Structural robustness and disproportionate collapse

The course covers designing buildings of Class 1–2B and alterations/change of use of existing buildings.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• Describe the layout and structure of a robust building and explain what makes a building vulnerable

• Summarise which legislation is relevant to disproportionate collapse and identify key clauses

• Classify buildings into their types, with respect to building use and size

• Outline different approaches for achieving robustness

• Determine a strategy for robustness compliance for buildings of different material types, use and size

• Have an appreciation of fire protection of different building materials and how fire safety plays a role in all building design    

Intended for

• Graduate engineer

• Mid-career engineer

This course is open to all but might be particularly suitable for someone who is independently doing the outline, scheme and detailed design of buildings.