Duration
26h Th, 26h Pr, 1d FW, 10h Proj.
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Architectural Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Civil Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course constitutes an introduction to steel construction and to the design of the main structural elements of a steel structure. It includes the following subjects:
- Knowledge of the steel material and its fabrication mode
- Steel constructions safety
- Plasticity
- Classification and resistance of steel cross-sections
- Design of members subjected to tension
- Design of members subjected to compression
- Design of members subjected to bending
- Design of members subjected to compression and bending
- Design of connections
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course and the exercise sessions, the students will be able to design simple steel structural members with idealised support conditions and subjected to one of the following basic loadings: pure tension, pure compression, simple bending and compression-bending. For this purpose, they will be able to check the necessary resistance and stability requirements at ultimate limit state and the displacement limitations at serviceability limit state.Finally they will be able to check the resistance of connectors used in steel construction.
The complete list of the KLO for this course is defined in the matrix available at the following address: https://www.programmes.uliege.be/cocoon/20182019/formations/descr/A2UCON01.html
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Solid and material mechanics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching and learning strategy:
- Theory lessons: 30h (attendance is strongly recommended but not mandatory)
- Exercise sessions: 30h (attendance is MANDATORY), including 2h test
- MANDATORY group project consisting in the design of a basic structure.
For the group work, a report will have to be handed in at a date to be decided by the teacher. At their request, the students might meet the teacher who has corrected their report to discuss the observed mistakes
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face lecture
Recommended or required readings
For the theory lessons, the students will be given notes covering the whole course contents.
For the exercise sessions, the students will be given an exercise book in which they can find many solved and unsolved exercises.
This material will be downloadable on myULg.
Assessment methods and criteria
An oral examination will be organised at the end of the term, as well as a 2 hours long written examination. For the theory examination, the students will be asked to physically understand the phenomena and be able to explain them instead of repeating the notes content.
For the second session, a similar evaluation will be also organised
After the group work, a report will be handed in and evaluated. The obtained marks will be taken into account to compute the course global mark. A written exercise examination will be organised, for which the students will be allowed to have their books and notes.
This latter activity is inseparable from the teaching unit and considered as compulsory. A student who has not participated in this activity and / or who has not submitted the expected report within the prescribed deadlines or in the prescribed forms will not be allowed to present the examination.
The fact of not having the report does not allow to evaluate the work of the student. So, a mark "A" will be attributed in this case (except if a specific justification is provided and accepted by the professors which will analyse the justificiation with equity).
The final mark for this course will be fixed with the following subdivision:
- 1st session: 10% for the group exercise, 30% for the written exam and 60% for the oral one
- 2nd session: 10% for the group exercise, 30% for the written exam and 60% for the oral one
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Four hours per week (Friday from 13h30 to 18h00) will be devoted, during the whole semester, either to theory or to exercises.
Contacts
Jean-Pierre JASPART, Ordniary Professor, jean-pierre.jaspart@uliege.be
Jean-François DEMONCEAU, associate professor, jfdemonceau@uliege.be
Assistant: Loris Saufnay, loris.saufnay@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Distance teaching through the use of commented PowerPoint presentations.
Exercise sessions by sending to the students statements and solutions of exercises for each part of the course; it is up to the students to read them and to come back to the teachers for any request (questions, details, ... ).
Distance monitoring of the assignment and response by the assistant to any question from the students.
The course holder and the assistant are available to the students via a forum opened in this regard, but also by email or videoconference.
A "questions and answers" session by videoconference is organized on April 24, 2020 from 1:30 p.m.
Assessment subjects
The topics for evaluation are identical to the ones intitally planned.
Assessment methods
Due to the containment measures taken by the Belgian government and taking into account the recommendations of our institution and our faculty, the evaluation methods during the first session of May-June are modified as follows:
- The oral examination is replaced by a written examination to be carried out at home with surveillance by videoconference;
- As for the oral examination initially planned, theoretical reflective questions will be asked and possible small exercises will be submitted to the students during this written examination;
- This examination will be carried out during the May-June examination session, respecting the faculty calendar, ie on June 3rd in the morning;
- This examination will be carried out with open book;
- The use of electronic tools will not be authorized during the examination except to access the surveillance by videoconference;
- The modalities of connection to the surveillance by videoconference will be communicated to you by the course holder in due time;
- A PDF copy must be sent to course holder by email at the end of the exam and this, within a limited time. The tool for making this PDF copy using a smartphone will be specified. A "blank" rehearsal of the examination procedure will be organized during the week of May 11th.
More details regarding the practical arrangements for the examination will be communicated in due course.
The percentages of the final mark respectively associated to the exam and the project remain unchanged, namely 85% and 15%.
If the containment measures were to be maintained until the organization of the second session, the same examination procedures would be adopted.
Contacts
Contacts identical to those specified above.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Same as during the June session (see above)
Assessment methods
Same as during the June session (see above)
Contacts
Same as during the June session (see above)