Duration
13h Th, 8h Pr, 3h FT
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course focuses on 4 distinct but complementary themes:
PART 1: general stability and stength of materials
PART 2: steel structures
PART 3: timber structures
PART 4: reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
Each part of the course details both the design and calculation aspects of structures and buildings. Aspects related to the calculation are based on existing standads.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After the course, the student should be able to master the basics of calculation and design of steel, reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and timber structures (buildings, small bridges, footbridges, etc.) according to the Eurocodes.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course requires very good skills in strength of materials and structural mechanics.
It also requires excellent knowledge in mathematics, general physics and mechanics, in particular:
- Mastering basic units;
- Use of a calculating machine;
- Mastering: matrix computations, derivations, integrals, geometry, view in space, functions, root finding, trigonometric laws, nonlinear functions;
- Knowledge of statics and basic mechanics, including equilibrium of forces.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
All the forecast hours are hold by the professor himself in auditorium.
They include theoretical presentations by the teacher and solutions to exercises, discussed with the students.
Additional readings or screening allow students to learn about the subject matter that cannot be covered during class time.
A visit to a construction site or a production site allows to contextualize the teaching.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
1. Professor's notes and exercices
2. "Le béton armé dans tous ses états", Pierre Latteur, éditions Académia Bruylant, 138 pages, second édition novembre 2001.
3. "Construction métallique, exemples numériques adaptés aux eurocodes", J. Brozzetti, M.A. Hirt, R. Bez, presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 150 pages, 1995.
4. ISSD : Interactive Software For Structural Design (www.issd.be).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
The exam is written and includes a theory part (closed book) and a practical part (open book). The success of both parts is required.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Jean-François Rondeaux
jf.rondeaux@uliege.be