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SVERIGES BYGGUNIVERSITETCHALMERS, KTH, LTH, LTU I SAMVERKAN
Swedish graduate school in Structural Engineering
Program 20 -201
Swedish graduate school in Structural Engineering
Program 2012−2016
Preface The Structural Engineering divisions at the four technical universities in Sweden with education in Civil Engineering have arranged a series of graduate courses in close collaboration during 2005−2012, open for all PhD-students in the field. This has been highly appreciated by the students and it was decided to continue this co-operation in the period 2012−2016. Courses planned for this period are presented in this document. Anders Ansell, KTH Karin Lundgren, Chalmers
Roberto Crocetti, LTH Milan Veljkovic, LTU
Graduate school in Structural Engineering The Structural Engineering disciplines at Chalmers, KTH, LTH and LTU offer a number of advanced courses during 2012−2016 for PhD students and specialists. The courses, which are presented in the following table, are all organised so that PhD students and others from different places can follow them actively in a convenient way. Each of the courses comprises 7.5 ECTS units and is described separately in annexes. The courses are normally given in English. The listed courses can be seen as advanced courses of general interest in the field of Structural Engineering. Other advanced courses, announced separately by each university, may occasionally be given in the field. Course Main responsibility1
Contact. Period2 Annexe
Timber Engineering LTH, Structural Engineering Roberto Crocetti
HT 2012 1
Non-linear FEM for Civil Engineers KTH, Structural Engineering and Bridges Raid Karoumi
VT 2013 2
Concrete and other Cement based Materials
KTH; Concrete Structures Björn Lagerblad
HT 2013 3
Advanced Steel Engineering LTU, Steel Structures Milan Veljkovic
VT 2014 4
Reliability of Structures LTH, Structural Engineering Sven Thelandersson
HT 2014 5
Advanced Structural Dynamics, Modelling & Measurements
KTH, Structural Engineering and Bridges Raid Karoumi
VT 2015 6
Advanced Concrete Engineering Chalmers, Structural Engineering Björn Engström
VT 2015 7
Maintenance, Repair and Strengthening
LTU, Structural Engineering Björn Täljsten
HT 2015 3 8
FEM in Structural Engineering Chalmers, Structural Engineering Karin Lundgren
VT 2016 3 9
1 Administrative responsibility, several organisations
2 HT = autumn period, VT = spring period
3 The course is also given VT 2012 as part of the 2008−2012 program
Who should attend? The courses are primarily designed for PhD-students at technical universities and to some extent civil engineering students in late stages of education. Many of the courses can also be of great interest for professionals in the building and civil engineering sector as a part of specialist training. Registration fee The basic registration fee per course is SEK 20000. For PhD-students from research groups within the Structural Engineering field of “Sveriges Bygguniversitet” participation is free. For other PhD students information about payment can be obtained from the contact person for each course. The cost for literature and other course material as well as travel and accommodation has to be covered by each participant. Further information and registration Registration for participation in a specific course shall be made to the contact person named in the enclosed course descriptions. This should be done not later than four weeks before the start of the course, unless a specific deadline is not given in the course description. PhD students that include a course within the program in their individual study plan are recommended to pre-register as soon as possible. Note that a course may be cancelled if the number of pre-registered participants is very low. General contact persons for the graduate school Chalmers: Karin Lundgren, [email protected] KTH: Anders Ansell, [email protected] LTH: Roberto Crocetti, [email protected] LTU: Milan Veljkovic, [email protected]
Annexe 1
Timber Engineering (7.5 ECTS credits)
Content and Objectives
Timber Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific principles and practical knowledge to analyse, develop and design timber structures that support or resist loads. It deals with structural components, joints and systems based on both solid timber and engineered wood products.
