Steel Construction IV - Torsion and Lateral Torsional Buckling

Here you can find a compilation of all information about our master module steel construction IV – Torsion and Lateral Torsional Buckling.

Module Description

The lecture Steel Construction IV – Torsion and Lateral Torsional Buckling covers the following topics:

  • St. Venant torsion of solid cross-sections and thin-walled open and closed cross-sections
  • Warping torsion
  • Lateral Torsional Buckling
  • Differential Equation of Lateral Torsional Buckling
  • Calculation according to DIN EN 1993
Date Content Room
1 24.04.2025 St. Venant torsion of solid cross-sections L5|06 11
2 08.05.2025 St. Venant torsion of thin-walled open cross-sections L5|06 11
3 15.05.2025 St. Venant torsion of thin-walled closed cross-sections L5|06 11
4 22.05.2025 1st Auditorium Exercise L5|06 11
5 05.06.2025 Warping torsion L5|06 11
6 12.06.2025 Tension analogy L5|06 11
7 25.06.2025 2nd Auditorium Exercise
(Attention: extra appointment! Wednesday, 13:30 – 15:20) 		L5|06 11
8 26.06.2025 Lateral Torsional Buckling – bifurcation L5|06 11
9 03.07.2025 Differential Equation of Lateral Torsional Buckling L5|06 11
10 10.07.2025 Lateral Torsional Buckling acc. to EN 1993 L5|06 11
11 17.07.2025 Lateral Torsional Buckling – lateral and torsional restraints L5|06 11
12 24.07.2025 Examples of Lateral Torsional Buckling – exercises at the computer PC-Pool Lichtwiese
Lectures: Thursday 8.00 to 9.40 am Room L5|06 11
The lecture is held in English.
Computer- exercises PC-Pool Lichtwiese (L5|01 130)
Lectures:
Dr.-Ing. Pascal Händler 		on appointment
Organizational issues and supervision:
Eric Man Pradhan
Supervision:
all scientific employees 		office hours:
Monday to Thursday, 13:00 – 14:00 o'clock
see consultation hours Lehre Aktuelles
Student assistants:
Jannik Scholz 		see consultation hours Lehre Aktuelles

Accompanying the lecture three homework assignments have to be passed.The homework can be done by two persons together. The following conditions apply to the homework:

Submission of homework: On the respective submission date via submission in Moodle. The submission deadlines can be found on the assignment sheets.

Marking of homework: The homework assignments will be marked to the date indicated on each exercise. The results will be announced via Moodle.

Marking of resubmissions: The resubmitted homework will be marked to the date indicated on the assignment sheets. The results will be announced via Moodle.

Handing out of the assignments: The results will be announced via Moodle.

Submissions and resubmissions which are delayed will be rated as “failed”.

Exam

Notes for the exam Permitted aids: literature, lecture notes, etc., programmable calculators.
All information on the rules and procedure of the examinations can be found on the information sheet: Notice (opens in new tab)
Date: 10.09.2025
Time and place: Will be given at Lehre Aktuelles
Registration: Online via Tucan.
Exam review: Dates will be given at Lehre Aktuelles
Materials such as comprehensive lecture notes (in German and English), recordings (in German), lecture recordings, homework and auditorium exercises as well as the administration of the course are provided via Moodle. Access to the course requires registration for the course via TuCan or Moodle.

Exams with proposed solutions from past semesters

Redirection

Fachbücher:

  • Francke, W.; Friemann, H.: Schub und Torsion in geraden Stäben. neubearb. u. erw. Auflage, 2005 VIEWEG VERLAG, Düsseldorf. Link (funktioniert nur im Netzwerk der TU Darmstadt)

Tabellenwerke:

  • Schneider, K.-J.: Bautabellen für Ingenieure, Werner Verlag, aktuelle Auflage
  • Wetzell, O. W.: Wendehorst Bautechnische Zahlentafeln, Teubner Verlag, aktuelle Auflage

The course Torsion and Lateral Torsional Buckling is offered every summer semester. The course is held in English.