The course will be organised in a number of lessons covering the following main topics:

• Introduction to the course
• The steel material: properties and classification
• Structural typologies of steel constructions 
• Stability of equilibrium. Global and local Buckling. Design of compression members.
• Design of members in compression and bending. Compression members in frames and complex structures. Specific problem related to buckling
• Fire protection of steel structures
• General concepts about conenctions. Rigid connections/Semi-rigid connections. 
• Bolted connections. Welded connections
• Bracings
• Composite steel-concrete structures
• Ductility of steel structures. Seismic behaviour of steel structures
• A world view of steel structures designed by famous architects

Objective

Objective of the course is to give the basic knowledge for the design of steel structures.

Teaching organization

The course will be given by means of lessons and seminars.

It is encompassed an homework, that will be the basis for the evaluation: the students will identify the project of an existing building with a steel structure and, under the supervision of the professor, they will try to "re-design" the structure.

Testi consigliati / Adviced Reference

Ballio G., Mazzolani F., “Strutture in acciaio”, Hoepli

Ballio G., Bernuzzi C., “Progettare strutture in acciaio”, Hoepli

Bernuzzi C., “Proporzionamento di strutture in acciaio”, Polipress

Springhetti L., “I collegamenti nelle strutture di acciaio - Progetto e verifica secondo la norma UNI EN 1993-1-8”, Hoepli

Cordova B., “Manuale pratico per la progettazione delle strutture in acciaio”, Hoepli

Ballio G., Mazzolani F., “Theory and Design of Steel Structures”, Chapman Hall

Salmon C., Johnson J., "Steel Structures - Design and Behaviour", Harper Collins

Eventuali ulteriori approfondimenti / Additional References

Radogna, E.F., “Tecnica delle costruzioni, vol. I: Fondamenti delle costruzioni in acciaio”, Masson

Scibilia N., “Progetto di strutture in acciaio”, Dario Flaccovio Editore

Bernuzzi C., Mazzolani F.M., “Edifici in acciaio”, Hoepli

Floridia S., “Acciaio. Collegamenti nelle strutture”, Dario Flaccovio Editore

Cirillo A., “Acciaio”, Esselibri SpA

Hart F., Henn W., Sontag H., “Architettura acciaio: edifici civili“, Finsider

The evaluation consists in a discussion of the homework.