Structural Engineering (SE)
SE Courses

Structural Engineering (SE) Courses

The Structural Engineering study program focuses on expertise in designing structures for construction projects and civil engineering management. It includes disciplines in modeling and finite element analysis (FEA) using powerful software to assess the response of structures across different classes.

1st Year

Mandatory (DI)

Advanced Design of Masonry Structures

Course organizer:

Covatariu Daniel

* Learning the principles of structural conformation of buildings with active masonry walls.
* Knowledge and deepening of complex problems for structural conformation, verification of meeting the essential requirements and execution of masonry buildings with structural walls.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Advanced Design of Steel Structures

Course organizer:

Teleman Carmen-Elena

* The lectures and the applications present the modern trends of development of steel structures and the updated scientific theories and models of design in this domain.
* To develop the abilities necessary for structural and loading modeling as to reproduce with accuracy the real situations for the structural steel design. To stimulate the ability of moving around between the recommendations of codes for practice and other standard specifications which insure a global safety design frame

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Advanced Earthquake Engineering

Course organizer:

Paulet-Crainiceanu Fideliu

* Create abilities of master students in analyzing seismic actions and structures submitted to them through advanced techniques. Attendees will study and decide application of advanced structural antiseismic means and evaluation of their effects in structural response.

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Advanced Finite Element Analysis – Part 1

Course organizer:

Neagu Cerasela-Panseluta

* Advanced study within FEA of structural classes modeled by bi and spatial FE.
* Achievement of advanced /new competences and skills for modeling, simulation and analysis of complex structures subjected to various loadings.

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 2 H

Advanced Geotehnical Engineering & Foundations Design

Course organizer:

Lungu Irina

* Identification of site conditions for new and existing buildings, of difficult soil types; design of foundations for retaining structures; coupling the design procedures with the outcomes of using improvement techniques of soil bearing capacity

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Advanced Structural Dynamics

Course organizer:

Rosca Octavian-Victor

* The general objective is to develop advanced aspects of modelling and analysis of structural dynamic response for some typical civil engineering constructions, modelled based on finite/ discrete degrees of freedom, subjected to deterministic and random loading.

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 2 H

Elasticity and Plasticity

Course organizer:

Ibanescu Mihaela

* The topic presents theoretical and practical information on assessing the stress and strain states in plane and curved thin plates. Information on plates resting on elastic supports is also introduced.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Ethics and Integrity

Course organizer:

Banu Oana-Mihaela

* The topic focuses on the interaction between ethical principles, integrity and moral practice
* The main objective is to provide the adequate theoretical background so that the students are able to understand and connect the ethical principles to the actual practical dilemmas from academic area, research and civil engineering domains

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Rehabilitation of Civil Engineering Structures

Course organizer:

Olteanu Ioana

* The prospective student will get the ability to understand the concept behind national and international codes for protecting the built heritage, to conceive and deliver a rehabilitation project, to know and be able to decide on the type of intervation needed in a structure

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Research Activity (sem. 1)

Course organizer:

Toma Ionut-Ovidiu

* Research acitivity is conducted by the graduate student under the supervision of academic staff. It may involve laboratory experiments, numerical simulations of field measurements. The topic of the research acitivity may be correlated with the topic of dissertation or may pursue additional research directions.

L (lecture) - 0 H

L (lecture) - 0 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Research Activity (sem. 2)

Course organizer:

Toma Ionut-Ovidiu

* Research activity is conducted by the graduate student under the supervision of academic staff. It may involve laboratory experiments, numerical simulations of field measurements. The topic of the research acitivity may be correlated with the topic of dissertation or may pursue additional research directions.

L (lecture) - 0 H

L (lecture) - 0 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Special Structures

Course organizer:

Mihai Petru

* The design principles behind special structures, such as: water tanks, open collectors, silos, telecommuncation towers, cooling towers and chimneys, are presented. The design methodology takes into account extraordinary loads, e.g. earthquakes, large temperature variations, strong winds, support settlements, a.s.o.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Structural Health Monitoring

Course organizer:

Mihai Petru

* The course introduces the methods and required equipment used for monitoring the behavior of civil engineering structures in time, either on a permanent basis or at specific time intervals. Data storage and post-processing techniques are also emphasized in order to correctly assess the degree of degradation and / or the safety margins of a civil engineering structure.

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

1st Year

Category (DL)

Advanced Mathematics in Civil Engineering

Course organizer:

Roman Marcel-Romica

* Providing a set of theoretical and practical mathematical notions required in addressing Structural and Civil Engineering.
* Providing specific calculation methods for Structural Engineering.
* Developing the ability to analyze and to interpret the obtained results (solutions).

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Smart Cities / Smart Society

Course organizer:

Paulet-Crainiceanu Fideliu

* The concept behind the "smart city" paradigm is presented and highlighted. A mart city is based on continuous communication and data transfer between sensors and data centers, integrated management of transportation, heating and cooling of buildings as well as sustainable urban planning.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Steel Structures for Multistorey Buildings

Course organizer:

Baetu Georgeta

* The direction of study offers to the civil engineers the possibility to learn and understand the complexity of the modern design of multi-storey steel structures, sustainable and of high performance; to master the problems issued by placing these constructions in the urban environment and the specific situations that the service life induce on their exploitation.

