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Terminated in academic year 2023/2024

Elements of Steel and Timber Structures

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 221-0927/01
Abbreviation PODK
Course title Elements of Steel and Timber Structures
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Preface, history of steel structures, the applications, some representative structures, the production of steel, material properties of steel, tests of material, the identification of steels.
2. Limit state design, analysis of steel structures, imperfections in steel structures.
3. Classification of cross sections, tension, compression, effective buckling lengths, bending, shear, torsion,
4. Lateral-torsional stability, combination of internal forces, uniform built-up compression members, serviceability limit states.
5. Welded connections.
6. Connections made with bolts, rivets or pins.
7. Plated structural elements, effective width approaches in design, plate buckling effects due to direct stresses, resistance to shear, resistance to transverse loads, interaction, stiffeners and detailing.
8. Composite steel and concrete structures.
9. Timber structures: introduction, material properties.
10. Basics of timber carrying structure design and realization problems.
11. Timber: tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion.
12. Stability and buckling.
13. Joints in timber structures. Dowel-type fasteners.
14. Punched metal plate fastener joints. Glued joints.

Tutorials:
1. Introduction, physical and mechanical properties (steel), typical cross-sections, basic tension, compression, bending and shear resistance of a cross-section.
2. Weld connections, design principles, WE (worked example) WE01 - Welds of a Fin Plate Connection.
3. WE02 - Bolt Connection of a cantilever - Welds of a Face, WE03 - Welds Connection of Steel Angles.
4. Bolt connections, design principle (normal bolts), WE04 - Bolt Connection of a Cantilever.
5. WE05 - Bolt Connection of Simple Horizontal Beam.
6. Bolt connections, design principles (preloaded bolts), WE06 - Bolt Connection of a Cantilever (preloaded bolds).
7. Buckling resistance, WE07 - Buckling Resistance of a Double-Symmetric Section.
8. WE08 - Buckling Resistance of a Single-Symmetric Section, WE09 - Buckling Resistance of a Member of Two Angles.
9. Buckling resistance of members subjected to bending, WE10 - Laterall-torsional Buckling Resistance of a Beam.
10. Introduction, material properties (timber), types of timber sections, the basic methods of stress, timber sections bearing capacity.
11. Tension and compression, carpentry joints - examples.
12. Buckling, bending - examples.
13. Serviceability limit state - examples.
14. Joints with metal fasteners - nails joint of a tension flange.

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 1994-1-1 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. 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. Kuklík, P.: Timber Structures 10, CVUT Praha, 2007.
4. http://FAST10.VSB.CZ/TEMTIS/EN