Enabling students to analyze diverse influences on building structures and their foundations.

Knowledge on the nature of individual actions on structures, construction and foundation for their adequate inclusion into structural analysis in civil engineering.

Classification of actions (permanent, alternating, seismic and accidental). Volume weight of construction materials, dead weight of structural and non-structural elements, installations and equipment. Useful structure actions. Snow action. Actions of canes and machinery. Wind action. Temperature action and fire exposure action on structures. Action of soil, fluids and storage material. Actions in silos and reservoirs. Ice action and water and wave flow action. Traffic action on bridges. Seismic actions. Accidental actions from impacts and explosions. Actions in shelters. Other actions. Combining actions.

Lectures. Consultations. Partial examinations.