COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

·      Know the basic principles for the design of steel – concrete composite structures.

·      Know the mechanics of the shear connection.

·      Understand the mechanical behavior of steel – concrete composite elements: simply supported and continuous composite beams and slabs; columns under biaxial bending and axial load; connections.

·      Know the basics of seismic design of steel – concrete composite structures.

·      Understand the mechanical behaviour of steel – concrete composite members and systems in the field of strengthening and seismic retrofitting.

·      Understand the mechanical behaviour of timber – concrete composite beams and slabs.

·      Know the basic principles of the composite action between concrete and fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials.

By the end of this course the student will have developed the ability to:

·      Know the basic principles for the design of steel – concrete composite structures.

·      Calculate the strength, stiffness and slip of shear connections.

·      Verify the ultimate and the serviceability limit state of simply supported and continuous steel – concrete composite beams and slabs.

·      Verify the ultimate limit state of steel – concrete composite columns.

·      Understand the behaviour of steel – concrete composite connections in terms of strength and stiffness, as well as to perform the relevant calculations.

·      Verify the seismic design of steel-concrete composite structures.

·      Explain the behavior of concrete members strengthened with steel elements along the lines of steel – concrete composite action.

·      Calculate the strength and stiffness of timber – concrete composite beams and slabs.

·       Understand basic principles of the composite action between concrete and fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials.