University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG)

Goals and objectives of the subject:The main goal of the course is to teach students to work with the software product ANSYS.
The main task is the modeling and analysis of buildings and constructions.
Students will be trained to conduct: linear static analysis; nonlinear static analysis; analysis of loss of stability; harmonic analysis and time-history analysis.
Characteristics of the subject:ANSYS is a software product based on the finite element method, through which computational models of structures are compiled and numerous analyzes are performed in order to determine the stress and strain state of the structures.
In this discipline students are trained to apply their acquired knowledge of structural mechanics in order to numerically model and analyze structures.
The course is elective and students are graded on an ongoing basis.
Acquired knowledge:Updating and consolidating the knowledge acquired from the courses in "Building Mechanics".
Acquired skills:Ability to work with specialized FEM software for modeling and structural analysis.
Preliminary requirements:Good knowledge and skills in the following disciplines: Statics of Structures, Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity, Dynamics of Structures and Seismic Analysis, Stability of Structures and Finite Element Method (FEM).