MABY4400 Structural Analysis and Design Emneplan

The goal of the course is to give students further specialisation in the topic, and a more comprehensive understanding of what the design of complex buildings involves. Through seminars with contribution from invited researchers and experts from the building and construction industry, students will be presented wide a range of topical issues relating to building physics and the design of buildings such as zero-emission buildings (ZEB), restoration projects, solid wood buildings, glass facades, new building materials and systems etc. A project assignment is also included to give the students both theoretical knowledge and experience of applying this knowledge to real world, complex issues. The assignment shall be based on a real building and construction project or be part of a more extensive research and development project, and the project report shall take a scholarly, reflective approach to the problem at hand and include a discussion of alternative solutions.

MABY4100 Finite Element Method in Structural Analysis, or a course with an equivalent learning outcome.

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:

· has advanced knowledge about the simulation, analysis and design of concrete and steel structures

· has in-depth knowledge of the non-linear behaviour of reinforced concrete

· is capable of describing the difference between linear and non-linear structural analysis

· is capable of explaining the theoretical basis for linear and non-linear geometry and material behaviour

· is capable of explaining the theoretical basis for dynamic wind and earthquake loads

· understands the design philosophy behind modern codes in terms of structural capacity, structural demand and how to quantify uncertainties in load and material descriptions.

Skills:

The student is capable of:

· modelling and simulating structures exposed to static and dynamic loads

· selecting appropriate analysis models and carrying out structural analyses for determining internal forces and moments, stress, strain and displacement with a satisfactory degree of accuracy

· performing dynamic analyses of structures exposed to wind and earthquake loading

· choosing appropriate material models and material properties to solve the problem in question

· performing a non-linear element analysis of concrete structures and evaluating the results

· applying the essential code provisions for the design of concrete and steel structures.

General competence:

The student is capable of:

· using FEM software in practical structural analyses

· assessing approaches to and limitations in linear and non-linear analyses

· using scholarly reports and articles to gain an overview of the latest developments in research in the field of non-linear analysis of concrete structures.

The teaching will consist of seminars with guest lecturers, discussions and presentations. The students will be given individual assignments relating to the topics of the seminars (reflection notes) and a bigger group-based project assignment. To allow for specialization the students will prepare an individual in-depth report related to one of the reflection notes. The students present their reports in one of the seminars.

The students must have attended at least three of four seminars and have individual reflection notes approved (approx. 5-7 pages per note) linked to the seminars they have attended. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one opportunity to resubmit reflection notes before the exam.

Portfolio assessment subject to the following requirements:

1) Project report prepared in groups of 2-4 students, approx. 50-75 pages, with oral presentation, weighted approx. 70 %

2) Individual in-depth report, approx. 10-15 pages, weighted approx. 30 %

Each student's work will be assessed together as a portfolio with one individual grade at the end of the semester, but the two parts that make up the portfolio must be assessed as 'pass' in order for the student to pass the course. The weights are approximate and included here to provide additional information to the students on how their work is assessed. Detailed guidelines for the project assignments will be published in Canvas.

The overall assessment cannot be appealed. Formal errors can be appealed. If a student fails the portfolio assessment, he/she is given one opportunity to resubmit the portfolio.

All aids are permitted.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass (with A being the highest grade and E being the lowest pass grade) and F for fail is used in connection with the final assessment.

1) and 2): one internal examiner.

External examiners are used regularly