BYVE3200 Design of Steel and Timber Structures Course description

The subject includes design of beams, columns and composite bearing elements of timber and steel in ultimate limit state, serviceability limit state and accidental limit state. The item includes welding joints, fasteners as bolts, nails, screws and timber connectors. The course will provide an understanding of the load effects, material properties and use of information given in other standards.Tests of rupture and shear strength on simple wooden samples. The subject is based on;BYPE1600 Mechanics and BYTS2100 Building Materials and Concrete Design.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is familiar with the common design;models for structural elements and simple and complex structures of steel and wood
• is familiar with design methods described in Eurocode 3 and Eurocode 5

Skills

The student is capable of:

• using mechanics of materials and dimensioning methods to dimension load-bearing structural elements and joints in structures made of varying combinations of wood and steel

General competence

The student:

• Has a general understanding of the theoretical basis of Eurocode 3 and 5.

Lectures and supervised exercise assignments.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• 4 of 6 compulsory practical exercises

Hydroelectric engineering, hydrology, hydraulics.

Elective;courses are set up under precondition that there are enough students in the course.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is sufficiently familiar with basic hydrology and hydraulics to understand the water cycle and the properties of water, including flood hydrology
• is familiar with the basic concepts and design methods for structures crossing watercourses

Skills

The student is capable of:

• making use of the most important standards and guidelines for structures crossing watercourses
• estimating the amount of water available for power production in a watercourse
• dimensioning and calculating the stability of dams and other technical watercourse structures
• optimising power plants in terms of energy production and energy considerations
• describing the most important turbine types and explaining their function and special properties

General competence

The student is capable of:

• making independent assessments of a planned power plant, including the choice of dam type, installation and estimated production
• considering environmental issues relating to the development of power plants

Lectures and exercises. Excursion to a power plant.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 6 exercises.