Steel structures, selected topics

Welcome to the Metal Structures course, selected chapters.

The course is given by default in English (with also slides available in French) and ex-cathedra.

You will find in this Moodle:

• The table of contents of the course
• Documentation, including extracts from TGC 10 and 11
• Weekly timetable
• Course exercises

Answers to questions: 

• via the Q/A FORUMS
• During the exercise sessions, in class on Mondays between 6 and 7 p.m.
  
• During additional sessions, if needed, via Zoom

The course will be assessed thru 2 graded assignments and a written exam in January 2025. For further information, please refer to the section at the end of this Moodle.

Bienvenue au cours de structures en métal, chapitres choisis.

Le cours est donné à priori en anglais et en présentiel.

Vous trouverez dans ce Moodle:

• La table des matières du cours
• La documentation, dont des extraits des TGC 10 et 11
• Le déroulement par semaine
  
• Les exercices du cours

• via les FORUMS Q/A
• Lors des séances d'exercices, en classe les lundis entre 18 à 19h
  
• Lors de séances supplémentaires, si nécessaire, par Zoom

Partie 1: bâtiments

• Systèmes porteurs, poutraison
  
• Rapide récapitulation de descente des charges verticales, horizontales, stabilisation de structures
• Introduction aux systèmes de plancher mixte
  
• Deux exercices récapitulatifs de la matière (matière du cours Bachelor, CIVIL235, l'un des exos est différent)

Le cours n'a pas lieu en raison du Jeûne Fédéral

Eléments mixtes de bâtiments

• Systèmes de plancher mixte (suite)
  
• Conception, calcul poutres mixtes

Eléments mixtes de bâtiments, suite

• Poutres, calcul poutres mixtes (suite)
  

• Exercice BAT 3 : Calculs connexion complète
  

Eléments mixtes de bâtiments (suite)

• Suite poutres mixtes
• Conception & calcul connexion élastique/plastique, connexion totale

Eléments mixtes de bâtiments

• Conception et calcul des poteaux mixtes (introduction)
  

Vacations

Incendie

• Bases, exigences, nouvelle législation
• L'acier et l'incendie
• Exercice Incendie 1

Incendie, suite

• Base de la protection incendie en Suisse
  
• Résistance au feu des planchers mixtes et des poteaux
  
• Exercice Incendie 2

Incendie, fin

• Calculs au feu naturel
• Exercice incendie 3

Fin partie 1

• Courbes de résistance normalisées
• Classement des détails de construction

Ponts : fatigue & rupture (suite)

• Introduction à la mécanique de la rupture
• Assurance qualité

Ponts : fatigue (suite)

• Sollicitations réelles, historique et histogramme

• Cumul de dommage
  

• Exercice FAT 5 : vérification simplifiée avec facteur lambda

The course examination will consist of:
- the two exercise reports, for 10% each
- the mark obtained in the final written exam, for 80%.
The two exercise reports are on the subjects of fatigue and fire, see the course timetable.
Repetition of the information given in the introductory presentation (on Sept. 9) regaerding the final written exam
- 3 problems on the various subjects covered in the course
- Access to all documentation, i.e. course documentation (including TGC and exercises) and your personnal notes.

Regaerding documentation, please have your SZS C4 and C5 tables for steel construction with you, as well as the main standards (SIA, EN).
I will bring a couple of copies of all standards put at your disposal for this course for consultation (if one needs).
However, for obvious reasons of fairness between students, the table SZS C1:12 is not authorised.
- Other information as required (such as nomograms, mixed section tables, mixed column tables, stress intensity factor solutions, etc.) will be provided with the examination sheets.

Recall about how written exams work:
- You must have your student card with you and can be asked to present it anytime
- Bring your calculator, charged, with you
- You can bring your own blank paper, there will be sheets available
- Don't forget a ruler and pencils (if asked, you must be able to draw construction details to scale)
- All mobile phones and other devices must be switched off and left at the entrance to the exam room