Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Metal and timber structures II

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	221-0024/01
Abbreviation	KDK-2
Course title	Metal and timber structures II
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Structures
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Crane tracks – utilization in practice, loading, typology.
2. Crane trucks - design and assessment principles.
3. Fatigue and brittle fracture of steel structures.
4. Steel members exposed to torsion.
5. Design and assessment of joints, component method, hollow section joints.
6. Class 4 cross sections.
7. Three-dimensional buckling of steel members.
8. Stainless steel.
9. Fatigue and brittle failure. Oscillation of timber structures.
10. Composite timber and concrete structures.
11. Timber bridges and footbridges – spatial arrangement, loads, basic types, main carrying elements, equipment.
12. Timber bridges and footbridges – design principles in light of carrying capacity, serviceability and durability.
13. Special timber structures. Strengthening of timber structure elements.
14. Defects and failures of timber structures.

Literature

1. EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels.
2. EN 1993-1-8 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1: Design of joints. CEN, Brussels.
3. EN 1993-1-4 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-4: General rules - Supplementary rules for stainless steels. CEN, Brussels.
4. EN 1995-1-1 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures – Part 1: Common rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels.

Advised literature

1. Silva, L.S. et al.: Design of steel structures, 2010 ISBN (ECCS) 978-92-9147-098-3, ISBN (Ernst & Sohn) 978-3-433-02973-2.
2. www.access-steel.com
3. http://FAST10.VSB.CZ/TEMTIS/EN

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