Sector-specific

Steel structures within the European regulatory framework. Fundamentals, design and construction

Architecture, construction and urban planning 40 hours

Introduction

The Course on Steel Structures within the European Regulatory Framework. ‘Fundamentals, Calculation and Construction’ offers you the opportunity to gain an insight into a booming sector with high demand for skilled workers. Steel structures are fundamental to modern construction, and understanding their safety, design and construction is essential for any professional in the field. Throughout the course, you will acquire key skills such as structural safety, the principles of structural analysis, as well as techniques for calculating and installing joints. You will also learn about inspection and maintenance, ensuring that structures comply with European standards. This online course will enable you to specialise in a field that is not only crucial to the safety and efficiency of buildings, but it also offers vast opportunities for professional development. Taking part will enable you to be at the forefront of a vital field for engineering and architecture.

Objectives

- To understand safety in steel structures in accordance with European standards.

- Apply general principles of structural analysis to projects.

- Calculate and design effective connections in steel structures.

- Identify methods for the inspection and maintenance of structures.

- Assess regulatory compliance in steel projects.

- To analyse the behaviour of structures under different loads.

- Optimise the use of steel in efficient structural design.

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. STEEL: STRUCTURAL SAFETY
Structural safety and fitness for service
Shares
Materials and components
Idealisation for analysis
Sustainability strategies
TEACHING UNIT 2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Ultimate limit states
Service limit states
Fatigue limit state
Fire behaviour
Earthquake-resistant design
TEACHING UNIT 3. CALCULATION AND INSTALLATION OF JOINTS
Knots
Members
Workshop assembly
On-site assembly and installation
Tolerances
TEACHING UNIT 4. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
Quality control criteria
Project management
Control of materials and components
Execution monitoring
Maintenance

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