Extreme loading on Steel and Aluminum Structures

Structures are increasingly subjected to extreme, short-duration loads such as terrorism, industrial accidents, climate-related events and incidents involving dangerous goods and transport.

Objective

The course provides foundational understanding of how steel and aluminium structures respond to impact and blast loads.

Program

1. Introduction
2. Impact Dynamics – elastic and plastic impact and wave propagation
3. Impact Loading on Beams
4. Energy Absorption in Beams with Partial End Fixity
5. Blast loading of beams
6. Dropped Objects
7. Axial and Lateral Compression of Tubes
8. Structures Subjected to Impact from Rockfall, Avalanche and Debris Flow
9. Overview of Exercises

Lecturer

Professor Em. Magnus Langseth, NTNU.