Steel structures 2

Structure Type: Course
Code: KC05BR20802
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Perälä, Martti
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will be competent in designing joints for steel structures according to Eurocodes. They will also be competent in making use of plasticity in the designing process. The course is part of the theoretical training required of A-level structural designers.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 80 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Steel structures 1, Strength of materials.

Contents

• Classification of joints by stiffness and strength
• Resistance of bolted connections
• Shear resistance of bolts
• Bearing resistance of bolts
• Block tearing
• Welded connections
• Resistance of welded connection by direction method and simplified method
• Examples about steel connections
• Beam-column connections
• Beam-beam connections
• Column-column connections
• Design of column bases
• Connections in truss structures
• Basics of plasticity
• Computer programmes in designing steel connections

Recommended or Required Reading

See the literature/study material for the Steel structures 1 course.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, calculation exercises, homework and structural tests in the lab.

Assessment Criteria

Grading will be announced during the course.

Assessment Methods

Two mid-term exams or one final exam and approved homework.

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