Design of aluminium and stainless steel structures

Recommended Prerequisites

The pre-requisites of this course are those corresponding to the application for the MSc course CMM.

Teaching Methods

The lectures (30 hours) are based on a brief explanation of theoretical issues and detailed explanation of design guidelines and practical issues, using both written and visual aids. Some concepts, principles and theories are adopted to solve a set of practical exercises that meet all the needs of students with guidelines. Tutorial lessons (22.5 hours) are also considered for answering student questions. Occasionally students are invited to attend lectures by visiting scientists.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this course is to introduce the students to some types of metal structural solutions that are not included in the field of traditional hot-rolled and welded steel structures. In particular, it is intended to acquaint students with the structural solutions made of aluminum and stainless steel. The unit covers essentially what distinguishes them from the profiles of hot-rolled steel, which is the non-linear constitutive relation of the material. The student should know what types of aluminum alloy and stainless steel are available in the market, and learn to design structural elements (beams, columns and beam-columns) according to EC9 for aluminum members and in accordance with the provisions of part 1-4 of Eurocode 3 for stainless steel members.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Aluminum Profiles:
Applications, Advantages and disadvantages of aluminum structures. Mechanical and thermal properties. Classification of cross sections, resistance of the cross sections, Resistance of elements subject to bending, axial compression, lateral bending and buckling with bending and compression. Design of connections.

Stainless-Steel Profiles:
Applications, Advantages and disadvantages of the use of stainless steel. Different classes of stainless steels, Mechanical properties at room temperature and elevated temperatures, thermal and physical properties at elevated temperatures. Design of structural elements. Classification of cross sections, resistance of elements subject to bending, axial compression, lateral bending and buckling with bending and compression; Differences with the carbon steel in the calculation of sections of class 4. Design of connections.

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

European Committee for Standardization, EN 1993-1-1 Eurocode 3, Design of Steel Structures – part 1-1. General rules and rules for buildings, Brussels, Belgium, 2005

European Committee for Standardization, EN 1993-1-2, “Eurocode 3 – Design of steel structures – Part 1-3: General rules – Cold-formed Steel structures and Sheeting”, Brussels, Belgium, 2006

European Committee for Standardization, EN 1993-1-4, “Eurocode 3 - Design of Steel Structures – Part 1-4: General rules – Supplementary rules for stainless steels”, Brussels, Belgium, 2005

European Committee for Standardization, EN 1999 Eurocode 9, Design of Aluminium Structures, Brussels, Belgium, 2005.

Euro Inox e Steel Construction Institute “Designers Manual for Structural Stainless Steel” (third edition), 2006

Nancy Baddoo, Cleaning architectural stainless steel, Euro Inox, 2009

ESDEP, Instituto Técnico de la Estructura en Acero “Acero inoxidable”, ITEA, 2000