The content of the course can be described with the following main areas:
• History of timber structures • Stability and bracing of timber structures • Mechanical connections • Glued connections • Large span timber structures • Cross laminated timber structures • Timber bridges • Earthquake engineering applied to timber structures • Forensic engineering applied to timber structures • Local reinforcement of timber structures with regards to compression perpendicular to the grain tension perpendicular to the grain shear • Composite structures timber and mineral or synthetic textiles timber and steel timber and concrete The aims of the course are to give:
• knowledge up to the current frontier in the field of Timber Engineering • an insight view of the fundamental aspects related to the design of heavy timber structures • knowledge about strengthening methods of timber structures
Attendance
Recommended basis for the course is an academic degree in civil engineering or building technology. General knowledge about structural engineering including basic knowledge about design of timber structures is required. The course should be of interest for
• Graduate students, teachers and researchers in structural engineering, and architecture • Practising structural engineers and architects, wanting to specialise in timber structures.
Organisation
The course will be given in two concentrated blocks during November and December 2012, with lectures, exercises and laboratory demonstrations. All lectures and other presentations are given in English. Apart from the scheduled teaching, the participants are expected to do independent home work in the form of analytical problem solving and written seminar papers.
The course venue is Lund University, School of Civil Engineering, John Ericssons väg 1, Lund, Sweden.
Teaching
Responsible teaching staff and lecturers: Roberto Crocetti, Eva Frühwald Hansson. Teachers from Linnaeus University and Chalmers will lecture in the course. Invited lectures by prominent European experts and researchers will also be included.
Examination
The course corresponds to 7.5 ECTS-units, where 1,5 unit is a 40 h working week. To get a certificate for the course the student must pass a written examination. In addition, compulsory hand-ins in the form of computer exercises and seminar reports have to be completed.
Literature
Thelandersson, S., Larsen H.J., Ed. "Timber Engineering", Contributions by 18 scientists from Europe and North America. Wiley & Sons, London, Feb.2003, ISBN 0-470-84469-8.
Selected journal papers and other texts handed out during the course
Registration
Registration for the course should be made not later than Sept. 1, 2012 by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax +46 46 222 4212. Please indicate name, address, phone, fax, e-mail address and affiliation.
Course organiser
Div. of Structural Engineering, Lund University Box 118, S-22100 Lund, Sweden Fax. +46 46 222 4212, Phone +46 46 222 7368
E-mail for further information: [email protected]
Information about travel can be found on the web site www.kstr.lth.se
Info about accommodation will be sent out to those who register for the course.
Annexe 2
Non-linear FEM for Civil Engineers (7.5 ECTS credits)
Content and Objectives
The purpose of this course is to give engineers, scientists and researchers a deeper insight into the finite element method with an emphasis on methodologies and applications for non-linear problems. The fundamental theoretical background, the computer implementations of various techniques and modelling strategies will be treated. Practical implications of recent research developments will be stressed.
Aims
The aims of the course are to give knowledge on:
Different strain measures.
Derivation of non-linear 2D truss, 2D beams, 3D beams, plane and Shell elements.
Continuum mechanics and basic Finite Element Analysis of continua.
Basic plasticity.
Structural stability analysis.
Advanced solution procedures.
Commercial FEM programs for analysis of non-linear problems.
Prerequisites
Passed courses in basic finite element theory.
Experience in MATLAB programming.
Attendance
Master students, graduate students, teachers and researchers in engineering.
Practising engineers, wanting to learn more about the finite element methods and its application for non-linear problems.
Organisation
The course will be given in two concentrated blocks in June and August 2013. Lectures and presentations will be given in English.
Apart from the scheduled teaching, the participants are expected to do independent homework in the form of analytical problem solving, computer based exercises and a written seminar paper.
The course venue is The Royal institute of Technology (KTH), Department for civil and architectural engineering.
Teaching
Responsible teaching staff and lecturers are:
Tekn. Dr. Jean-Marc Battini, KTH.
Prof. Raid Karoumi, KTH.
Prof. Costin Pacoste, KTH & ELU.
Prof. Lennart Elfgren, LTU.
Senior lecturer Mario Plos, Chalmers.
Examination
The course corresponds to 7,5 ECTS units. To pass the course the student must perform the homeworks and a project task. All must be documented and accepted. At least 80 % participation on the course is needed. The student will get the grade pass or not pass.
Literature
Crisfield, M. A., Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, Vol. 1: Essentials, J. Wiley & Sons, 1996. (345 pages)
Registration
Registration for the course should be made no later than 1st April, 2013 by e-mail to [email protected]. Please indicate name, address, phone, fax, e-mail address and affiliation.
