The Master’s degree in Structural Analysis and Calculation seeks to reinforce, increase, and strengthen the knowledge and skills of construction professionals in the areas of structural design, calculation, and dimensioning in civil works projects. This program consists of modules focused on the structural calculation of foundations, vaults, frames, screens, walls, among others, via conventional methods.
Objectives
- Reinforce and increase the students' knowledge of structural engineering.
- Provide the essential theoretical / practical foundations to perform duties in the area of structural
calculation.
- Provide criteria and solid knowledge for the design and calculation of structures made of
reinforced concrete, structural steel and wood structures, among other materials.
- Provide students with the essential tools for the development of their professional and / or
academic career in the field of structural calculation.
- Learn the main structural typologies, learning to perform the implicit calculation model in each
typology, its calculation and dimensioning.
Methodology
At Educa PHAROS, we use a highly practical methodology focused on the direct application of knowledge in the student’s professional environment, combining theoretical content with real-world case studies, digital tools, and the guidance of a specialized teaching team.
Program
Structure types
Structure types according to their behavior
Structure types according to their deformation
Types of structural support elements. joints, embeddings and rollers
Types of connections in metal and concrete structures
Actions on structures
Ultimate Limit State (ULS) and Serviceability Limit State (SLS)
Calculation combinations
Efforts/stresses on structures
Structural design methods
Bending, shearing and flexo-compression calculation
Inestability types and solutions
Compressive buckling
Lateral torsional buckling
Denting and reinforceable profiles. Criteria and solutions
Applying structural concepts
Deformation calculation
Beam calculation
Pillar calculation
Frame calculation
Introduction. Manufacture and types
Steel for concrete
Types of structural steel
Galvanized steel
Aluminum
Types of concrete. Special types
Mechanical properties of concrete
Dimensioning shallow foundations
Dimensioning short corbels
Cracking in reinforced concrete
Lumber. Properties and construction products
Calculation of plug joints in wood (I). Nails
Calculation of plug joints in wood (II). Staples, bolts, pins and lag screws
Calculation of woodworking joints. Splices and screwless
Dimensioning lumber in fire scenarios
Masonry works. Bricks and blocks. Types
Basis for the calculation of a mansory wall
Glass. Types and dimensioning
Synthetic polymers. Types and applications
Structural reinforcement with fiber-made materials
Introduction
Materials
Prestressing force. Instantaneous losses
Prestressing deferred losses
Calculating prestressing force in hyperstatic structures
Underpass works (I). Types
Underpass works (II). Acting loads
Cylindrical shells. Concepts and behavior
Predimensioning of cylindrical shells (I). Concept and calculation
Predimensioning of cylindrical shells (II). Spandrels and edge beams
Concrete tank calculation elements
Concrete tank design elements. Principles applied to calculating rectangular reinforced concrete tanks
Calculating a rectangular reinforced concrete tank wall. Example
Principles applied to calculating cylindrical reinforced concrete tanks
Principles applied to analyzing a reinforced concrete tank floor slab. Example of how a rectangular reinforced concrete tank floor slab is calculated
Introduction. Design codes
Types of storage tanks. Materials, joints and welds
Design and calculation. Bottom and shell
Calculation of fixed roofs
Calculation by manometric pressure
Introduction and determinants
Distribution of stresses below rigid foundations
Verification of failure modes for ULS
Verification of bearing capacity
Correction factors
Bearing capacity in non-homogenous soils
Bearing capacity from in situ test
Bearing capacity in particular soils
Bearing capacity in rock (I)
Bearing capacity in rock (II)
Definitions and concepts
Stress distribution in the ground
Settlements in granular soils
Settlements in cohesive soils
Other methods and other deformations
Rafts
Short rigid piers
Machine foundations
Foundation in earthquake-prone area and dynamic parameters
Shallow foundations in maritime and offshore sectors
Types of deep foundations. Terms. General rules of a deep foundation design
Bearing capacity of a pile in soils. Basic formulation
End bearing capacity in granular soils through analytical solutions
End bearing capacity in cohesive soils through analytical solutions
End bearing capacity in soils. In situ tests
Skin friction capacity in granular soils through analytical solutions
Skin friction capacity in cohesive soils through analytical solutions
Skin friction capacity in granular and cohesive soils through in situ test
Bearing capacity of a pile rocks
Bearing capacity of a group of pile
Safety coefficient. single pile and group of piles effect
Structural strength
Settlements in deep foundations
Uplift load
Dynamic formule for pile driving
Verifying safety against ground failure owing to horizontal pull or pressure
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Credits: 60 ECTS
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60 ECTS