Structural Engineering I, 7.5 credits

Main field of study with advanced study

Construction Technology I 7.5 credits, Applied Mathematics, part three 7.5 credits, Structural Mechanics II 7.5 credits. English 6.

The course is included in Construction Engineer.

The aim of the course is that the student will develop knowledge regarding the mode of action and design of timber, concrete and steel structures. After completing the course, the student should be able to analyse and design timber structures and simple concrete and steel structures, according to the European standard Eurocode.

Following successful completion of the course the student should:

Knowledge and understanding

• describe wood as a structural material with emphasis on its strength and structural characteristics, and describe the calculation models (such as material model) used for design of timber structures
• describe reinforced concrete as a structural material with emphasis on its strength and structural characteristics, and describe the calculation models (such as material model) used for design of single reinforced concrete structures
• describe steel as structural material with emphasis on its strength and structural characteristics, and describe the calculation models (such as material model) used for design of steel structures

Skills and ability

• analyse and design timber structures like beams and columns
• analyse and design single reinforced concrete structures with respect to bending
• analyse and design restrained steel beams, and steel columns subjected to centric compression

Repetition: partial coefficients, ultimate and serviceability limit state, loads, load combinations

Timber structures: strength and structural characteristics, beams (incl. lateral torsional buckling), columns subjected to centric compression, columns subjected to compression + bending

Reinforced concrete structures: strength and structural characteristics (concrete and steel reinforcement), single reinforced cross-section subjected to bending, arrangement of reinforcement

Steel structures: strength and structural characteristics, elastic and plastic behaviour, local buckling, cross-section classes, restrained beams, columns subjected to centric compression

The teaching comprises lectures, exercises and work (in groups) with the design project.

Teaching is in English.

Examination consists of one written examination and one design project.

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination format and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons can e.g. be study support for students with disabilities.

Course evaluation is part of the course. This evaluation offers guidance in the future development and planning of the course. Course evaluation is documented and made available to the students.