Course content

Structural design principles for reinforced concrete and steel structures.

Steel:

Behavior of steel members under torsion.

Buckling of plates and cross-section classes.

Lateral-torsional buckling of steel beams.

Second-order effects in slender columns.

Design of steel beam-columns.

Welded connections.

Concrete:

Bond and anchorage and detailing of reinforcement.

Second order effects.

Introduction to prestressed concrete.

Crack width and deformation calculations.

Creep and shrinkage.

Learning outcome

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:

• Design RC beams subjected to shear force and bending
• Design of short RC columns
• 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

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.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and compulsory calculation exercises. Some exercises require use of computational software such as Python/Excel.

Compulsory assignments

• Compulsory assignments

Further on evaluation

Re-sit exam in Spring semester. For the re-sit exam, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

BYGA 2261, Structural design 1, BYGA 2260 Structural Analysis 1

Course materials

S.I. Sørensen.: Betongkonstruksjoner - Berergning og dimensjonering etter Eurocode 2, Akademika forlag.

NS-EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014+NA:2018: Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings

Per Kr. Larsen: Dimensjonering av stålkonstruksjoner (siste utgave), Fagbokforlaget.

NS-EN 1993 (Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, Part 1-1 and 1-8.

Stålkonstruksjoner - Profiler og formler, Tapir.