Advanced Steel Structures Analysis

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Department of Steel and Timber Structures

Synopsis:

The course deals with global analysis of steel structures, advanced modelling, composite structures, joint modelling, particularities of scaffoldings, aluminium structures, analysis limited by ductility, and fire design.

Requirements:

No prerequisites are required.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Global analysis in steel structures, Imperfections.

2. Advanced 2D model.

3. Advanced 3D model.

4. Composite structures.

5. Connection modelling.

6. Component method.

7. Joint modelling - global analyses.

8. Scaffoldings.

9. Scaffoldings 2D models.

10. Aluminium structures.

11. Analysis limited by ductility.

12. Fire design of steel structures.

13. Global analyses by fire design. .

14. Fire design of composite structures.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Imperfections, connection modelling, Fire modelling.

Study Objective:

To learn and practice the particularities of advanced steel design.

Study materials:

1. Balio,G., Mazzolani,F.M.: Design of Steel Structures. E&FN SPON, London, 1999, ISBN 0-412-23660-5.

2. Buchanan, A.H.: Structural design for fire safety, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester 2002, ISBN 0-471-88993-8.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: