Structural Design Training Courses and Workshops

This programme focuses on the selection of materials, and the design of aerospace structures, demonstrating how materials behave in service and reasons why they sometimes fail. You will have opportunities to examine a number of case studies in collaboration with our industrial partners. Specialist modules will enable you to develop skills in the structural analysis of aircraft and spacecraft. This programme provides excellent preparation for research in this field.

The first two years of the course are identical to the BEng and MEng in Aeronautics & Astronautics (H422, H401). In years three and four you will study specialist modules such as Aerospace Design, Applied Aerodynamics, Manufacturing with Metals, Materials Service Performance, Structural Design, Aircraft Structures, Composites Engineering, Failure of Materials, Materials for Transport, Spacecraft Structural Design and Management.

The goal of structural engineering is to predict the performance of structures under every imaginable extreme event: earthquakes, hurricanes, avalanches, fires and explosions. This Masters in Structural Engineering & Mechanics provides you with a range of methods to analyse and design structures with quantifiable reliability over their design life.

•This programme is jointly taught and awarded by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
•If you intend to pursue a career in this specialist area of civil and structural engineering, in design consultancies and elsewhere, or if you want to transfer from other engineering disciplines, this programme is designed for you. It provides the advanced education required for the structural engineers of tomorrow.
•An extended project is an integral part of the MSc programme.
•This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate ... [Read More]

The development of structural analysis and design methods for steel and reinforced concrete members subjected to elevated temperatures caused by building fires. Beams, columns and rigid frames will be covered. The course is based on research conducted during the past three decades in Europe, Canada and the United States. Course may be offered by special arrangement.

Advanced design of reinforced concrete members and structural systems; effect of continuity; codes and specifications; ultimate strength theory of design; economic proportions and constructibility considerations; and deep beams, torsion, beamcolumns, two-way slabs, design for lateral forces, and beam-to-column joints.

Advanced design of steel members and connections; ultimate strength design in structural steel; codes and specifications; loads and working stresses; economic proportions; and buckling of slender elements and built-up sections, torsion, lateral-torsional buckling, beam-columns, design for lateral forces, and connections for building frames.

Energy methods in structural analysis, concepts of force method and displacement methods, methods of relaxation and numerical techniques for the solution of problems in buildings, and long-span structures and aircraft structural systems. Effects of secondary stress in structures. Course may be offered by special arrangement

Classification of structures, loads, reactions, shear and moment diagrams, trusses, framed structures, influence lines, moving loads, deflections, and analysis of statically indeterminate structures, including moment distribution.

The Finite Element Method (FEM) is the most commonly used tool in practice for the structural design and analysis of bridges, buildings and other types of structures. In order to carry out a successful FE analysis, a basic knowledge of the theory behind the FEM is required as well as an understanding of the applications to different types of structural elements and analyses. This module covers both of these two aspects, which are essential for learning how to perform a FE analysis.

Our Structural Engineering postgraduate programme is organised and delivered by the Faculty’s own staff, as well as practising engineers from consultancies and local authorities.

Graduate students should find the programme of substantial benefit in developing the knowledge and skills acquired in their undergraduate programme, particularly in gaining advanced capabilities in the areas of analysis and codified design in specialised aspects of structural engineering that are in demand in the industry.

For practising engineers engaged in the planning, design and construction of structural engineering works, the programme provides an opportunity to update their knowledge of current design practice and to familiarise themselves with developments in codes and methods of analysis.

You will be able to choose from a rich and varied selection of specialist structural engineering subjects. Apart from the usual full-time mode, there are also part-time options. The programme may also be studied by distance learning.

The ME in Structural Engineering is offered by the School of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering. It provides training in the analysis, design and specification disciplines required for graduates to develop a career as a Structural Engineer.



Who is the ME Structural Engineering for?


This ME programme is suitable for Engineering graduates holding a first cycle qualification in Civil Engineering, or similar, wishing to specialise in the area of Structural Engineering.



What will I learn?


You will develop an understanding of the many and varied technical aspects of structural engineering. You will gain first hand experience of the multidisciplinary nature of structural design through combined modules with Architecture students. You will also acquire communication, conceptual and practical skills needed to compete successfully in the marketplace. The variety of teaching and learning methods used will also provide you with the range of learning skills necessary to pursue a long career in a continually evolving ... [Read More]