Course organiser
Divison of Structural Engineering and Bridges, KTH, Stockholm
Phone +46 (0)8 7909084
Contact: Prof. Raid Karoumi
Annexe 3
Concrete and other Cement Based Materials (7.5 ECTS credits)
Contents and objectives
Concrete technology is becoming more complex with new binder types. This is in much due to the environmental impact of cement production. The new trend is to mix different types with co-ground limestone, granulated blast furnace slag and different pozzolanas like fly ash. This course will give the basic knowledge and deeper insight in cement and cementitious systems.
The course will also treat and discuss durability aspects related to cementitious systems and the relationship with environmental aspects. Moreover, it will give e deeper understanding of different cementitious systems. apart from normal concrete like shotcrete and injection grout and special concretes.
Aims
The major aim is to give deeper understanding of different cementitious systems and durability aspects to graduate students in civil engineering and material science.
It will basic knowledge of how to treat and handle different types of concrete
It will give a deeper knowledge of the interaction between environment and cementitious products and how to avoid degradation.
It will give an understanding of the basics of life-time predictions and timing of degradation processes in existing structures.
Prerequisites
Academic knowledge in civil engineering or material sciences. A basic knowledge of chemistry is needed.
Attendance
Last year students, graduate students, researchers and professionals in concrete materials.
Organisation
The course will be given at KTH in cooperation with Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute. Björn Lagerblad will be the principal teacher but other personal at Div. of Concrete Structures, KTH and CBI will take part in their special fields. Laboratory practice and technique demonstration will be at CBI.
Literature
Will be decided later.
Registration
Will be decided later
Course organiser
Div. of Concrete Structures, KTH, Stockholm.
Contact:
Björn Lagerblad, [email protected]
Anders Ansell, [email protected]
Annexe 4
Advanced Steel Engineering (7.5 ECTS credits)
Objectives
All modern buildings contain steel either as the reinforcement in concrete elements or as steel sections used in various applications. This course will focus on some methods and models used in the wide range of structural problems. A proper choice of a method to analyse a structure and a design criteria used to proportion it are essential for solving of engineering problems in competitive and sustainable way. To be able to do this in efficient way it is necessary to understand:
basic engineering material and structural models relationships between structural behaviour and the design criteria implied by the rules
of design codes, the bases and limitations of these rules, the basic material information and available methods to access the sustainability of
constructions. Computer programs for structural analysis and design become increasing popular and accessible for daily work in design offices. Their implementations in the design process become increasing popular because of its efficiency and possibility to link design and CAD software. Prediction of results by analytical and/or design methods is necessary in interpretation of FE results is necessary in order to gain trustworthiness in use of the modern tools. The main objective of this course is towards promoting the understanding of structural analysis and design models primarily used in Eurocodes through some selected topics and practical examples. The assessment of the environmental and economical performance of steel structures will be taken into account as a part of the integrated assessment of sustainability.
Attendance
A knowledge corresponding to the courses in structural mechanics and steel structures included in civil engineering programs for the master degree is required. The target group consist of:
graduate students and researchers in different fields of structural engineering and practising structural engineers.
Course plan
The course will be provided in total duration of about three months and will be given in three concentrated blocks in spring 2014. The compulsory project assignments should be provided in the autumn. Lectures and personal supervision regarding exercises will be organized in co-operation with KTH, LTH and Chalmers. The final meeting at a leading European University
in steel structures will be organized in organized in autumn 2014. This event will be combined with a study visit and an international workshop of doctoral students in steel structures. Preliminary schedule is:
April 24-25 at LTU, May 23-24 at KTH, June 12-13 at CTH, October 29-30, a workshop and study visit at an European University (not
compulsory). In addition to attendance of the scheduled teaching, the participants are expected to submit solutions of 5 compulsory assignments to [email protected] according the deadlines given by the responsible teacher but not later than October 1, 2014. In the case of non-Swedish speaking participants, the lectures will be given in English.
Responsible division:
Div. of Structural Engineering – Steel Structures, Luleå University of Technology. The course is given in cooperation with LTU, KTH and Chalmers.
