The course deals with Mechanics of Steel and Reinforced Concrete Structures and Structural Design, presenting the essential theory required for the design of structural members made of these traditional construction materials.

The course is devised for students who possess a sound knowledge in statics and structural mechanics, and it is propaedeutic to the Building Technology Studio at the second year of the Master programme.

Course goals are:

1. to deepen the theme of pre-design (and check) of structures for simple to medium-complex architectural projects;
2. to highlight the correlations between the architectonic configuration and the static burden of the structural elements (primary and secondary) as a consequence of the structural model assumed at the base of the design, of the selected materials, and of the functional requirements for the construction;
3. to present the more common structural details for reinforce concrete constructions and for steel constructions, highlighting the static behaviour, the normative requirements, the durability, the rules of good practice, the use of the structural detail as a characterizing element of the architectonic plan.

With reference to the abovementioned goals, the course topics can be broadly subdivided into 3 parts of different duration, according to the importance and the temporal sequence of the lections.

Course topics:

Part 1) Basis of Design.
Structural Analysis of statically indeterminate beams and plane frames with the direct displacements method.
Probabilistic rationale of the Ultimate Limit State design method according to the Eurocode 0 (characteristic values of loads and strength, design values, partial safety factors).
Characterization of vertical, horizontal, thermal, snow and wind loads according to Eurocode 1.
Analysis of the load path and identification of tributary areas of structural members of common structural configuration for RC and Steel constructions.

Part 2) Reinforced Concrete constructions and Eurocode 2.
Mechanical properties of concrete, of reinforcement and of reinforced concrete.
Design and validation at the Ultimate Limit State of members in flexure, members subject to shear force, members subject to axial load and bending moment.
Aspects related to anchorage and curtailment of reinforcement and members' connections.
Introduction to design of foundations.

Part 3) Steel constructions and Eurocode 3:
Materials characteristic for steel and bolts.
Serviceability Limit States and limits on deflections.
Ultimate Limit States design of members in tension, members in flexure, members subject to shear force, members subject to axial load and bending moment.
Initial design of bolted connections and welded connections subject to static loading.

The course comprises lectures ex-cathedra that present and develop the material of the above-listed topics.
Design exercises will encourage the students to analyze the structural behaviour of some architectural works.

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