CE520. Steel Structures I  (ects: 5)

The course is a basic introduction to design of steel structures. 
This course aims to acquaint the students theoretical and practical developments in technology and in the design of steel structures. During the cource stundents learn the fundamentals of steel  structures design and developments and issues of regulations and design code, Eurocode 3, (EC3). 

After the course the student will be able to:
- Shape and design the structural form of a metal structure and can suggest frames and system to take vertical and horizontal loads (wind, earthquake) acting on the metal structure.
- Implement the provisions of the European Regulation for steel structures design, EC3, and designing steel structures in accordance with it.
- Can understand the plans and details of the study a metal structure and can organize the manufacturing process.
- Can make budget amounts and the cost of a metal structure and be able to plan the construction stages.

The content of the course is summarized below:
1. Advantages and disadvantages of steel structures. Properties, description of steel. Forms of steel sections.
2. Description limit state design, ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state.
3. Study and forming of steel construction. How to create the static models of steel structures Calculation of strength of steel profiles, tensile, shear and bending strength. 
4. Stability Control, Calculation of buckling resistant of a steel member.
5. Connections, bolted and welded connections