Structural design 2

Structural design principles for reinforced concrete and steel structures.

Steel:

Buckling of plates and cross-section classes.

Lateral-torsional buckling of steel beams.

Second-order effects in slender columns.

Practical design of steel beam and columns.

Bolted and welded connections.

Concrete:

Crack width and deformation calculations.

Creep and shrinkage.

Digital tools:

Parametric design

Robot Structural Analysis

The subject offers theoretical knowledge on the design and behaviour of reinforced concrete and steel structures according to the Eurocodes.

The course has the following learning objectives:

Knowledge:

• Mechanical behaviour of concrete and steel
• Design and resistance of RC members subjected to axial force, shear and bending in the ultimate limit state
• Control of crack width and deflections of RC members in the serviceability limit state
• Elastic buckling of steel plates
• Lateral-torsional buckling of steel beams
• Second-order moments and behaviour of beam-columns

Skills:

• Calculate displacements and crack widths in slabs and beams including creep and shrinkage in the concrete.
• Calculate cross-section capacity of steel plate girders
• Calculate lateral-torsional buckling capacity of beams
• Design of steel beam-columns
• Structural analysis and design with help of parametric design tools

General competence: Theoretical foundation for analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete structures. Member and section design according to the Eurocodes.

Digital competence: Qualified use of computer programs. Analysis, interpretation of results. Data editing

Sustainability competence: The course helps to provide students with the necessary foundation to design safe, economical and sustainable structures.

Lectures and compulsory calculation exercises. Some exercises require use of computational software such as Python/Excel, Dynamo and Robot Structural Analysis