Contact:
Milan Veljkovic, E-mail: [email protected], fax: +46 920 491 091,
phone : +46 920 492 387. Course web page http://construction.project.ltu.se/~steel
Literature
Selected parts of text books: “Att konstruera med stål”, Journal papers and texts handed out during the course.
http://www.access-steel.com/ and Eurocodes (SS-EN-1993-1-1, SS-EN-1993-1-2 SS-EN-1993-1-3 SS-EN-1993-1-5, SS-EN-1993-1-8, PREN15978)
Examination
To get the university points for the course, 5 assignments have to be approved before the end of 2014.
Annexe 5
Reliability of Structures (7.5 ECTS credits)
Background
In engineering design, mathematical models are very often used as basic tools to support decision processes. The basic parameters of such models as well as the models themselves contain uncertainties. To achieve a desired performance with sufficient reliability, the consequences of such uncertainties must be understood and accounted for.
The purpose with the course is to give the student a systematic, statistical methodology to analyse and handle safety problems in engineering. Such a methodology has been developed during the last 30 years in the field of Structural Reliability, which nowadays is widely employed in advanced civil and mechanical engineering applications. It is especially fruitful to use in order to verify performance of existing structures where the cost of upgrading safety usually is high. Even if the course will focus on Structural Reliability, the general methodology is applicable for a large variety of other engineering problems which can be described by mathematical models.
Attendance
The course can be followed by those who have a knowledge of statistics corresponding to the basic courses included in civil engineering programs. The target group consists of
students on the PhD-level or Masters level within civil and mechanical engineering, engineering physics, risk and fire safety engineering etc.
engineers in practice working with advanced problems in structural engineering and other relevant fields.
Course plan
The course will be given during autumn 2014 in two concentrated blocks, with lectures and personal supervision regarding exercises. The total duration is about three months. In the case of non-Swedish participants the lectures will be given in English.
Course content
Fundamentals in probability theory Reliability assessment and uncertainties Solution methods for the generalised reliability problem Reliability of structural systems
Time dependent reliability Modelling of actions and action effects Resistance modelling Code calibration Evaluation of existing structures
Course organisation
The course will be given in collaboration with one or more other Swedish universities not yet specified. Main responsibility:
Div. of Structural Engineering, Lund University
Box 118, S-22100 Lund, Sweden
Fax. +46 46 222 4212, Phone +46 46 222 7368
Responsible teachers: Prof. Sven Thelandersson, Dr. Tord Isaksson
Contact
Sven Thelandersson, [email protected]
Literature
Daalsgaard- Sörensen, J. Notes in Structural Reliability Theory And Risk Analysis, Alborg University, Feb. 2004. Available as a pdf-document on the course web site.
Selected material from other sources
Examination
A prescribed number of exercises and computer analyses shall be performed, documented and accepted. To get a certificate for the course the student must pass a written examination at the end of the course.
Annexe 6
Advanced Structural Dynamics, Modelling and Measurements (7.5 ECTS credits)
Content and Objectives
The course gives a deeper insight into the theory and methods for the analysis of dynamically loaded structures and demonstrates the possibilities of using modelling and field measurements to access the behaviour of existing structures. Aims
The aims of the course are to give
Additional knowledge on the behaviour of structural elements acted on by dynamic loads
Knowledge on dynamic vehicle-structure interaction Knowledge on dynamic soil-structure interaction Knowledge on how to use field measurements to access structures Knowledge on signal analysis How to model structural elements so that they could be accessed by field
measurements. Prerequisites
Academic degree in civil engineering. Passed courses in basic finite element theory. Passed basic courses in structural dynamics. Experience in MATLAB programming.
Attendance
Graduate students, teachers and researchers in structural engineering Practising structural engineers, wanting to learn about assessment of structures,
vehicle-structure-soil interaction and analysis of measured signals. Organisation
The course will be given in two concentrated blocks in June and August 2015 with lectures and one field test. Lectures and presentations will be given in English. Apart from the scheduled teaching, the participants are expected to do independent home work in the form of analytical problem solving, computer based exercises and a written project report/paper. The course venue is The Royal institute of Technology (KTH), Department for civil and architectural engineering. The field test will be performed on a pedestrian bridge in Stockholm, KTH.
