italian version

Aims :

The course develops general topics about masonry and timber structures. Principal objective is a general forming of students about the design of common RC and steel structures.

Topics :

Timber structures: Types of wood products. Beam design: moment capacity, shear capacity, bearing capacity. Combined bending and axial force. Fastener and connection design. Curved beams and arches. Trusses. Serviceability considerations.
Masonry structures: Types of masonry products. Un-reinforced and reinforced masonry. Italian and EC6 codes. Calculus of compressive masonry walls and walls subjected both to compression and shear. Stability of walls. Design of principal masonry elements of a masonry building.


Textbooks :

A.W. Hendry, B.P. Sinha, S.R. Davies, Progetto di Strutture in Muratura, Pitagora, Bologna, 2002.
G. Giordano, Tecnica delle Costruzioni in Legno (5° Edizione), Hoepli, Milano, 2003.

Exam :

Oral test with discussion of a simple project of masonry (or timber) structures .

Tutorial Session :

Monday ore 11.30 - 13.30. Thursday ore 11.30 -13.30.