Introduction to steel structuresLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the use of steel as a construction material.
You know how to choose suitable steel products for different structures.
You know how to design and dimension typical steel structures.
You know how to design and dimension typical joints and welds.
You know how to design the stiffening and fire protection of the steel structure.
You know the basics of steel prefabrication.
You know how to choose a suitable surface treatment combination for steel structures.

Content

Core content
What is steel manufacture?
What are the material properties of steel?
What steel products are available and what are their uses?
What is the design and dimensioning of steel structures?
What is steel structure prefabrication?
What is buckling of a steel pile and lateral buckling of a steel beam and how are steel structures stiffened?
What is the fire protection and surface treatment of steel structures?

Complementary knowledge
What are high-strength steels and thin-sheet structures?
What are the special characteristics of stainless steel and aluminum products?

Specialist knowledge
What are the buckling design and fatigue of steel structures?

Qualifications

Statics of Structures
Strength of Materials

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts proficiently
b. manage appropriate methods of information search
c. carry out interrelated tasks fluently
d. justify their actions in customer, user and target group situations
e. show skills in managing team work participating in dicussions and tasks flexibly and positively
f. apply the ethical principles of the professional field according to the situation.