Teaching
Responsible teaching staff and lecturers are:
Raid Karoumi and Costin Pacoste (experts on FE-modelling and measurements from
KTH)
Anders Brandt and Rune Brincker (experts on dynamic measurement and signal
analysis from SDU, Denmark)
Participating students.
Examination
The course corresponds to 7,5 ECTS credits. To pass the course the student must perform the homeworks and a project task. All must be documented and accepted. At least 80 % participation on the course is needed. The student will get the grade pass or not pass. Literature
Anders Brandt, Noise and Vibration Analysis: Signal Analysis and Experimental Procedures, John Wiley & Sons.
Selected journal papers and other texts handed out during the course.
The following literature are also recommended
Cook, Malkus and Plesha, Concepts and applications of finite element analysis, John Wiley & Sons.
Chopra, Dynamics of Structures – Theory and Applications to Earthquake
Engineering, Prentice Hall. Registration
Registration for the course should be made no later than 1st April, 2015 by e-mail to [email protected]. Please indicate name, address, phone, e-mail address and affiliation. Who should attend?
The courses are primarily designed for PhD students at technical universities and to some extent civil engineering students in late stages of education. Many of the courses can also be of great interest for professionals in the building and civil engineering sector as a part of specialist training. Course organiser
Divison of Structural Engineering and Bridges, KTH, Stockholm Contact: Prof. Raid Karoumi, Phone +46 (0)8 7909084.
Annexe 7
Advanced Concrete Engineering (7.5 ECTS credits)
Given in spring 2015 by Chalmers in cooperation with LTU, KTH and LTH
Content and Objectives
Advanced concrete engineering deals with structural materials, components, connections, structural systems and special applications of reinforced and prestressed concrete. Issues related to different phases are treated such as conceptual design, design and detailing, production, operation and assessment. The course content is complementary to education about concrete structures at undergraduate and master’s levels.
The content of the course can be described with the following main areas:
material behaviour, mechanics and modelling of various types of concrete, reinforcement and prestressing units,
behaviour, modelling, design and detailing of components and connections in concrete structures,
design issues, problems and solutions in modern types of structural systems,
development of solutions with regard to efficient use of resources and sustainability during production and operation.
The aim of the course is to promote development of a deeper understanding of reinforced and prestressed concrete, and to widen the knowledge of various modern applications and current design issues.
Learning outcomes
After the course the participant should be able to
describe the field of concrete engineering, its challenges and possibilities,
take part in teaching,
solve various problems in concrete engineering, development and research,
relate the own research topic or development work to the field of concrete engineering.
Attendance
Recommended basis for the course is master’s level in Structural engineering. The course should be of interest for
graduate students, teachers and researchers in structural engineering and concrete science,
practicing structural engineers wanting to specialise in concrete engineering.
Course plan
The course will have a total duration of about three months and will be given in three concentrated blocks. The course will be given during the spring 2015. The literature is in English. In the case of non-Swedish participants the lectures will be given in English. The detailed course plan will be developed in interaction with the participants.
Course organisation
Chalmers University of Technology, Division of Structural Engineering
S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Fax. +46 31 772 2260, Phone +46 31 772 1000
The course is a part of the course program in the National graduate school in Structural engineering within ‘Sveriges Bygguniversitet’.
The course venues will be at Chalmers in Göteborg and at LTU in Luleå.
Responsible teaching staff and lecturers: Björn Engström, Karin Lundgren and Mario Plos from Chalmers and Mats Emborg, Jan-Erik Jonasson and Martin C Nilsson from LTU. Teachers from other universities can be: Anders Ansell and Johan Silfwerbrand from KTH and Miklos Molnar from LTH.
Contact: Björn Engström, [email protected].
Annexe 8
Maintenance, Repair and Strengthening (7.5 ECTS credits)
Time and location
Autumn 2015, three gatherings at three different locations.
