Conceptual design of buildings

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Part A - Structural analysis (6 Lessons)
L A1 - Structural modelling. Examples of application to steel structures.
L A2 - Global analysis of steel structures.Elastic analysis and plastic analysis.
L A3 - Structural analysis. First order analysis and second order analysis. Elastic critical load of frame structures.
L A4 - Elastic critical load of framed structures - Buckling analysis.
L A5 - Approximate methods for second order analysis.
L A6 - Examples. Structural analysis using hand calculation and software.
Part B - General concepts for the design of steel structures (5 Lessons)
L B1 - Introduction to the Eurocodes.
L B2 - Principles of conceptual design of buildings. Global structural analysis.
L B3 - Design of steel members: tension members, columns and beams.
L B4 - Design of steel members (beam-columns). Introduction to the design of joints.
Part C - Design of steel members and joints (10 Lessons)
L C1 - Classification of cross-sections and cross-section resistance.
L C2 - Buckling resistance of columns and beams.
L C3 - Beam-columns.
L C4 - Bracing systems. Design of plane and spatial trusses.
L C5 - Design of joints. Joint typologies. Joint behaviour and structural analysis.
L C6 - Bolting. Welding. Execution procedures.
L C7 - Component method.
L C8 - Component method. Characterization of components.
L C9 - Design of moment-resisting joints.
L C10 - Simple joints and hollow section joints. Behaviour and design of column bases.
Part D - Design of composite members and joints (10 Lessons)
L D1 - General concepts. Global analysis.
L D2 - Shear connection. Methods of shear connection.
L D3 - Composite beams. Resistance of cross-sections.
L D4 - Composite beams. Design of steel-concrete shear connection. Serviceability limit states.
L D5 - Composite beams. Lateral buckling of composite beams.
L D6 - Composite slabs.
L D7 - Composite columns. Resistance of cross-sections.
L D8 - Composite columns. Design of columns in pure compression.
L D9 - Composite columns. Design of columns under combined compression and bending.
L D10 - Composite joints. Component method.
Part E - Integrated design of buildings (11 Lessons)
L E1 - Introduction; steel structure buildings; types of applications.
L E2 - Conceptual design of industrial buildings; structural configuration and preliminary selection of members.
L E3 - Main structural system; columns; beams; crane structures; bracing systems.
L E4 - Floor system; joints (beam to column joints, column bases); secondary structure; cladding system.
L E5 - Conceptual design of multi story frame buildings; structural systems for multistory frame buildings.
L E6 - Gravity load resisting systems; lateral load resisting systems for multi story buildings; joints; frames; floors; facades.
L E7 - Principals of design and actions; types of actions, combination of actions, design situations.
L E8 - Case study: Design of a low rise building; Case study: Design of a high rise building.
L E9 - Development of the 3rd project by the students.
L E10 - Development of the 3rd project by the students.
L E11 - Development of the 3rd project by the students.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The students should, at the end of the unit, be able to conceptually design a building through the selection, in a wide library of structural solutions, of the most appropriate ones to be implemented. To achieve it, he will rely on his knowledge of these technical solutions, but also on his acquired ability to integrate various other conceptual aspects as the feasibility and the economy of the project and the capability to use structural analysis software for this purpose.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge in structural analysis and design.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Part A - Structural analysis
Frontal lecture + work assignment that includes the calculation of a 2D frame by various methods of analysis (linear elastic, eigenvalue, second-order elastic, plastic, non-linear second-order) - Project 1 Part B - General concepts for the design of steel structures
Frontal lectures.
Part C - Design of steel members and joints
Frontal lectures.
Part D - Design of composite members and joints
Frontal lectures.
Part E - Integrated structural design of buildings
Frontal lectures + work assignment: design of a particular building on the basis of assumed realistic design requirements provided by the lecturers (Project 2).

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Frontal lectures + own learning

Recommended or required readings

Simões da Silva L., Simões R., Gervásio, H.: Design of steel structures. ECCS Eurocode Design Manuals, ECCS and Ernst & Sohn, 2010, 438 p.
Jaspart, J.P. and Weynand, K.: Design of joints in steel and composite stuctures, ECCS, Ernst & Sohn and Wiley, 2016.
Johnson R.P.: Composite structures of steel and concrete, 3rd edition, Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Trahair N.S., Bradford M.A., Nerthercot D.A., Gardner L.: The behaviour and design of steel structures to EC3. Taylor & Francis, 2008, 490 p.

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment includes the following evaluations:
Written exam, rated to 10/20 values (minimum 50% required);
1st project (group) rated to 2/20 values;
2nd project (group) rated to 8/20 values.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

All the lectures and evaluation will be in English

Contacts

Jean-Pierre Jaspart - jean-pierre.jaspart@ulg.ac.be
Jean-François Demonceau - jfdemonceau@ulg.ac.be