ENCE453

Computer-Aided Structural Analysis

Prerequisite: ENCE353; and permission of ENGR-Civil & Environmental Engineering department. Computer-aided analysis of structural systems. Unified matrix formulation of stiffness and flexibility methods. Slope deflection method. Evaluation of truss, frame, and grid systems. Non-prismatic and curved elements. Error analysis and determination of ill-conditions. Introduction to finite element methods; formulation of simple two-dimensional elements. In laboratory, use and development of CAD software.

Spring 2025

Peter Chang

2 reviews
Average rating: 1.00

Past Semesters

Peter Chang

2 reviews
Average rating: 1.00

Amde Amde

1 review
Average rating: 3.00

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.40 between 202 students*

A-: 3.96%

A: 31.68%

A+: 13.86%

B-: 4.95%

B: 30.69%

B+: 6.93%

C: 4.95%

W: 1.49%

other: 1.49%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.