94080 - Laboratory of Structural Design (B)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will possess the knowledge necessary to design the most common reinforced concrete and steel structures, as well as the skills to design their main members in accordance with current national regulations. Specifically, students will be able to: - identify the fundamental elements that make up the load-bearing structure of the most common civil constructions; - perform structural design applications for concrete or steel-concrete composite floors; - perform structural design applications for concrete or steel beams; - perform structural design applications for concrete or steel columns; - perform foundation design applications; - develop drawings related to the design.

Course contents

1) BASIC CONCEPTS:

1.1) The Role of Structural Design in Architectural Design

1.2) Properties of the Most Commonly Used Construction Materials (Concrete, Steel, Wood, Aluminum)

1.3) The Regulatory Framework (Italian Standards, Eurocodes)

2) STRUCTURAL DESIGN:

2.1) The available Design Tools: Mechanics of materials and theory of structures (so called “Scienza delle Costruzioni”).

2.2) Systems Resisting to Vertical Actions (Beam and Column Systems).

2.3) Systems Resisting to Horizontal Actions (Vertical and Horizontal Bracing, Pendulum Structures, and Moment-Transmitting Frames).

2.4) The Frame Construction System (How It Works, Schematic Representation and Analysis Methods).

3) ANALYSIS METHODS

3.1) Traditional Methods for the Analysis of Frame Structures.

3.2) Finite Element Analysis Methodologies (Automatic Calculation Methods).

4) DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES:

4.1) General information: properties of these structures.

4.2) Members subject to bending.

4.3) Members in tension.

4.4) The problem of stability in compression members.

4.5) The problem of stability in members subject to bending actions (notes).

4.6) Members subject to simultaneous compression and bending (notes).

4.7) Local instability (notes).

4.8) Joints (nailed, welded, notes).

5) DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES.

5.1) General information: properties of these structures and fundamental design aspects.

5.2) Members in compression: analysis and design criteria.

5.3) Members in bending: analysis and design criteria.

5.4) Members subject to shear: analysis and design criteria.

5.5) Elements subject to torsion: analysis and design criteria (outline).

6) FOUNDATIONS: FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS AND TYPOLOGIES.

7) LIMIT STATE DESIGN METHODOLOGIES (OUTLINE)

8) INTRODUCTION TO EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING.

Readings/Bibliography

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN:

E. Torroja: "La concezione strutturale" UTET

Shodek: Strutture, PATRON Editore

Aurelio Muttoni: The art of Structures, EPFL press.

Mario Salvadori: Why Buildings Stand Up, Mc Gray Hill

Levy, Matthis, Salvadori: Why Buildings Fall Down

 

DESIGN MANUALS AND BOOKS

P. Pozzati "Teoria e tecnica delle strutture" UTET

G. Ballio F. Mazzolani "Strutture in acciaio" HOEPLI

A. Migliacci, F. Mola "Progetto agli stati limite delle strutture in C.A." Masson

A. Chopra "Dynamics of Structures: theory and applications to earthquake engineering" WILEY

ITALIAN REFERENCE CODES

D.M. 14.01.2008

DM. 17.01.2018

 

Teaching methods

Lectures (typically in the morning) followed by  practical exercises in the classroom with customized project development.

Assessment methods

Learning assessment is achieved through a final exam that includes two presentations on the material covered during the year (through the illustration of the tables produced and the calculations used to define them) and an oral exam.

These presentations are held approximately in the last week of classes before Easter and the last week of May of each academic year.

The exam is designed to assess the student's ability to size and calculate a steel and reinforced concrete structure.

Students who demonstrate mastery and operational ability in relation to the key concepts covered in the course will be awarded a pass. This exam is particularly important in the management of formulas, concepts, and quantities necessary for the development of a structural design for a building.

A higher score will be awarded to students who demonstrate understanding and ability to use all the course content, illustrating it with language skills, solving even complex problems, and demonstrating good operational ability.

Failure to pass the exam may be due to insufficient knowledge of key concepts, lack of mastery of technical language and/or lack or insufficient operational ability.

Teaching tools

Lectures (morning)

Project development with personalized review (afternoon)

Power Point presentations

 

Students with disabilities and/or learning disorders: anyone wishing to request adaptations should contact the Office Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD, which is responsible for collecting the documentation and determining which adaptations are acceptable.

 

Services for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity: Uuniversity Helpdesk against Gender-Based Violence, Alias career, LGBTQIA+ Anti-Discrimination Desk, services to support in difficult times.

Office hours

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