Design of the Plastic ZoneCovers the capacity design of reinforced concrete walls and structures, emphasizing stability, reinforcement design, and seismic engineering.
Prestressing in Concrete StructuresExplores prestressing in concrete structures, covering methods, steel types, stressing procedures, and effects on cracking and deformations.
Evolution of Cable-Stayed BridgesExplores the evolution and design principles of cable-stayed bridges, focusing on reinforcement characteristics and force distribution.
Beams and Gerber TrussesExplores pre-dimensioning concrete beams, analyzing Gerber beams, and understanding structural forces through iterative work.
Steel buildings: Seismic DesignExplores seismic design in steel buildings, covering failure modes, behaviour of materials, and innovative structural solutions.
Introduction to PrestressingIntroduces post-tensioning and pre-tensioning techniques in concrete structures, covering types of prestressing steel and stressing procedures.