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Course

CIVIL-526: Steel structures, selected topics

Lectures in this course (31)

Compressed and Bent Posts: Interaction Verification and Second-Order Effects

Explores the resistance of compressed and bent columns, interaction verification, and second-order effects in structural analysis.

Composite Columns: Mixed Poles

Explores the benefits and challenges of composite columns in construction, emphasizing calculation methods and practical examples.

Metal Structures: Centre Pompidou and NEN School Examples

Explores design and load reduction in metal structures through examples from Centre Pompidou and NEN School.

Fatigue in Welded Joints

Discusses the 'hot-spot' method for evaluating fatigue in welded joints and the influence of weld type, shape, length, and thickness on fatigue resistance.

Fatigue: Part 2

Covers normalized fatigue curves, bolted and riveted joints, and geometric parameters influencing fatigue.

Fire Protection Fundamentals

Delves into the fundamentals of fire protection, emphasizing the importance of dialogue with experts and the challenges in ensuring fire safety in different buildings.

Fire Safety Engineering: Composite Floor Structures

Explores fire detection and behavior in composite floor structures through real-life tests and experimental results.

Fire Safety: Construction Details and Floor Resistance Calculation

Covers construction details, floor resistance calculation, and fire impact on structures.

Metal Structures: Design and Sustainability

Explores the design of metal structures, sustainability, fire resistance, and seismic calculations.

Composite Beams: Mixed Construction

Explores the benefits of mixed construction in composite beams and the calculation of mechanical characteristics.

Fire Safety in Building Design

Explores fire safety design in buildings, emphasizing the impact of ventilation on fire behavior and structural integrity.

Fire Safety: Thermal Action Analysis

Explores thermal action analysis in fire safety engineering, covering fire growth rate, models, structural behavior, and resistance calculation.

Fatigue Phenomenon: Material Level

Explores crack development stages in fatigue phenomenon at the material level.

Fire Safety & Engineering: Introduction

Covers the basics of fire safety and engineering, including conventional fire, natural fire, and thermal action.

Composite Beams: Elastic Distribution

Covers the elastic distribution in composite beams and the behavior of mixed structures during construction.

Composite Beams: Construction and Deflection Limits

Explores composite beam construction, deflection limits, self-balancing, withdrawal actions, and connector importance.

Elastic Calculation of Connections

Covers the plastic calculation of connections and anchoring techniques in metal construction.

Composite Beams: Partial Connection

Explores partial connection in composite beams and the particularities of composite slabs, including reinforcements and concrete cracking effects.

Mechanics of Fracture: Introduction and Applications

Explores fracture mechanics, fatigue testing, and material toughness, emphasizing real-world applications and the importance of understanding critical stress intensity factors.

Fracture Mechanics: Elliptical Cracks

Analyzes elliptical cracks in materials under different loading modes and discusses the influence of stress state and material toughness.