Structural engineering is concerned with the design and behaviour of load carrying structures. The load carrying structure is an essential part of buildings and is the dominating aspect in civil engineering projects for infrastructures such as bridges, towers, harbours, etc. The field of structural engineering covers the overall design of the structure and particular design aspects including the demonstration of strength, durability, etc. with regard to the loads and effects on the structure from, e.g. climate, wear and breakdown processes. Further aspects are the rehabilitation and/or strengthening of structures to accommodate to increased demands e.g. with respect to load carrying capacity.
The disciplines of structural engineering are central to the technical sciences of civil engineering in general, and they are primarily based on the fundamental sciences of mechanics and physics. Analytical and numerical modelling of overall structural behaviour as well as the local behaviour involves mathematics, numerical analysis and programming. Experimental mechanics and computational mechanics are essential tools in the verification of models and the simulation of structural behaviour and possible interaction with deteriorating processes.
The sections main research topics are Design of Civil Engineering Structures, Structural Performance, and Integrated Structural and Materials Modelling
Professor Jeppe Jönsson, Section Manager
Secretary Bente Jensen