Courses at Dept Of Civil and Architectural Engineering

The course will give a physical insight of common problems in the field of building acoustics and fire safety engineering and a knowledge of how to solve such problems in cooperation with specialists.

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• Architecture, construction, and installation techniques
• Design details
• Drawings, sketches and drafts: Short drawing and practice exercises for immediate review, and sketching and form exercises
• A long individual design assignment with periodic reviews. The assignment concludes with a class presentation
• Application of a simple Building Information Modelling system to the project assignment
• Literature seminar

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This course gives a deeper insight into the theory and methods for the analysis of dynamically loaded structures and demonstrates the possibilities of using modelling and field measurements to access the behaviour of existing structures.

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The course gives a deeper knowledge and understanding for computer programs adapted for BIM modelling. Suitable for students who want to work with the latest planning tools. Architect (house model), heat, water, sanitation, ventilation, electric power, lightening and some home decoration/furnishing are modulated by help of different computer software. The models are later compiled to a common model to see how the different discipline groups are connecting. Coordination of the models is performed with respect to component information and component collation, 4D design, visualization, walk around presentation and more. We will also learn how to assign component information to components, rooms, climate zones and more. The course objective is to apply practical knowledge and be able to participate in different BIM projects.

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BIM 3 (Building Information Modelling)

This course aims to provide a general introduction and grounding in scheduling (4D) and cost estimating (5D) and their role in Building Information Modelling (BIM). It is intended for those who want to be able to work with scheduling and cost estimating in object-based projects (such as building models with associated information). The course covers knowledge needed in building project design in order to be able to carry out 4D and 5D in different computer programmes.

After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to specify requirements and answer queries in an objective and neutral manner suited to project management, cost estimating and scheduling in BIM projects.

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BIM 3 (Building Information Modelling)

This course aims to provide a general introduction and grounding in scheduling (4D) and cost estimating (5D) and their role in Building Information Modelling (BIM). It is intended for those who want to be able to work with scheduling and cost estimating in object-based projects (such as building models with associated information). The course covers knowledge needed in building project design in order to be able to carry out 4D and 5D in different computer programmes.

After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to specify requirements and answer queries in an objective and neutral manner suited to project management, cost estimating and scheduling in BIM projects.

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When the course is done , those students taking part shall be able to:

Design tunnels, rock support and grouting and evaluate the most important issues in the procedure

Evaluate tunnel excavtion method from technical and production aspects

Analyse cost and time for ordinary tunnels based on risks and construction management principles

Carry out a basic design of tunnel ventilation

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The course gives a deep understanding of concrete as a composite material, its properties in the fresh, young and hardened states. The effects from the various basic materials are studied and also how these can be varied to produce concrete and other cement based materials with prescribed properties. The following areas are included:

·         Cementitious materials, hydration mechanisms, properties of aggregates, mix design and admixtures.

·         The effects from each basic material on mixed concrete and other cement based materials.

·         Cementitious materials co-operation with the environment.

·         Durability, repair methods and life-time design.

The course contains 10 lectures in seminar form.

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The overall goal of the course is to give detailed knowledge about analysis and design of common structural elements of steel and concrete.

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• Reinforced concrete beams and columns
• Concrete slabs
• Pre-stressed concrete
• Bonded concrete overlays
• Laboratory testing

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Concrete frame systems.

Serviceability state and deformations

Massive concrete structures

Concrete materials

Fiber reinforced concrete

Shotcrete (sprayed concrete)

Finite element modelling of concrete structures

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This course deals with planning and design of both simple bridges such as beam type bridges as well as other more complicated bridge structures such as arch bridges and cable supported bridges. Preliminary design of a bridge is included in the course as a porject task.

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This course deals with design and analysis of bridges utilising the finite element method. Fatigue, life-cycle-costs as well as repair and maintenance of bridges are also considered. The analysis of a slab frame railway bridge is studied in more detail as a project task.

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This course deals with the application of the finite element method for design and analysis of bridges. Fatigue, dynamic loads as well as life-cycle-costs are considered. The analysis of a steel footbridge is studied in more detail as a project task.

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The purpose of the course is to further improve the basic knowledge about building materials and the design and function of buildings and building services engineering given in 1L1026 "Buildings and Civil Engineering Structures.”

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The course deals with the transport of heat and moisture in buildings and building components. After having completed the course the student will be able to solve problems of Building Physics that may be encountered in the design and production of buildings.

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The course treats important phenomena that affects the design of load carrying structures in steel and concrete

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The course gives a deep understanding of the mode of action of different types of structures and basic knowledge about the process of structural design.

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The course provides fundamental knowledge of building physics with emphasis on the transfer of heat and moisture in building components and the properties of the building materials.

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In the course general demands are described on building materials, chemical, physical and mechanical characteristics. As well as material properties and material combinations from a sustainability and durability perspective. The course also includes a section of future trends in building materials.

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The course will give a fundamental understanding of the factors that influence the energy consumption of a building. This includes the building envelope and services and also energy production for buildings and heat pumps.

