Università Roma Tre

• Mechanical properties of construction materials: metals and steels, concrete, masonry, wood, composite
• Fundamentals of solid mechanics and beam theory: il continuo di Cauchy, the Saint Venant beam, the Timoshenko beam
• Analysis of beam structures: compatibility and equilibrium approaches, fundamentals of numerical analysis of structures, practice on structural analysis software
• Conception and behaviour of simple structural types: beams, continuous beams, frames, trusses, arches and ropes

Reference textbooks (free choice of one, or other classical textbookx, such as e.g. Timoshenko "Strength of Materials"):
- A. Samuelli Ferretti “Lezioni, Complementi ed Esercizi di Scienza delle Costruzioni”, Edizioni Ingegneria 2000
- O. Belluzzi SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI, Edizioni Zanichelli
- E. Viola SCIENZA DELLE COSTRUZIONI, Pitagora Editrice

Classification of geotechnical materials: rocks, soils. Strength and deformability of geotechnical materials.

Introductory lectures
Three design problems: a) overpassing a large span: b) the presence of a relevant overhang in a building: c) the structural design of a multi-storey building:

Scientific fundamentals
The mechanical quantities and dimensional analysis. The international system of units. The equations of statics of rigid bodies. The principle of constrained reactive forces. Static and kinematic "perfect" constraints characterization in 2D. Statically determinate systems and calculation of the reactive forces. Deformable bodies: internal forces. Definition of internal forces in the Bernoulli beam. Bernoulli beam balance equations. Singular actions and geometric singularities. Three dimensional deformable bodies: the concept of Cauchy's inner force. Introduction to mechanics of materials: steel, wood, reinforced concrete. Design characteristics strengths. Basics: elasticity and inelasticity': isotropy and anisotropy: fragility and ductility. Fiber beam model: Axial normal stress and bending moment

Between structural mechanics and Theory of structures. Area of influence of a beam or a pillar. Coarse strength dimensioning of a beam and a pillar. Assessment of deformability of a cantilever beam. Cantilevers with variable section. Calculation of displacements in isostatic structure: integration of flexural bending function. Design of a steel truss in 3D. Statically indeterminate framed structures framed resolution methods: integration of elastic line, force and stiffness methoods. Features and benefits of the three methods. Shear–type frames and Vierendeel beams. The structural upwinds: concepts and comparisons. The centre of a system of parallel vectors. Stiffness center of an upwinded building. Racks of beams under bending. Arches: circulars, parabolic. Concept of funicolarity'. Thrust and annealing methods of the thrust of an arch.

Learning Lessons of SAP2000 for modeling and analysis of the structures presented in the course.

All lessons are video recorded and are on the youtube channel of the Mechanical for Architecture portal at the web address https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrie_UMtHK_QX2tlNTQtKpg

The course hand-notes are free and available on the Mechanical for Architecture portal at the web address
http: design.rootiers.it/strutture

• Rocks, soils, their formation and classification
• Fundamentals of hydrogeology, the case study of the area of Rome
• Fundamentals of soil mechanics
• Classification of the main foundation systems, superficial and deep foundations, fundamentals of bearing capacity evaluation
• Classification of the main earth retaining structures systems, fundamentals of bearing capacity evaluation

Reference textxbooks:
- C. Viggiani FONDAZIONI, Hevelius editions
- A. Burghignoli MECCANICA DELLE TERRE, free distribution, unload from the site of Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, "biblioteca" section.

Classification of geotechnical materials: rocks, soils. Strength and deformability of geotechnical materials.

All lessons are video recorded and are on the youtube channel of the Mechanical for Architecture portal at the web address https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrie_UMtHK_QX2tlNTQtKpg
The course hand-notes are free and available on the Mechanical for Architecture portal at the web address
http: design.rootiers.it/strutture