Course program
The subject of the course are the basis of the structural design by considering the application of the theory of the structural mechanics and its implementation in models, methods and criteria to define and assess the mechanical behavior of general constructions typical of Civil Engineering, built with steel, reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete parts. The principal topics of the course are: I) definition of the processes of structural analysis and design, basic structural requirements, definition of the structural system and its organization, elastic and plastic mechanical behavior, safety formats and level of check, performance capacity and demand, actions on structures; II) steel structures, industrialized elements, connections, typical building schemes, bracing systems; III) mixed constructions; IV) reinforced concrete structures, materials characteristics and failure criteria, reinforcement bars properties and positioning, quasi-linear theory and admissible tension safety format, limit states safety format, structural elements subjected to axial action, flexure, shear, torsion, nodal regions and strut and tie modeling, prestressed reinforced concrete structural elements.
Prerequisites
• Contents of Structural Mechanics Courses: a. equilibrium of rigid bodies (INDISPENSABLE); b. calculation of stress characteristics in elastic deformable beams (INDISPENSABLE); c. Calculation of the stress states and constitutive laws (INDISPENSABLE);
• Contents of the Courses in Structural materials for Civil Engineering: a. Composition and strenght of steel and concrete for structural engineering purposes (RECOMMENDED).
Books
1. F. Bontempi, S. Arangio, L. Sgambi, Tecnica delle Costruzioni. Basi della progettazione – Elementi intelaiati in acciaio, Carocci Editore, 2008.
2. Cosenza E, Manfred G, Pecce M.. Strutture in Cemento Armato, Basi della progettazione. 2nda Ed. Hoepli.
3. Furiozzi, Messina, Paolini, Prontuario per il calcolo di elementi strutturali,
Teaching mode
In-person lectures with synchronous remote transmission, using whiteboard and, to a lesser extent, slides
Frequency
In-presence lectures, attendance is not mandatory
Exam mode
Written exam followed by an oral examination. The two tests must be taken in the same appeal.
Preliminary condition necessary for admission to the exam and subject to assessment in it, is the presentation, also in a scanned form on computer, of the notes of the lessons and exercises which must be processed individually by hand in a clear and orderly form.
Bibliography
4. E.F. Radogna, Tecnica delle Costruzioni, Vol.I, II, III, Zanichelli (fuori stampa, PDF fornito dal Docente).
5. R. Calzona, C. Cestelli Guidi, Il calcolo del cemento armato, Hoepli (fuori stampa, PDF fornito dal Docente).
Lesson mode
In-person lectures , with use of blackboard and, to a lesser extent, slides.
