Tópicos Avançados em Mecânica Estrutural

The aim of the course is to allow students to learn some subjects that can be considered important in the area of ​​Structural Mechanics. This is the case of structural optimization in the sense of obtaining improved structural designs from the point of view, for example, of weight (lighter) and mechanical strength (more resistant). The other subject is the study of the mechanical behavior of composite materials consisting of a fiber-reinforced matrix, arranged in several sheets to form a laminate, which are increasingly used to build structures in Mechanical Engineering. It is intended that students analyze these problems using commercial software for automatic calculation of structures commonly used in industry