Walter Kaufmann: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann |
| Name variants | Walter Kaufmann Walter Hans Jakob Kaufmann |
| Field | Structural Engineering |
| Address | Inst. f. Baustatik u. Konstruktion ETH Zürich, HIL E 42.3 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 633 75 29 |
| kaufmann@ibk.baug.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.kaufmann.ibk.ethz.ch |
| Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101-0126-01L | Structural Concrete II  | 5 credits | 5G | W. Kaufmann | |
| Abstract | Contents: Prestressed concrete (introduction, prestressing systems, load-deformation response, detailing, girders, slabs), plates (introduction, yield criteria, equilibrium solutions, yield-line analysis, shear and punching, serviceability). | ||||
| Learning objective | Understanding the response of slabs; Knowing the principle and the techniques of prestressing; Ability to correctly dimension and detail typical building structures. | ||||
| Content | Contents: Prestressed concrete (introduction, prestressing systems, load-deformation response, detailing, girders, slabs), plates (introduction, yield criteria, equilibrium solutions, yield-line analysis, shear and punching, serviceability). | ||||
| Lecture notes | Script and handouts available at: https://concrete.ethz.ch/sbe-ii/ | ||||
| Literature | - SIA Codes 260 (Basis of structual design), 261 (Actions on structures) and 262 (concrete structures). - "Ingenieur-Betonbau", vdf Hochschulverlag, Zurich, 2005, 225 pp. - Peter Marti, "Theory of Structures", Wiley, 2013, 679 pp. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | Prerequisites: "Theory of Structures I", "Theory of Structures II", "Structural Concrete I". | ||||
| 101-0138-00L | Bridge Design | 6 credits | 4G | W. Kaufmann | |
| Abstract | This course presents the fundamentals of bridge design. It covers the entire range from conceptual design to construction, encompassing all relevant building materials. The focus lies on the structural behaviour today’s most important bridge typologies and their suitability for certain boundary conditions, the dimensioning of the main structural elements as well as construction methods. | ||||
| Learning objective | After successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: - Define the main bridge design parameters and identify constraints and boundary conditions - Explain the structural behaviour and peculiarities of today’s most important bridge typologies - Explain the main elements of bridges and their structural behaviour - Define the relevant actions on bridges - Dimension a standard bridge (pre-dimensioning by hand; dimensioning using computer-aided tools) - Explain the most relevant bridge construction and erection methods - Select an appropriate typology and conceive a convincing bridge for a site with its specific boundary conditions | ||||
| Content | The course is built up as follows: Introduction Conceptual design Girder and slab bridges (including common aspects of all typologies) Frame and strut-frame bridges Arch bridges Cable-stayed bridges Suspension and stress-ribbon bridges Control and monitoring Summary | ||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes | ||||
| Literature | Menn C. Prestressed Concrete Bridges. Basel: Birkhäuser Basel; 1990. doi:10.1007/978-3-0348-9131-8. | ||||
| 101-1187-00L | Colloquium "Structural Engineering" | 0 credits | 2K | B. Stojadinovic, E. Chatzi, A. Frangi, W. Kaufmann, B. Sudret, A. Taras, T. Vogel | |
| Abstract | Professors from national and international universities, technical experts from private industry as well as research associates of the Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) are invited to present recent research results and specific projects. The colloquium is addressed to students, academics as well as practicing engineers. | ||||
| Learning objective | Become acquainted with recent research results in structural engineering. | ||||