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AF1746 Structural Engineering 1 5.0 credits

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus AF1746 (Autumn 2025–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1746 (Autumn 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Load combinations for design in the ultimate and serviceability limit states
  • Critical loads considering flexural buckling for beams in the elastic region
  • Design resistance for steel and timber beams subjected to bending in the ultimate limit state.
  • Material consumption for structural members for decreased environmental impact and increased sustainability

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the students should be able to:

  • suggest adequate load combinations for design in the ultimate and serviceability limit states for steel and timber structures
  • determine critical loads considering flexural buckling for beams in the elastic region
  • verify the design resistance for steel and timber subjected to bending in the ultimate limit state
  • minimize the material consumption for structural members for decreased environmental impact and increased sustainability.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Completed courses: AF1763, AF1734

Course registration: AF1737, AF1744, AF1745

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • ÖVN1 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • ÖVN2 - Exercises, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Written exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Examiner

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Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ABE/Constructional Engineering and Design

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle