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Elements of Steel and Timber Structures

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Course Unit Code221-0204/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
PrerequisitiesCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit Title
221-0201Actions on Building Structures
228-0230Fundamentals of Structural Mechanics
228-0232Elasticity and plasticity
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LOK33prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.
KRI10doc. Ing. Vít Křivý, Ph.D.
VAV08Ing. Kristýna Vavrušová, Ph.D.
ROS11Ing. Miroslav Rosmanit, Ph.D.
Summary
Within the subject elements of steel and timber structures, students will be acquainted with the design of basic elements (beams, columns) and joints according to Eurocode 3 for steel structures and Eurocode 5 for timber structures. Students will be familiar with design for ultimate and serviceability limit state.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
After completing this subject, student will be able to understand and apply following skills:
- Basic knowledge of design and assessment of steel elements and joints according to European standards;
- Basic knowledge of design and assessment of timber elements and joints according to European standards.
Course Contents
Lectures :

1. Introduction of steel structures design, advantages and disadvantages of steel structures, state and perspective of the field development. Production, chemical composition, steel structure, properties.
2. Principles of steel structures design, limit states method, structure analysis, imperfections of steel structures.
3. Classification of cross sections, carrying capacity determination – differences and principles. Resistance of elements in tension, compression and buckling. Shear resistance of compact cross section. Bending resistance of compact cross section. Shear effects on design resistances of the cross section.
4. Lateral displacement and torsional rotation of beams – lateral buckling. Combination of bending, shear and tension or compression. Built-up columns.
5. Connections of steel structures –butt and fillet welds, design principles of welded connections.
6. Connections of steel structures – screw joints, design principles of screw joints without controlled tightening and slip-resistant connections with high-strength bolts.
7. Walls carrying capacity (local buckling due to normal stresses, shear, resistance to transverse, interaction of effects).
8. Elements of steel-concrete structures.
9. Introduction of timber structures design. Structural properties of timber and wood-based materials. Agglomerated wood.
10. Standards for design of timber structures. Theory of design. Loading of timber structures.
11. Design of timber elements according to limit states theory. Tension, compression, bending, shear, torsion.
12. Buckling, bending and torsional buckling, combination of loading, deformation of timber structures elements.
13. Connections of timber structures. Basic principles, carpentry joints, dowel type joints.
14. Fasteners of surface type. Glued joints. Deformation of timber structures connections.


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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings, Brussels, 2005.
- 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.
- www.access-steel.com
- EN 1995-1-1 Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures. Part 1-1: General – Common rules and rules for buildings, Brussels, 2008.
- ČSN EN 1993-1-1 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí – část 1-1: Obecná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. ČNI, 2011.
- ČSN EN 1993-1-1 Eurokód 3: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí – část 1-8: Navrhování styčníků. ČNI, 2011.
- ČSN EN 1994-1-1 Eurokód 4: Navrhování spřažených ocelobetonových konstrukcí – část 1-1: Obecná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. ČNI, 2011.
- ČSN EN 1995-1-1 Eurokód 5: Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí – část 1-1: Společná pravidla a pravidla pro pozemní stavby. ČNI, 2007.
- 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.
- www.access-steel.com
Recommended Reading:
- http://fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/documents/handbook1_final.pdf
- http://fast10.vsb.cz/temtis/documents/Handbook_2_Final_version.pdf
- Studnička, J.: Ocelové konstrukce. ČVUT Praha, 2006, ISBN 80-01-03473-9.
- 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.
- www.access-steel.com
- Macháček, J. et al.: Navrhování ocelových konstrukcí – Příručka k ČSN EN 1993-1-1 a ČSN EN 1993-1-8. Navrhování hliníkových konstrukcí – Příručka k ČSN EN 1999-1. Informační centrum ČKAIT, Praha, 2009, ISBN 978-80-87093-86-3.
- Studnička, J.: Navrhování spřažených ocelobetonových konstrukcí k ČSN EN 1994-4-1. ČKAIT, Praha, 2009, ISBN 978-80-87093-85-6
- Kuklíková, A., Kuklík, P., Navrhování dřevěných konstrukcí - přáručka k ČSN EN 1995-1, Informační centrum ČKAIT, 2010
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 18
        ExaminationExamination65 16