Course - Structural design 2 - BYGA2361
Structural design 2
New from the academic year 2025/2026
About
About the course
Course content
Structural design principles for reinforced concrete and steel structures.
Steel:
Behavior of steel members under torsion.
Buckling of plates and cross-section classes.
Lateral-torsional buckling of steel beams.
Second-order effects in slender columns.
Design of steel beam-columns.
Welded connections.
Concrete:
Crack width and deformation calculations.
Creep and shrinkage.
Digital tools:
Parametric design
Learning outcome
The subject offers theoretical knowledge on the design and behaviour of reinforced concrete and steel structures according to the Eurocodes.
The course has the following learning objectives:
Knowledge:
- Mechanical behaviour of concrete and steel
- Design and resistance of RC members subjected to axial force, shear and bending in the ultimate limit state
- Control of crack width and deflections of RC members in the serviceability limit state
- Elastic buckling of steel plates
- Lateral-torsional buckling of steel beams
- Second-order moments and behaviour of beam-columns
Skills:
- Calculate displacements and crack widths in slabs and beams including creep and shrinkage in the concrete.
- Calculate cross-section capacity of steel plate girders
- Calculate lateral-torsional buckling capacity of beams
- Design of steel beam-columns
- Structural analysis and design with help of parametric design tools
General competence: Theoretical foundation for analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete structures. Member and section design according to the Eurocodes.
Digital competence: Qualified use of computer programs. Analysis, interpretation of results. Data editing
Sustainability competence: The course helps to provide students with the necessary foundation to design safe, economical and sustainable structures.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and compulsory calculation exercises. Some exercises require use of computational software such as Python/Excel.
Compulsory assignments
- Compulsory assignments
Further on evaluation
Assessment method:
4-hour written school exam (60%)
Project (40%)
Resit exam in the spring semester. The written exam may be changed to an oral exam.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Civil Engineering - Engineering (BIBYGG)
Recommended previous knowledge
BYGA 2261, Structural design 1, BYGA 2260 Structural Analysis 1
Course materials
S.I. Sørensen.: Betongkonstruksjoner - Berergning og dimensjonering etter Eurocode 2, Akademika forlag.
NS-EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014+NA:2018: Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures. Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
Per Kr. Larsen: Dimensjonering av stålkonstruksjoner (siste utgave), Fagbokforlaget.
NS-EN 1993 (Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures, Part 1-1 and 1-8.
Stålkonstruksjoner - Profiler og formler, Tapir.
Subject areas
- Structural Engineering
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.