Course content

The course covers elastic behaviour of plates, theory for elastic buckling of axially loaded and shar loaded plates, capacity of plates and plated structures, cross sectional classes, torsion and warping torsion, lateral torsional buckling of beams. Resistance to fire, mechanical behaviour at elevated temperatures, fracture mechanics, brittle failure, materials selection. It also covers design of structures in aluminium or stainless steels, and gives examples of structures and components.

Learning outcome

Extended knowledge on design and analyses of steel and aluminium structures, thin walled sections and members, girders subjected to plate buckling, stiffened plates, box sections for bridges.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises, laboratory activities. The students design and build their own truss in aluminium profiles. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course.

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises, laboratory activities

Recommended previous knowledge

Statics and Mechanics, TKT4170 Steel Structures 1 (basic steel course, covering design of beams, columns, beam-columns, connections, etc.)

Course materials

Per K. Larsen: Dimensjonering av stålkonstruksjoner, Tapir.
Tarald Rørvik: Aluminiumkonstruksjoner, Innføring i material- og konstruksjonslære, Byggforsk.
Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 9.

Credit reductions