| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 |
| Outcomes |
Students gain knowledge of methods of numerical analysis used in a modern civil engineering context, and the skills to apply these methods to practical civil engineering problems. |
| Content |
The methods of analysis covered in this unit include finite difference methods, finite element methods, boundary element methods, meshless methods and scaled boundary methods. Implementation and application to various problems are covered, together with advanced topics such as error estimation and adaptivity. The unit includes comparative analysis of different methods and analysis of typical errors in their applications. |
| Assessment |
This comprises an examination and marked assignments which assess students' understanding of basic principles of civil engineering numerical analysis and their application to solving practical problems.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Advisable prior study: CIVL3140 Civil Engineering Analysis and Modelling or equivalent |
Contact hours—39 (lectures: 26 hrs; tutorials: 13 hrs)
|
|
| Unit web page |
http://www.civil.uwa.edu.au/teaching
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
|
|
|
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
|
