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Nonlinear Structural Analysis Theory and Applications
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Important dates
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 24 Apr, 2026
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kanpur |
The Syllabus
- Brief review of linear structural analysis
- Direct stiffness method
- Examples of the direct stiffness method of structural analysis
- Introduction to nonlinear structural analysis
- Sources of nonlinearities and levels of structural analysis
- Levels of structural analysis (cont.)
- Overview of solution strategies and examples
- Elasto-plastic behaviour of materials
- Stress-strain models for metals
- Idealisation of stress-strain curves
- Hardening rules
- Hysteretic models (e.g., elastic perfectly plastic, bilinear plastic, Ramberg-Osgood, Giuffré-Menegotto-Pinto, Bouc-Wen, and modified Kent-Park) and their applications
- Hysteretic models and their applications (cont.)
- Flexural yielding of structural steel shapes and the concept of plastic hinge
- Moment-curvature analysis of structural steel sections
- P-M interaction curves for steel sections
- P-M interaction curves for steel sections (cont.)
- Flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete sections
- Moment-curvature analysis of reinforced concrete cross-sections
- P-M interaction curves for reinforced concrete cross-sections
- Behaviour of reinforced concrete sections under cyclic loading
- Review of continuum mechanics.
- Review of continuum mechanics (cont.)
- Yield criteria: von Mises (J2 plasticity) and Tresca
- Flow rules, hardening rules, and loading/unloading criteria
- Extension of plasticity theory to P-M interaction
- Lumped plasticity approach for the analysis of seismic load resisting frames
- Introduction to the distributed plasticity approach
- Displacement (or stiffness)-based elements
- Force (or flexibility)-based elements
- Distributed plasticity approach (cont.)
- Introduction to geometric nonlinear analysis
- Geometric stiffness matrices for 2D truss and frame elements
- Second-order P-Delta and large displacement analyses
- Load-controlled analysis and examples
- Displacement-controlled analysis and examples
- Pushover analysis of LLRS
- Constant arc length methods
- Introduction to dynamic analysis
- Direct integration algorithms: Explicit and implicit algorithms
- Numerical characteristics of direct integration algorithms
- Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a buildings subjected to earthquakes