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General principles of design and structural types in steel structures (A)

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.

Stability of steel structures (B)

General theory of stability. Stability of columns and beam columns. Stability of frames. Nonlinear analysis. Local buckling. Orthotropic plates.

Design and detailing of connections (C)

Braced constructions versus framed constructions. Types and examples of connections. Definition of rigid, semirigid and pinned connections. Effects of connections on frame behaviour. Bolted connections: examples, design and verification. Welded connections: examples, design and verification. Seismic performance and requisites.

Steel and Architecture (D1)

Principles of architectural design. Examples of steel constructions. The role of the structure in architectural design. Principal elements and secondary elements.

Tension Structures and Glass Engineering (D2)

Tension Structures: Material properties. Technological aspects. Fields of structural applications. Design of cables. Strength and stability of members. Design of Connections. Applications in the field of Civil Engineering. Glass Engineering: Material properties. Technological aspects. Fields of structural applications. Design of glass elements. Design of Connections. Applications in the field of Civil Engineering.

Cold-Formed thin-walled members and structures (E)

Types and shapes. Cold-formed techniques. Material and cross-sectional properties. Codified design basis. Local, distortional and global buckling phenomena. Resistance of cross-section. Member behaviour. Coupled instability. Housing and constructive systems. Behaviour in seismic area. Use of ColdForm computer program. Examples.

Steel structures in tall buildings and large coverings (F)

Structural types in tall buildings. Structural types in large coverings. Wind design in tall buildings. Connections in tall buildings. Analysis and design in tall buildings. Analysis of a case study: the collapse of WTC. Connections in large coverings. Analysis and design of large coverings.

Design, Fabrication and Erection of Steel Bridges (G)

Structural types in steel bridges. Fabrication and erection of steel bridges. Traffic and wind loads on bridges. Design of supports. Analysis of bridges. Simple beams with open cross section. Continuous beams. Orthotropic plates. Special bridges. Cable stayed and suspension bridges. Fatigue design. Old bridges. Seismic design of bridges.

Composite Structures (H)

Principles of analysis and design of composite structures. Simplified methods for analysis of viscoelastic problems. Composite columns. Composite beams. Fire resistance.

Aluminium Structures Aluminium Structures (L1)

Material properties. Technological aspects. Fields of structural applications. Strength and stability of members. Design of Connections. Applications in the field of Civil Engineering

Steel in Refurbishment (L2)

The prerequisites of steelwork in consolidation of old structural materials (masonry, reinforced concrete, wood, iron). Different level of consolidation. Structural and architectural aspects in refurbishment. Study cases.

Masts, Towers, Tanks an Silos (M1)

Stability for Mats and Towers. Theory and analysis of shell structures. Applications of stability theories to tanks and silos. Design examples. Principles of analysis and design. Connections.

Provisional structures and fire design (M2)

Provisional structures. Scaffoldings. Loads. Connections. Principles of analysis and design. General methods for fire design. Definition of fire scenarios. Mechanical properties of steel under high temperatures. Methods of analysis of steel structures under fire.