and viscoplasticity; Principle of virtual work; Constitutive behaviour of fluids; Fluid mechanics; Equations of motion; Turbulence
Provide the student with a comprehensive and unified vision of deformable Solid Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics in engineering. Provide specific expertise which may be used in other disciplines (Structural Analysis, Soil Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrodynamics, etc.).
| Dedication | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | Percent | ||
| Supervised Learning | Theory | 58.5 | 59.1% |
| Assignments | 23.5 | 23.7% | |
| Laboratory | 8.0 | 8.1% | |
| Supervised activities | 9.0 | 9.1% | |
| Self-Learning | 126.0 | ||
2.0 h Theory
Introduction to the course and review of tensor algebra.
4.0 h Theory + 2.5 h Assignments
Theory Problems
8.0 h Theory + 2.5 h Assignments
Theory Problems
2.0 h Theory + 1.0 h Assignments + 2.0 h Laboratory
Theory Problems
8.0 h Theory + 2.0 h Assignments
Theory Problems
9.0 h Theory + 4.0 h Assignments + 2.0 h Laboratory
Theory Problems
8.0 h Theory + 4.5 h Assignments
Theory Problems
2.0 h Theory
Theory
5.5 h Theory + 4.0 h Assignments + 2.0 h Laboratory
Theory Problems
2.0 h Theory
Theory
6.0 h Theory + 3.0 h Assignments
Theory Problems
2.0 h Theory + 2.0 h Laboratory
Theory
2.0 h Supervised activities
Theoretical and practical exercises (assignments) the students must perform on their own to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives of chapters: 1. Description of motion 2. Deformation and strain 3. Compatibility equations
2.0 h Supervised activities
Theoretical and practical exercises (assignments) the students must perform on their own to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives of chapters: 4. Stress 5. Conservation and balance equations
3.0 h Supervised activities
Theoretical and practical exercises (assignments) the students must perform on their own to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives of chapters: 6. Lineal elasticity 7. Plane lineal elasticity 8. Plasticity
2.0 h Supervised activities
Theoretical and practical exercises (assignments) the students must perform on their own to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives of chapters: 9. Constitutive equations in fluids 10. Fluid mechanics 11. Variational principles
(*) The evaluation calendar and grading rules will be approved before the start of the course.
The evaluation of the course will be made from two grades: a) A grade based on the performance of test, multiple-question type. Four tests, on contents grouped by topics of the course, will be made. These tests will be about one hour long, and will be done along the course. The final mark of the assessment will result into a "mid-terms evaluation mark" (NAP) to be obtained as a combination of the arithmetic average (with a weight of 0.9) and the geometric average (with a weight of 0, 1) of partial evaluations, on 10 points. b) A grade based on individual perception, by the lecturer, about the "global" knowledge of the subject by each student, the involvement in the learning dynamics proposed in classes and the group-work skills acquired over the course. This assessment will be done on the basis of the continuous in-class lecturer-students interaction throughout the course and the final perception of the lecturer. The grading will result in a "teacher's perception mark" (NP) on 10 points. The final mark (NF) will be weighted between the two marks as NF=max(NAP; 0.8*NAP+0.2*NP) rounded to the lower multiple of 0.1. To pass the course, the student will need to obtain a mark (NF) equal to or greater than 5 Criteria for re-evaluation qualification and eligibility: Students that failed the ordinary evaluation and have regularly attended all evaluation tests will have the opportunity of carrying out a re-evaluation test during the period specified in the academic calendar. Students who have already passed the test or were qualified as non-attending will not be admitted to the re-evaluation test. The maximum mark for the re-evaluation exam will be five over ten (5.0). The non-attendance of a student to the re-evaluation test, in the date specified will not grant access to further re-evaluation tests. Students unable to attend any of the continuous assessment tests due to certifiable force majeure will be ensured extraordinary evaluation periods. These tests must be authorized by the corresponding Head of Studies, at the request of the professor responsible for the course, and will be carried out within the corresponding academic period.
If any of the ongoing evaluation activities are not performed in the scheduled period a zero mark will be assigned to that activity. In case of failure to attend an assessment test due to a justifiable reason, the student must notify the professor in charge of the course BEFORE OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TEST and hand in an official certificate excusing his absence. In this case, the student will be allowed to take the test another day, ALWAYS BEFORE THE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT.
The course consists of 6 hours a week of on-campus classes taught in two-hour lectures. These lectures will combine theory and problems. Additionally, students will be given assignments they must perform on their own to consolidate the general and specific learning objectives. The teaching methodology of the subject may also include a "flipped classroom" methodology. In this case, the individual preparation of the content assigned by the teacher for the class is carried out by the student personally, and prior to the class, with the support of videos, transparencies, the subject book and bibliographic material. provided on the subject's website, following the teacher's instructions. The dynamics of the face-to-face class then consists of making a summary exposition of the main theoretical contents and concepts, carrying out practical exercises, clarifying doubts, and consolidating knowledge. Although most of the sessions will be given in the language indicated, sessions supported by other occasional guest experts may be held in other languages.
Office hours to be arranged with the lecturers of the course.