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Stainless Steel and Aluminium Structures

134SALS
Architecture and Construction

About this course

The course covers two parts, design of aluminium and stainless steel structures. The first part covers evolution of stainless steel materials/structures and examples of realized structures. Stainless steels suitable for structures are described in a detail, including their properties. Dissimilarities in assessments of members under common loadings with respect to low-carbon steels is described for both ultimate and serviceability limit states. In the end the possibilities concerning connections of stainless steel members, erection and installation of stainless steel members are described. In the second part of the subject, the same topics are covered for aluminium structures. Welding and heat-affected zones are discussed in detail in terms of weld design, section design and local welds effect in members.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge needed for design stainless steel and aluminium alloy structural elements.

Course requirements

Basic knowledge of steel structure design.

Resources

  • Höglund, T., Tindall, P. Designers´ Guide to Eurocode 9: Design of Aluminium Structure, ICE Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7277-5737-1
  • Design Manual for Structural Stainless Steel, 4th ed., The Steel Construction Institute, 2017. ISBN 978-1-85942-226-7
  • EN 1993-1-4: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1-4: General rules – Supplementary rules for stainless steels, CEN, 2006.
  • EN 1999-1-1: Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures – Part 1-1: General structural rules, CEN, 2007.
  • http://www.steel-stainless.org/

Activities

Lectures and seminars

Additional information

  • Credits
    ECTS 2
  • Contact hours per week
    2
  • Instructors
    prof. Ing. Jandera Michal Ph.D.
  • Mode of instruction
    Hybrid
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Offering(s)

  • Start date

    17 February 2025

    • Ends
      21 September 2025
    • Term *
      Summer 2024/2025
    • Instruction language
      English
    Enrolment period closed
These offerings are valid for students of EPFL (Switzerland)