Nowadays, programming is already an essential skill in the field of Engineering and for those pursuing a profile as a recognized expert in the field of structural analysis is already mandatory. For this fact, the technology evolution, mainly since the last quarter of the XX century, has been working as a catalyser in the inclusion of programming skills in Engineering degrees.<\/p>\n
Among the available and most used programming languages in Engineering, MATLAB (an abbreviation of MAtrix LABoratory<\/em>) distinguishes by its wide utilization in the academia in both teaching and research. Its ability to (i) perform complex matrix calculations, (ii) plot data in several layout formats (1D, 2D, and 3D), (iii) create user-interfaces with very appealing and professional layouts, and (iv) implement algorithms based on a high-level programming language, including the possibility on interfacing with programs written in other languages, makes MATLAB a very useful and easy to learn software package. As examples, MATLAB is widely used by researchers and practitioners in deep\/machine learning, signal processing, and communications, image and video processing, control systems, test and measurement, computational finance, and computational biology. In education, it is particularly used to teach linear algebra and numerical analysis, which are core disciplines in the field of structural analysis.<\/p>\n In this context, this course is ideal for those aiming to gain skills in using MATLAB functionalities to solve problems in the field of structural engineering (but not limited). More precisely, and for instance, the displacement time-series of a single\/multi-degree of freedom system, the internal forces in a complex multi-span system and identification of critical sections (i.e. maximum internal forces), cross-section optimization of beams under non-uniform loading schemes, probability of failure of structural components when subjected to uncertainties.<\/p>\n In this context, the course objectives can be organized as follows (bottom-up):<\/p>\n It is worth to highlight that learning to program in MATLAB will offer already useful skills for other programming languages (e.g. loops, recursive, matrices, vectors). 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