Fundamentals of Structural Design (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student knows the basic goals and usual tasks of structural design and the role of structural design in a construction project. He knows the starting points of structural design, such as building regulations, the guidelines of the Ministry of the Environment and the Eurocodes. He knows the guidelines for structural planning documents. The student can draw a structural drawing based on the instructions. He knows the most common frame systems and the principles of limit states dimensioning in structural design. He knows the basics of load calculation (own weight, payload, wind load, snow load and load combinations) used in the dimensioning of load-bearing structures.

Content

Building design tasks
¬Essential technical requirements for a building
Frame systems
Document instructions for structural design: drawing markings, drawing presentation methods, work description and implementation standards
Reinforcement drawing
Limit state dimensioning
Eurocode system: Eurocodes SFS-EN 1990 and SFS-EN 1991 and the national annexes to the Eurocodes

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student knows structural design tasks and goals and instructions for related documents. He knows the principles of limit state dimensioning and load calculation used in dimensioning.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the structural design tasks and goals and the instructions for related documents. He knows the principles of limit state dimensioning and knows how to calculate the loads used in dimensioning in a simple case.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows the structural design tasks and goals and the instructions for related documents. He knows the principles of limit state dimensioning and knows how to calculate the loads and load combinations used in dimensioning in normal cases. He is able to apply the guidelines for structural planning documents when creating documents.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student knows structural design tasks and goals and instructions for related documents. He knows the principles of limit state dimensioning and load calculation used in dimensioning. He is able to draw a structural drawing with the help of instructions and calculate the loads used in dimensioning.

Qualifications

Basics of Building Construction, Construction Information Technology, Basics of Construction Economics, Statics, Building Physics