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CIVIL-238: Structural mechanics (for GC)

Summary

The course discusses the basic principles of structural mechanics, analyzing the performance of materials and structures against loading and focuses on the stress strain relationships and the effect of axial, bending, shear and torsional loadings on engineer structures.

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Anastasios Vassilopoulos

PERSONAL INFORMATION Name : Anastasios P. Vassilopoulos email : anastasios.vassilopoulos@epfl.ch Tel: 41 21 6936393 Fax: 41 21 6936240 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 1995: Dipl. Mechanical Engineer, University of Patras, Greece 2001: Dr Mechanical Engineer, Doctoral thesis in fatigue of composite materials from the Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece CURRENT POSITION Senior Scientist (MER), Composite Construction Laboaratory (CCLab), EPFL PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2006-2012 Research and Teaching Associate, Composite Construction Laboaratory (CCLab), EPFL 2002-2006 Assisstant Professor, Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras, Greece 2001-2003 Post-doctoral Research associate, (Part-time) Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the University of Patras, Greece. EDUCATION 1990 - 1995 Graduate student, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Greece October 1994-January 1995 Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, U.K. (In the frame of Erasmus project for the final year thesis, under the supervision of Prof. R. D. Adams) 1995 - 2000 Research assistant, Dept. Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras. LANGUAGES English, Greek, French COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (Member of) Council of the European Society of Composite Materials (ESCM) Council of the European Society of Experimental Mechanics (EuraSEM) The European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA, JP WIND) The Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) The Hellenic Association of Mechanical & Electrical Engineers SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH INTERESTS Experimental methods for the study of the behavior of composite materials under static and fatigue loading Development of analytical methods for the study of the behavior of FRP composite materials under variable amplitude complex stress states Development of fatigue life prediction methodologies for composite materials and structures Design of constructions with composite materials

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http://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-238

Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Anastasios Vassilopoulos

Official source

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-238

Ontological neighbourhood

Chemical engineering

Materials science: Deformation of materials

Civil engineering

Structural engineering: Topics in structural engineering

Lectures in this course (28)

Structural Mechanics Introduction

Introduces structural mechanics for civil engineers, covering key principles, course logistics, assessment methods, and various structural supports.

Review of Statics

Covers a review of static systems, emphasizing a 4-step problem-solving approach for analyzing internal and external forces in structures.

Beams under nonuniform bending: Shear stresses and shear flow

Explores shear stresses and shear flow in beams under nonuniform bending, emphasizing the distribution of shear stresses and shear flow.

Beams under nonuniform bending: Shear stresses and built-up beams

Covers shear stresses in beams and built-up beams, including shear flow calculations and stress superimposition.

Mechanics of Composite Beams

Explores stresses in composite beams, including normal stresses, longitudinal strains, and moment-curvature relationship.

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