Content and Objectives
The course gives an insight into the theory and methods for maintenance, repair and strengthening of structures. Maintenance, repair and strengthening have always been a part of a structures life. Deteriorating civil engineering and building structures have become a topic of critical importance in Europe and in many other countries all around the world and is an unavoidable part of the ageing process of all structures. There is a great demand to carry increased loads on our bridges and allow higher speeds thus enabling larger capacities for passenger and freight traffic. Furthermore, a significant proportion of our infrastructure is currently in need of assessment, either in terms of structural or functional performance. Monitoring of existing structures may in some cases be used to show that a structure still fulfils its demands. For strengthening and assessment of structures, factors as durability, load bearing capacity and life cycle costs must be considered. Research has been carried out on various topics related to this area, but there is a need for a course with integration in order to establish procedures for effective and safe upgrading of structures. The course will cover how structures may be upgraded by thorough assessment or by strengthening. The following parts are included in this course:
Deterioration processes Condition assessment Assessment of capacity of structures Monitoring and non-destructive testing (minor part) Maintenance Repair and strengthening
The content may be modified to fulfil individual requirements, especially regarding project tasks, to meet the interest of the participants.
Aim
The aims of the course are to give:
Basic knowledge on the degradation of structures and structural elements
Basic knowledge on assessment of the load carrying capacity of structures Advanced knowledge how to repair and strengthen structures
Language
Depending on the PhD students, the course will be given either in Scandinavian or/and English.
Prerequisites
Academic degree in civil engineering. Basic knowledge about structural analysis of concrete, steel and timber.
Attendance
Graduate students, teachers and researchers in civil engineering. Practising structural engineers that are interested to learn about assessment and
strengthening of structures can participate.
Organisation
The course will be given in three concentrated blocks, with lectures and laboratory demonstrations. Each block consists of 2 days. The first day starts at 10 am and the last day ends at around 4 pm. Apart from the scheduled teaching, the participants are expected to do independent home work in the form of analytical problem solving, computer based exercises and a written seminar paper to be presented at the last seminar.
Lecturers
The course is given in cooperation between the technical universities in Sweden. Main responsible for the course is Professor Björn Täljsten.
Examination
To pass the course all prescribed exercises and computer analyses shall be performed, documented and accepted. At least 85% participation on the course is needed. The student will get the grade pass or not pass.
Annexe 9
FEM in Structural Engineering (7.5 ECTS credits)
Course given by Chalmers with participation from KTH in spring 2016
The objectives of the course are to provide an understanding of:
The basic features of advanced constitutive models available in commercial FE-codes FE-based methods for analysing important structural phenomena Structural idealizations and how these influence the analysis results. This includes, for
example, choice of support conditions, system idealization, and levels of analysis. Use of FEM for both structural design and assessment
Content and Objectives
Preliminary course contents:
A short review of the fundamentals of FEM Modelling choices: Choice of support conditions, system idealization, levels of
analysis, levels of detailing, combinations of various levels Model checking Modelling of steel structures, including
o suitable material models and fracture mechanics o stability and buckling, and o fatigue modelling
Modelling of reinforced concrete structures, including o non-linear fracture mechanics o suitable material models, and o steel-concrete interaction
Modelling of timber structures, including o suitable material models, o fracture mechanics, and o creep
Modelling of structures including new construction materials Modelling of interaction between different materials and components System idealization Safety aspects Dynamics Non-linear problems and path-following techniques Fluid-structure interaction Soil-structure interaction
Attendance
Recommended basis for the course is master level in structural or mechanical engineering. Basic knowledge about design of structures is required, as well as passed courses in basic finite element theory. The course should be of interest for
Graduate students, teachers and researchers in structural engineering Practising structural engineers, wanting to specialise in FEM.
Course plan
The course will have a total duration of about three months and will be given in two-three concentrated blocks. Course participants will carry out modelling tasks that will highlight different subjects. The literature is in English. In the case of non-Swedish participants the lectures will be given in English. The course will be given during spring 2016.
Course organisation
Chalmers University of Technology, Division of Structural Engineering
S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
Fax. +46 31 772 2260, Phone +46 31 772 1000
Responsible teacher: Karin Lundgren at Chalmers
Other teachers: Mario Plos, Mohammad Al-Emrani, Costin Pacoste.
Contacts: Karin Lundgren, [email protected]
Literature
Selected journal papers and other texts handed out during the course.