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The course will provide the skills needed to assess and describe a building's energy consumption and to produce and also energy certifications of buildings. It will also provide expertise to assess the effect of various types of measures for improved of energy efficiency

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Durability of building materials and components.

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The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. Course contents are: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculations.  Damage to buildings and building guarantee schemes. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.

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The course provides fundamental knowledge about the design of buildings and building components with emphasis on the selection and design of technical solutions.

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The course contains in-depth studies of phenomena in building physics and gives a review of the research in the field and an international perspective.

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The course will give training in the treatment of building damages with the views of indication, mechanism and measures for solving the problems.

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The course covers the design of steel structures from a basic to advanced level. The course is about how to find the resistance (or load capacity) of structures by means of design calculations. The design calculations follow the European standard EN 1993 – Design of steel structures.

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The course covers the design of steel structures from a basic to advanced level. The course is about how to find the resistance (or load capacity) of structures by means of design calculations. The design calculations follow the European standard EN 1993 – Design of steel structures.

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The course gives a deeper insight into the theories and methodologies for planning and realization of effective operation, maintenance, repair and upgrading of existing structures.

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The course deals with matters concerning operation, maintenance and renewal of buildings.

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The course aims at establishing a good basic proficiency in energy and indoor climate modeling in buildings by providing key knowledge relevant to:

•                    Methods for modeling energy services and indoor climate in buildings

•                    Using the IDA ICE modeling tool for modular simulation

•                    System analysis of key thermal processes and air flows in buildings, as well as performance analysis of climate control devices and installations

•                   Analysis of the function and energy performance of climate control devices and installations

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Aim of this course is that the PhD-student shall obtain a deep understanding about practice and ideas around low-energy and sustaingable construction of today.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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The work will contain problems that provide a deeper or broader knowledge of the technical area. The work is generally performed at a worksite external to KTH. During the project, the student will be advised by an advisor from KTH and from the principal.

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This is the diploma work to acquire the bachelors’ degree.

In this thesis work the student will produce documentation describing a house and make a study in depth, which relate to the house and deals with an engineering problem in the construction field.

The work is finalized with an oral presentation and a written report. During the course the student takes part in a program of organized supervision.

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This course deals with the finite element method and its applications to solve practical engineering problems.

The aim of this course is to give basic knowledge about the Finite Element Method including element formulations, numerical solution procedures and modelling details. The course will also give the students the ability to use commercial FE-packages for the solution of practical problems in Infrastructure and Civil engineering. 

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Research review and history within the field

Numerical modeling and simulation

Laboratory testing techniques

Measurements techniques

Scientific writing and peer review

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The course aims to provide knowledge about moisture issues can be handled within the building. The course deals with moisture protection of building constructions, and how different buildign materials are affected by moisture. I also provides an orientation about different ways to investigate moisture and dampness.

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The course encloses theoretical soil mechanics and principles for geotechnical design. The course also includes geotechnical laboratory methods.

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After this course, the student will be able to:

• Understand foundation design in relation to ground movement

• Design deep foundations, piled foundations, sheet piling constructions, retaining wall constructions and soil improvements

• Evaluate the soil-structure interactions

• Calculate stresses and strain in soil and structures

• Evaluate deformations in the soil due to excavation and foundation works

Please note that all lectures will be held in English.

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The course aim is to give superficial knowledge of technical properties of existing structures and buildings all the way from foundation, framework, structural components, insulation, installations and to give a background for the development of buildings. Focus is to give a background for valuing possibilities, risks and problems with renovation, repair modernization of existing buldings and civil engineering structures.

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The course aims to provide the expertise in building technology requested by the Swedish Estate Agents Inspectorate. Course contents are: Building regulations. Building construction, drawings and area calculations.  Damage to buildings and building guarantee schemes. Redevelopment. Energy certification. Inspection Technology. Ethics and responsibility in building technical investigation.

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The students will obtain the abilitytoplan, organize, manage and evaluatea construction projectfrom the early stages of building program and design to the planning of the production.

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This course deals in detail with the concepts, methodologies/tools and processes required for designing, building and operating sustainable buildings, and evaluating their resource-efficiency (e.g. energy- and water-efficiency), as well as environmental and socio-economic performance in various stages of their operation and overall  lifecycle.

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The purpose of this course is to give engineers, scientists and researchers a deeper insight into the finite element method with an emphasis on methodologies and applications for non-linear problems. The fundamental theoretical background, the computer implementations of various techniques and modeling strategies will be treated. Practical implications of recent research developments will be stressed.

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The course aims at providing a sound understanding of the significance of indoor environmental quality for the well-being and performance of occupants, the methodologies for assessing and evaluating measured/perceived indoor environmental quality, as well as the inter-relationships between customer/occupant satisfaction and overall building performance (energy efficiency/quality, cost efficiency and environmental impact) in different categories of buildings, including high-performing buildings and special environments.

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The course aims at providing a sound understanding of key building service components and systems, as well as their function and performance in different types of buildings, including high-performing buildings (passive, near-zero-energy and positive energy buildings).

Special emphasis is placed on the inter-relationships between service quality, operational safety/reliability and sustainability of complex building service systems, with particular focus on energy-/resource- and cost-efficiency, as well as environmental compatibility.

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Conditions and methods for indoor climate control in buildings.

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The course deals with physical processes in installation systems and fundamentals about design and dimensioning of installations for heating, ventilation, sanitary and electricity in buildings. Examples of simple systems are given.

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How to test the function of a building with systems in the computer.

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This course provides a basic foundation in Building Information Modelling (BIM) through theoretical and practical components. Using the separate disciplines of architecture, construction and building services engineering, a BIM model will be developed and combined to create a common visualisation model for coordination.

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• Continuum Mechanics; Soil Stress-strain, stress paths, 3D Stresses & strains

• Elasticity and plasticity

• Constitutive soil models; Coulombe model; The Cam Clay model

• Performance and evaluation of triaxial tests. Laboratory routine test and ödometer tests

• The use the commercial FE-package Plaxis for the solution of practical engineering problems such as excavations, consolidation and embankments

• Design and analysis of a practical engineering problem is included in the course as a project task.

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This is an advanced course in partial differential equations with applications in civil engineering and fluid mechanics.

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The course contains the planning and design of a building, technical solutions and the engineering design of the foundation, structure, building envelope and building services. The course includes practical application in a design project.

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The course contains the planning and design of a building, technical solutions and the engineering design of the foundation, structure, building envelope and building services. The course includes practical application in a design project involving a four story residential building with other activities on the ground floor.

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The course will give skills in the engineering design of a building, which includes both analysis and drafting.

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This course will provide students with advanced knowledge of building materials and its uses and applications in the built environment.

Study of current issues of building materials involving literature reviews, interviews, field visits, direct contact with manufacturers and / or users of building materials or parts of the points mentioned above. Report writing and oral presentation are important elements of the work.

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This course will provide students with advanced knowledge of building materials and its uses and applications in the built environment.

Study of current issues of building materials involving literature reviews, interviews, field visits, direct contact with manufacturers and / or users of building materials or parts of the points mentioned above. Report writing and oral presentation are important elements of the work.

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This course will provide students with advanced knowledge of building materials and its uses and applications in the built environment.

Study of current issues of building materials involving literature reviews, interviews, field visits, direct contact with manufacturers and / or users of building materials or parts of the points mentioned above. Report writing and oral presentation are important elements of the work.

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The objective of this course is to give the students basic knowledge with respect to rock engineering design, including the determination of: (1) intact rock and rock mass mechanical properties, (2) rock mass strength, (3) stresses and deformations around excavations and (4) different types of failure mechanisms. After the course the students shall be able to:

• Understand the fundamental differences between the rock mass and other types of man-made construction materials.
• Identify various geological hazards.
• Use different rock mass classifications systems.
• Determine the mechanical properties of intact rock and rock masses.
• Calculate stresses and deformations around underground openings.
• Understand and calculate the interaction between the rock mass and the installed support.
• Analyse typical stability problems in rock for tunneling, slopes and foundations.

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This course deals with fundamental methods for theoretic and experimental analysis of dynamic problems. In particular, structures such as bridges and buildings are studied.

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In this course, engineering structures composed of beams and plates will be treated. The course will give generic knowledge for further studies in specialized courses. Appropriate continuation courses are, e.g., AF2101 Concrete structures, AF2213 Steel and timber and AF2201 Bridge design.

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The main goal of the course is to give deepened knowledge for analysis and design of engineering structures. After having passed the course the student should be able to:

·         Calculate and draw diagrams for the internal forces of statically indeterminate beams and frames within the elastic range.

·         Using the displacement method and a matrix approach to analyze statically indeterminate frames.

·         Explain the stress state in beams and plates acting in three dimensions.

·         Explain the ultimate load analysis methodology for concrete beams subjected to bending and shear forces.

Verify the buckling resistance of beams, columns and column systems.

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The overall goal of the course is to give detailed knowledge about analysis and design of common structural elements of steel and timber.

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Introduction to the area of constructional engineering and the work of a supervisor. Computer exercises, presentation techniques.

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When the course is done , those students taking part shall be able to:

Design tunnels, rock support and grouting and evaluate the most important issues in the procedure

Evaluate tunnel excavtion method from technical and production aspects

Analyse cost and time for ordinary tunnels based on risks and construction management principles

Carry out a basic design of tunnel ventilation

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Scientific knowledge

Hypothesis testing

Causes and correlations

Observations and measurements

Experiments

Models

Law and explanations

The development of science

Research ethics

Scientific papers and peer review

Safety analysis general, Hashofer/Lind method

Special safety analysis methods for geo structures

Safety analysis methods for steel and concrete structures

Idealisation of structures, Load combination, Methods in standards

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