Special Topics of Metals Structures Design- Structural Aluminum
| Title | Ειδικά Θέματα Μεταλλικών Κατασκευών - Δομικό Αλουμίνιο (ΥΚ για ΤΕΚΤ) / Special Topics of Metals Structures Design- Structural Aluminum |
| Code | ΤΚ9120 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Civil Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022061 |
Programme of Study: PPS TPM - EISAKTEOI APO 2022 KAI EXĪS
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "EPISTĪMĪS KAI TECΗNOLOGIAS TŌN KATASKEUŌN" | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| "YDRAULIKĪS KAI TECΗNIKĪS PERIVALLONTOS" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| "GEŌTECΗNIKĪS MĪCΗANIKĪS" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| "METAFORŌN KAI DIACΗEIRISĪS ERGŌN" | Elective Courses | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2026 – 2027 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600303849
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600303849
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course the students are expected to:
1) Be able to design plated steel members (Class-IV) with or without stiffeners (EN1993-1-5),
2) Be able to design simple cases of cylindrical steel shells (EN1993-1-6),
3) Understand the principles of fire design of steel structures and to design structural elements according to ΕΝ1991-1-2 and EN1993-1-2.
4) Obtain knowledge on properties of structural aluminium and its alloys.
5) Increase familiarity on design aspects of aluminium structures.
6) Be able to use current aluminium codification provisions (Eurocode 9)
7) To know data on aluminium industry and relative building products
8) Be able to cooperate through the collaborative project and to be introduced to scientific writing.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
Principles and Structural morphology with emphasis on eccentrically braced frames.
Introduction to ΕΝ1993-1-5, ΕΝ1993-1-6 and EN1991-1-2 / ΕΝ1993-1-2 respectively relating to:
(i)) post buckling resistance of in-plane stressed steel plates,
(ii)) resistance of steel shells,
(iii) behaviour of steel structures exposed to high temperatures and design against fire
Aluminium and aluminium alloys- Material properties. Manufacture. Extrusion. Aluminium load bearing structures.Eurocode 9 provisions and design criteria. Local buckling. Heat affected zones. Aluminium connections. Special aspects in execution.
Keywords
− Steel lated structures, steel shells, plate stiffeners, class 4, shear buckling, fire design, fire resistance, Aluminium and aluminium alloys, Builidng applications, Eurocode 9, Αluminium connections
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 52 | 1.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 65 | 2.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 14 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 140 | 5 |
Student Assessment
Description
• Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
• Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
• Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Παραδείγματα Εφαρμογής σε Ειδικά Θέματα Μεταλλικών Κατασκευών
Βάγιας Ι., Γαντές X., Ερμόπουλος Ι., Ιωαννίδης Γ., Εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος, 2014 (Κωδικός Ευδοξος: 33153304, ISBN: 978-960-461-581-0)
Φέρουσες Kατασκευές Αλουμινίου-Αρχές Σχεδιασμού και Παραδείγματα στο πλαίσιο του Ευρωκώδικα 9,
Μπανιωτόπουλος Χ. Κ., Νικολαΐδης Ν. Θ., Εκδόσεις Ζήτη, 2016 (Κωδικός Ευδοξος: 50659330, ISBN: 978-960-456-448-4)
Additional bibliography for study
F.M. Mazzolani, Aluminium alloy structures, CRC Press, London, 1994
Last Update
27-06-2025
