Special Topics in Steel Structures

General

• Code: ΔΟΜ030
• Semester: 8th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
• ECTS Units: 5

Course Contents

• Forms of instability of compressed truss elements. Second-order equilibrium (deformed state) of
axially compressed rods. The influence of elastic supports on the critical load. Calculation of critical
loads and the corresponding buckling lengths. The influence of the axial compressive force on the
load-bearing capacity of a beam under simultaneous bending loads.
• Influence of residual stresses and shear deformation on the strength and load-bearing capacity of
compressed elements. Regulatory provisions of EC3.
• Strength of planar steel structural elements stressed within their plane (discs).
• Load-bearing capacity of steel shells.

Educational Goals

Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to:
• Calculate critical loads of flexural buckling and the corresponding buckling lengths for axially
compressed beams, frame members, or others.
• Assess the influence of geometric imperfections, second-order effects, residual stresses and shear
deformation of a member’s cross-section, on the bearing capacity of elements under axial
compression.
• Understand and design steel structural elements consisting of plates with or without stiffeners.
• Design simple cases of cylindrical steel shells.

General Skills

– Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
– Adapting to new situations
– Decision-making
– Working independently
– Team work
– Working in an interdisciplinary environment
– Project planning and management
– Criticism and self-criticism
– Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

1. Assignment of tasks aimed at exploring the understanding
of the concepts taught.
2. Final written exam at the end of the semester (in Greek).
3. Each student is given the opportunity to review their
written exam and have their mistakes analyzed.

Recommended Bibliography

• Βάγιας Ιωάννης Κ. , Γαντές Χάρης , Ερμόπουλος Ιωάννης Χ. , Ιωαννίδης Γεώργιος Ι.:
  «Παραδείγματα εφαρμογής σε ειδικά θέματα μεταλλικών κατασκευών», Εκδόσεις
  Κλειδάριθμος, 2014, ISBN: 9789604615810