Course brief description

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Resistance of the cross sections. Cross section classification. Class 4 cross sections. Internal forces interaction. Cross-section resistance ELU Column buckling theory. Beam-column behaviour. Effective lengths. Design rules of EAE and Eurocode. ELU of element instability Basic notions of structural analysis considering the geometrical and material non-linearities. Global plastic analysis: Plastic hinges theory. Collapse mechanisms. Basic notions of structural analysis. Global plastic analysis

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Fracture mechanics concepts. Fracture toughness. Resilience. Charpy test. Influence of temperature. Design against brittle fracture. EN 1993-1-10, Spanish Code EAE. Design of elements against brittle fracture.

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Basic concepts of fatigue. Mechanism of fatigue failure. Fatigue design methods. Safety partial factors. SN curve method (EN 1993-1-9, EAE). Recommendations Fatigue design methods

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General considerations. Properties of materials in front of fire. Fire resistance. Calculation of temperatures in steel. Fire

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Cold-formed sheets and profiles. Material properties. Resistances verifications and deflection calculations. CUFSM. Cold-formed structures

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Overview. Bolted joints. Category and check. Welded joints. Directional method. Joint exercises

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Material nonlinearity. Geometric nonlinearity. Sway and non-sway frames. Consideration of second order effects.

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Commercial steel frame design software will be used to consolidate the concepts explained during the course through a practical application.

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