There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

In this module, you will demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of advanced topics on structural steel design. You will critically engage with the design process and design philosophies and will review and evaluate relevant analysis topics. You will need to display mastery of use of the structural Eurocodes to examine the impact of structural design principles and loading regimes, to then critically engage with the design requirements for structural steelwork (material properties, section classification, axially loaded and flexural members - in individual member configurations and lattice girders). By the end of the module, you will be able to exercise appropriate judgement and draw conclusions regarding elastic instability implications and advanced design problems of Lattice girders, comprising flexural and torsional buckling, in-plane behaviour of thin plates and inclusion of stiffeners.Finally, you will critically explore fatigue analysis of steel under different loading conditions.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Develop an understanding and working knowledge of Eurocodes with respect to steelwork.

LO2: Analyze and design lattice girders to Eurocodes using secondary bracing and bending systems.

LO3: Evaluate structural elements with respect to fatigue loading, as well as various buckling modes, e.g. local, flexural, distortional, lateral torsional, torsional and frames with respect to second-order effects.

LO4: Critically assess structural stability of thin plates subject to various in-plane loading conditions.

LO5: Analyze and design plate girder and lattice girder elements to Eurocodes.