Beam Theory

5 credits

The course is given in the second year of the master program in Sustainable Structural Engineering. It covers different beam theories according to Bernoulli-Euler and Timoshenko, theories for torsion according to St Venant and Vlasov and theory for analysis of instability of beams. It gives insight in, and ability to analyze, the behavior of for example thin-walled beams under loading, how stresses in different kind of beams can be calculated and how instability is prevented. The course covers many phenomena that are not usually dealt with in basic courses of structural mechanics but that practicing structural engineers must be aware of.

Autumn 2025

Växjö, 33%, Campus CANCELLED

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4BY372 Master’s level Building Technology Syllabus 33%, Campus English Växjö 10 Nov, 2025 - 18 Jan, 2026 January 15 Some courses and programmes will accept late applications. LNU-F2727

Multivariable Calculus and Vector Calculus, 7.5 credits, Analysis of structures7,5 credits, The finite element method 7,5 credits, Conceptual structural design 10 credits, or the equivalent.

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12,900 SEK 12,900 SEK

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