The course aims at providing the students with the basic knowledge of the structural engineering, for the calculation and checks of structures according to current codes and standards. Beyond the concepts of structural safety, necessary to fully understand the approach of technical codes, the issue of structural calculation of civil and industrial constructions, with particular emphasis on harbor and maritime structures, and the design and verification of steel and reinforced concrete members are also addressed. The student will learn the theoretical notions and the analytical-numerical tools for the design and verification of this type of elements, with reference to the current national legislation and Eurocodes. To complete the training plan, practical examples will also be carried out and analyzed with the help of specific software and calculation sheets, as a modern approach to the structural engineering requires.
teacher profile teaching materials
Structural analysis: Simplified models and methods for the structural analysis of plane and three-dimensional framed structures and truss structures, use of software for structural analysis, validation methods for structural analysis
Steel structures: Materials, failure criteria, ultimate limit state analysis of simple and composed structural elements (compression, tension, bending and axial-bending), the geometric non linearity and 2nd order effects, the stability of axial loaded beams, with and without imperfections,: the Eulero beam problem, analysis of bolted and welded joints, the checks according to national technical code.
Reinforced concrete structures: composition of fresh mixture concrete, properties of hardened concrete, time-dependent behavior of concrete, mild steel for concrete, steel-concrete bonding, reinforced concrete beams: no-cracked concrete and homogenization (I phase), cracked concrete analysis (Phase II): elastic analysis of reinforced concrete beams under axial and axial-bending conditions, ultimate limit state of reinforced concrete beams (phase III): analysis of a rectangular section subjected to axial, axial-bending, shear and torsion. Serviceability limit state: cracking and deformability control according to the Italian national code.
- Renato Giannini – Teoria e Tecnica delle costruzioni civili – Edizioni Hoepli, 2011
- Dispense e slides del docente
Programme
Structural safety and actions on structures: Structural reliability and technical codes, format of codes, actions on structures, load-resistance factor designStructural analysis: Simplified models and methods for the structural analysis of plane and three-dimensional framed structures and truss structures, use of software for structural analysis, validation methods for structural analysis
Steel structures: Materials, failure criteria, ultimate limit state analysis of simple and composed structural elements (compression, tension, bending and axial-bending), the geometric non linearity and 2nd order effects, the stability of axial loaded beams, with and without imperfections,: the Eulero beam problem, analysis of bolted and welded joints, the checks according to national technical code.
Reinforced concrete structures: composition of fresh mixture concrete, properties of hardened concrete, time-dependent behavior of concrete, mild steel for concrete, steel-concrete bonding, reinforced concrete beams: no-cracked concrete and homogenization (I phase), cracked concrete analysis (Phase II): elastic analysis of reinforced concrete beams under axial and axial-bending conditions, ultimate limit state of reinforced concrete beams (phase III): analysis of a rectangular section subjected to axial, axial-bending, shear and torsion. Serviceability limit state: cracking and deformability control according to the Italian national code.
Core Documentation
Reference books- Renato Giannini – Teoria e Tecnica delle costruzioni civili – Edizioni Hoepli, 2011
- Dispense e slides del docente
Reference Bibliography
Consultation books - Claudio Bernuzzi, Progetto e Verifica delle strutture in Acciaio. Seconda Edizione, Ed. Hoepli - Cosenza, Manfredi, Pecce, Costruzioni in cemento armato, basi della progettazione, seconda edizione, Ed. Hoepli, 2017 A. Ghersi, Il Cemento Armato, Dario Flaccovio Ed.Type of delivery of the course
lectures and in-class exercisesAttendance
the frequency is optional but highly recommendedType of evaluation
The exam consists in: - A written exam concerning a) analysis of a small structure, b) design of structural steel and concrete elements (beams, columns, joints). The oral exam will be possible only with a minimum score of 18/30 (weight 40%) - An oral exams on topics covered during the lectures (weight 60%)