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Diploma MasterofScienceCivilEngineeringTrack:StructuralEngineering

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Startsin September

Languageofinstruction

English

%Internationalstudents

35%

Structuralengineeringisasubfieldofengineering.Structuralengineersdesignload-bearingstructures,likebuildings,bridges,tunnels,andstormsurgebarriers,toenduretheenvironmentalconditionsinwhichtheyarebuilt.Forinstance,ahigh-riseofficebuildinginnorthernRussiamusthavearoofthatcanbeartheweightofheavysnow,andastadiuminJapanmustbeabletowithstandearthquakes.Load-bearingstructuresmustwithstandtime,stressandthepressuresofhumanuse;notcollapse,deflectorvibrate,andlastforhundredsofyearswithminimummaintenance.

ProgrammeTheStructuralEngineeringtrackteachesstudentstoformulateandtestphysicalmodelsofstructures,materialsandload.Studentstestcomplexstructuremodelsforenduranceunderstressesthatmightoccur.Forinstance,theimpactofastrongearthquakeonahigh-risebuilding,oraconcretedaminthecreationofanartificiallake.Studentslearntotestandapplyhand-calculationsforquickdecision-makinginmeetingswithowners,architects,contractorsandlocalgovernmentsandaretrainedtousecomputersimulationstodeterminewhetherastructurewillcomplywithdesignspecifications.

FacultyofCivilEngineeringandGeosciences

MScProgramme

CurriculumStructuralEngineering

TheStructuralEngineeringtrackoffersthefollowingspecialisations:

TheStructuralMechanicsspecialisationtrainsstudentstocalculatestructuresusinglawsIsaacNewtondiscoveredover300yearsago.Inthegraduationproject,studentsdeveloptoolsotherengineersusetodesignstructures.Forexample,acalculationmethodforcomputers,rulesofthumbordesigncharts.Structuralmechanicsspecialistssolvestructuralproblemsforwhichothersdonotknowasolution.

TheMaterialsandEnvironmentspecialisationprovidesstudentswithadeepknowledgeofcivilengineeringmaterialsandtheirbehaviours.Studentsusesophisticatedequipmenttoinvestigatemanymaterialsandprocesses,suchasthehardeningprocessanddurabilityofconventionalandhigh-strengthconcrete;crackpropagationinconcreteandageing;andhealingofbitumen.Innovationsinthefieldarealsoexplored,suchasself-healingconcreteaftercracking.

Thisspecialisationalsoplacesampleattentionontheenvironmentalimpactofacquiringmaterialsandtheconstructionanduseofcivilengineeringstructures.

TheConcreteStructuresspecialisationteachesstudentstomaketherightdecisionsforoptimaldesignofconcretestructures.Reinforcedconcreteisthemostwidelyusedconstructionmaterialbecauseofitsdesignpossibilities,lowcost,strengthanddurability.Designingareinforcedconcretestructureisaspecialisationinitself.Manyinnovationshaveoccurredsincethisbuildingmaterialwasfirstintroducedahundredyearsago,suchasself-compactingconcreteandultrahighstrengthconcrete.Thisspecialisationemphasisesconstructionandapplications.

TheSteel,TimberandCompositeStructuresspecialisationfocusesonthedesign,calculationandexecutionofconstructionsmadeofsteel,timber,aluminumandfibre-reinforcedplastic.

Thesematerialsareusedinhigh-riseandlow-risebuildings,factories,towers,masts,locks,weirs,bridgesandviaductsandareencounteredeverywhere.

TheRoadandRailwayEngineeringspecialisationfocusesoninfrastructuralfacilities,suchasroads,airfields,portareas,railwaysandtramways.Thestructuresrequiredforthesefacilitiesarecomplex,consistingofmultiplelayersandcomponentsthatmustwithstandincreasinglyheavytrafficloadsovertime.Studentslearntodesign,constructandmaintainthesestructuresthatareessentialfortheproperfunctioningofmodernsociety.

HydraulicEngineeringStructuresarealwayspartoflargersystems,suchasflooddefencesystemsornavigationsystems.Theyplayanimportantroleinprovidingsafetyandprosperitytovulnerabledeltaregions.IntheHydraulicEngineeringStructuresspecialisation,studentsresearchandstudyvarioustypesofhydraulicstructuresandsystems,suchastunnels,quaywalls,locks,dykesandstormsurgebarriers.

TheStructuralEngineeringtrackprovidesstudentswithanin-depthknowledgeofthefundamentalmaterialsandbehaviourofcivilengineeringstructures,suchasbuildings,roadsandbridges.Useddaily,thesafe,soundanddurabledesign,construction,andmaintenanceofthesestructuresisimperativeforhumanwell-beingandsociety.

Researchisfundamentaltotheeducationalprogramme,andwell-equippedlaboratoriesenableawiderange;fromnano-scalematerialsresearchtotestingfull-scalestructuresandtheircomponents.Sophisticatednumericaltoolsareavailableforstudentstoanalysethebehaviourofmaterialsandstructures.FormostMasterthesisprojects,studentscollaboratewithanexternalparty,suchasaresearchinstitute,consultancyfirm,contractor,ormanufacturerofconcreteorsteelcomponents.

Thespecialisationfocusesontheintegraldesign,constructionandmaintenanceofthesestructuresandcoherentlyaddressestheirhydraulic,geotechnicalandstructuralaspects.

StudentshavecompletedawidevarietyofgraduationprojectsintheStructuralEngineeringtrack,including:

Thedynamicbehaviouroffloorsandhigh-risebuildingsandtheircontributiontodampingModellingoftheseismicresponseofanunreinforcedmasonrystructureUpscalingofstrain-hardeningcementitiouscompositesFindingthestrengthofglassOptimisationofreinforcedconcretestructuresApplicationofultra-highperformanceconcreteinthenewLeidenbridgeFeasibilityofoffshorewindsubstructuresinarcticenvironmentsPrintingastainlesssteelbridgeVibrationandcomfortanalysisofsteelcompositepedestrianbridgeThestructuralfeasibilityoftimberwindturbinestowersintheNetherlandsTowardsadesignmethodforbamboogeodesicdomesTheeffectsofakraftligninandwoodadditionontheravellingresistanceofporousasphalt

Structuralengineersdesignandbuildeverythingfrombridgesandoilrigstohospitalsandsportsstadiums.Theyalsoimproveexistingbuildingswithadditionalstructuralsafetyfeatures.Structuralengineersworkwitharchitects,consultants,contractors,mechanical,electricalandchemicalengineerstoensurethatallpartsofthestructurearesafeandcapableoffulfillingtheirintendedfunction.Upongraduation,studentsmaychoosetoworkinstructuraldesign(calculatingstrengthanddeformationandsupervisingdrawings),orchoosetospecialiseinbuildingorresearch.Thecareerprospectsforstructuralengineeringgraduatesarepromising,andmanyfindjobswithconsultancyfirms.

MyBachelor’sdegreewasthekeyfactorinmychoiceofMaster’s.AlthoughIdidnotknowinwhichfieldIwantedtoworkinthefuture,Ididknowwhichsubjectsappealedtomethemost.IparticularlyenjoyedthechallengeofConcreteandSteelConstructionsandStructuralMechanics.AfterspendingsometimewonderingaboutHydraulicEngineering,IeventuallydecideduponStructuralEngineering.Thisisconcernedprimarilywithphysicalmodelsofconstructions,materials,andloads.It’saboutmodelling,calculating,anddescribingdifferentconstructions.Youthenhavetochooseaspecialisation-ConcreteStructuresorStructuralMechanics,forexample;therearemanyinterestingoptions.IpersonallychoseSteel,HybridandCompositeStructures,becauseIparticularlylikematerialsciences.Afterall,humandevelopmenthasalwaysbeencloselyassociatedwithknowledgeoftheapplicationofmaterials.ButtheMaster’sdoesnotjustconsistofmaterialsciencesubjectslikeTimberStructures2orFibreReinforcedPolymerStructures.Mathematicsaficionadoswillbeathometoo,withsubjectslikeStructuralDynamicsandSlenderStructures.Amongotherthings,you'lllearnhowafinite-elementprogrammeworks,howtowriteapaperprofessionally,andevenhowtoweld.Inshort,theprogrammepreparesandequipsyoutomakeadifferenceinyourfield!

IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.

ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourBachelor’sdegreeataDutchuniversity,visit:www.doorstroommatrix.nl.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl

AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youmustfirstcompleteasupplementaryprogrammetobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebycompletingabridgingminor,orthroughabridgingprogrammeuponcompletionofyourHBOdegree.

FordetailedentrancerequirementsinmathematicsandEnglishforthebridgingminorandthebridgingprogrammesee:www.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nl(someexceptionsapply).ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl

TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.

1.AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.

2.ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum.

3.ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.

-ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.

-oranIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.-orproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'ortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'withaminimumgradeB.

Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Youwillthenreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.

FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,visit:www.admissions.tudelft.nl

IntroductionweekAnaward-winningintroductionprogrammeofsocialandeducationalactivitieswelcomesallinternationalstudents.StudentsareintroducedtotheCEGfaculty,receivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetfellowstudentsintheirprogrammes.Gettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.

Formoredetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,visit:

Ir.LambertHoubenMaster'sCoordinatorStructuralEngineeringT+31152784917E

KarelKarsenAcademicCounsellorT+31(0)152783337E

FurtherinformationforinternationalapplicantsInternationalOfficeCEGE

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