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Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Main tasks:- Design of Steel and Concrete Structures- Design of Transmission towersMost interesting projects: - Design of the production halls for the Femern Tunnel (Denmark to Germany)- Design of foundations for a Steam Turbine - Design of an innovative transmission tower - Design of pharma production buildings

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Aim: The course’s intention is to enhance the engineering student’s ability to design structures against earthquakes and wind, by progressively examining the causes of earthquakes and the nature of atmospheric wind, the principles behind the dynamic analysis of seismic and wind loading of structures, lessons learned from the past and structural repair, retrofit and control.Content: -Plate tectonics and seismic wave types -The wind velocity profile and turbulence intensity… Show more Aim: The course’s intention is to enhance the engineering student’s ability to design structures against earthquakes and wind, by progressively examining the causes of earthquakes and the nature of atmospheric wind, the principles behind the dynamic analysis of seismic and wind loading of structures, lessons learned from the past and structural repair, retrofit and control.Content: -Plate tectonics and seismic wave types -The wind velocity profile and turbulence intensity -The concept of wind and response spectra, accelerograms and pressure time-histories -Dynamic seismic and wind analysis methods and principles behind seismic “Force-based” design -Introduction to Eurocodes 1 & 8 and the concept of structural ductility -Seismic “displacement-based design” -Design principles based on experience -Structural failure mechanisms and fatigue -Structural repair, retrofit and control -Static and dynamic response calculation to wind -Probabilistic analysis Show less

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Aim: The course aims at giving the participants a detailed knowledge of analysis and design of steel structures, enabling them to deal with more advanced steel structures. Content: -Bolting and welding; Buckling of steel members; -Plate girders and stiffeners; -Composite girders concrete/steel; -Built-up columns; -End-plate connections. -Beam-to-columm connections; -Fatigue;

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Aim: To qualify the students to perform overall stability analysis and load and structural analysis of multistorey buildings. Content: -Structural systems in buildings; -Actions analysis and definition; -Combinations of actions; -Models for stability and of load distribution in panels; -Precast concrete members; -Connections and reinforcement; -Structural resistance;

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Aim: To make the students able to analyse and design advanced concrete structures with and without reinforcement. Content: -Plasticity and limit analysis of concrete and reinforced concrete; -Design and strength assessment by use of lower and upper bound methods;-Practical application to disks, plates, beams and general plane stress and plane strain problems; -Prestressed concrete structures with short and long term effects.

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

Aim: The course aims to give the participants competences to understand, design and calculate load-bearing structures exposed to fully developed fires, standard fires and high temperatures. Content: -Technical basis; -Performance-based fire safety design of structures; -Fire load; -High temperature material properties for wood, steel and concrete; -Fire resistant structural materials; -Load-bearing capacity at fire of beams, columns, decks, walls and whole… Show more Aim: The course aims to give the participants competences to understand, design and calculate load-bearing structures exposed to fully developed fires, standard fires and high temperatures. Content: -Technical basis; -Performance-based fire safety design of structures; -Fire load; -High temperature material properties for wood, steel and concrete; -Fire resistant structural materials; -Load-bearing capacity at fire of beams, columns, decks, walls and whole structures; -Load-bearing capacity of fire exposed connections; Anchorage of fire exposed reinforcement; -Explosive spalling Show less

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Language School, English

English Language School in Phoenix Academy, Perth (Australia)

Erasmus+, Civil Engineering

Erasmus Programme

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering, 110/110 Cum Laude

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering