Environmental Loads (BYG525)

The course will introduce environmental loads on civil engineering structures and how they impact the structural design.  


Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

BYG525

Version

2

Credits (ECTS)

5

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

English

Offered by
Time table

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Content

Snow and ice loads. Seismic loads and structural response analysis. Wind loads and load effects. Linear wave theory. Wave forces. 

Learning outcome

The course is to give students an introduction to environmental loads. Upon completing the course, the students shall:

  • be familiar with snow and ice loads effects on structures as well as the load design values

  • be familiar with effects of earthquake on structures, and be able to compute structural response to earthquake by using the design spectrum 

  • be familiar with the mean and time-varying wind forces on structures, and be able to calculate the static and dynamic wind-induced response

  • be familiar with the linear wave theory and wave and current loads on structures

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

BYG550 Structural Dynamics

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 3 Hours Letter grades All written and printed means are allowed. Calculators are allowed

Written exam on paper. 

Coursework requirements

Compulsory assignments

5 out of 6 assignments has to be approved in order to allow one to take the exam. One of the exercises includes measurements in a wind tunnel.  

Mandatory work (assignments) must be approved by the lecturer within a given period ahead of examination date.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Jasna Bogunovic Jakobsen

Head of Department:

Mona Wetrhus Minde

Method of work

On average, three hours lectures pr. week including one hour tutorial class each second week. Calculation exercises and one lab exercise. All information about the course will be made available on Canvas. The course will be taught in English. 

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Environmental Loads (BYG525_1) 5

Open for

Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Structural and Mechanical Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology

Admission requirements

Must meet the admission requirements of one of the study programmes the course is open for.

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

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