Course content

- Laws, regulations, guidelines and standards.

- Safety of constructions, also seen in an ethical perspective.

- Loads, load combinations and load effects.

- Self-load, Payload, Snow load, Wind load and Traffic load.

- Load placement (most unfavorable placement of loads).

- Behavior of constructions.

- Carrying systems.

- Ultimate limit state (ULS).

- Serviceability limit state (SLS).

- Accidental design situations.

- Construction components.

- Behavior of constructions.

- Carrying systems.

- Use of construction related computer programs.

Learning outcome

The candidate

‐ has basic knowledge about the safety of constructions to be able to assess the risk to the individuals involved in the event of a collapse, as well as being able to see the risk from an ethical perspective.

- has sufficient knowledge of Norwegian legislation and Eurocodes (NS-EN) to be able to apply this to determine loads and load combinations in the serviceability, ultimate and accident limit state on building and bridge structures.

- has the necessary knowledge of the impact of various construction systems to set up static models of components.

- can use digital tools to find design loads and the effects of the loads on components.

Learning methods and activities

Scheduled time: lectures: 45 hours; organized guidance: 60 hours; work with compulsory assignments: 120 hours; other preparation: 50 hours; a total of 275 hours.

Compulsory work requirements: 4 to 6 exercises, all of which except one must be approved.

The course is designed for online students.

Compulsory assignments

• Mandatory assignments

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic knowledge in statics and mechanics of materials.

Course materials

Will be announced at the start of the course.