Course: General principles of design and structural types  in steel structures (Prof. A. De Luca)

Credits

CFU: 4

Scope:
Main scope of the course is to provide the fundamentals of design of steel structures and compare advantages and differences with other construction materials.

Contents:
Properties of steel materials and comparison with other materials. Structural types. Role and importance of bracings. Member verifications under Eurocode: tension, compression, bending and stability. Seismic performance and requisites.