L (lecture) - 4 H

L (lecture) - 4 H

LB (laboratory works) - 4 H

1st Year

Elective (DO)

Stability and 2nd Order Analysis

Course organizer:

Venghiac Vasile-Mircea

* The main objective is to get the knowledge on the design concept and methods behind large span structures such as tensegrity systems, trusses, reciprocal frames, structures with load bearing elements subjected to tension (e.g. cable structures)

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

2nd Year

Mandatory (DI)

Advanced finite element analysis – Part 2

Course organizer:

Rosca Octavian-Victor

* The main objective is to provide the master student with abilities and competences regarding the FEM computation, structural design and advanced structural detailing. The capacities to identify and build an accurate structural model using advanced computational software, perform non- linear analyses and results interpretation will be developed.
* Static non-linear analysis (Push-Over), non-linear time history analysis, stability and buckling analysis will be emphasized.

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 2 H

Drafting of master thesis (sem. 4)

Course organizer:

Rosca Octavian-Victor

* Drafting of the master thesis / dissertation is performed under direct supervision of academic staff. It could include results obtained during the research acitivities conducted as part of the curriculum.

L (lecture) - 0 H

L (lecture) - 0 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Fire safety engineering

Course organizer:

Grigoras Zeno-Cosmin

* The topic builds upon the general knowledge acquired from Fundamentals of Fire Safety Engineering and refers to behavior of structural elements subjected to elevated temepratures / fire. Fire, as a phenomenon and its influence on the overall ability of a structure to continue to provide its intended use, is presented from an engineering perspecitve. * The graduate student will be able to correctly assess the severity of fire in a building; to understand the mathematical model behind fire action and potential development in closed spaces; to check for the residual carrying capacity of structural elements subjected to fire; to have knowledge on human evacuation modelling techniques applied in specialized software.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Research activity (sem. 3)

Course organizer:

Rosca Octavian-Victor

* Research acitivity is conducted by the graduate student under the supervision of academic staff. It may involve laboratory experiments, numerical simulations of field measurements. The topic of the research acitivity may be correlated with the topic of dissertation or may pursue additional research directions.

L (lecture) - 0 H

L (lecture) - 0 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Research activity (sem. 4)

Course organizer:

Rosca Octavian-Victor

* Research acitivity is conducted by the graduate student under the supervision of academic staff. It may involve laboratory experiments, numerical simulations of field measurements. The topic of the research acitivity may be correlated with the topic of dissertation or may pursue additional research directions.

L (lecture) - 0 H

L (lecture) - 0 H

LB (laboratory works) - 0 H

Risk and project management

Course organizer:

Covatariu Gabriela

* The course presents the principles and techniques used in the management of construction works starting from the design stage, planning, building, monitoring and control throughout the life span of the building. Common features of construction project management and research project management techniques will be highlighted and emphasized. * Gradutes will develop the skills and gather the knowledge of integrating data from different fields of civil engineering (structural, management, building services, planning, supply chain, a.s.o.), will be familiar with terms and concepts put forward by Project Management Institute (PMI) as outlined in Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBK).

L (lecture) - 3 H

L (lecture) - 3 H

LB (laboratory works) - 2 H

2nd Year

Category (DL)

Organizational culture- leadership and business communication

Course organizer:

Neagu Cerasela-Panseluta

* The main objective of the course is to transfer knowledge on organizational culture, business communication, understanding human behavior and response to external stimuli.

L (lecture) - 1 H

L (lecture) - 1 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

2nd Year

Elective (DO)

Composite materials and structures

Course organizer:

Entuc Ioana-Sorina

* Getting familiar with types of timber elements and timber structures depending on the purpose of the building (massive timber construction, glulam, CLT, timber panels).
* Knowledge on advanced design approaches for timber structures.
* Develop a critical thinking based on studying the relevant scientific literature and analysing the trend of timber construction market

L (lecture) - 2 H

L (lecture) - 2 H

LB (laboratory works) - 1 H

Structure of the Academic Year 2023– 2024

Bachelor and Master Studies, Full Time Studies

DATE

PERIOD

ACTIVITY

25.09.2023–01.10.2023

7 days

Accommodation of students

02.10.2023

The Official Opening of the Academic Year

1st SEMESTER

02.10.2023-22.12.2023

12 Weeks

Didactic Activity

23.12.2023-07.01.2024

2 Weeks

Christmas Holiday

08.01.2024- 21.01.2024

2 Weeks

Didactic Activity

22.01.2024-11.02.2024

3 Weeks

Examination Period

12.02.2024-18.02.2024

1 Week

Winter Holiday

2nd SEMESTER

19.02.2024-02.05.2024

11 Weeks

Didactic Activity

03.05.2024-12.05.2024

1 Week

Easter Holiday

07.05.2024

Free Day For Students (to be recovered on Saturday 25.05.2024)

13.05.2024-02.06.2024

3 Weeks

Didactic Activity

03.06.2024-23.06.2024

3 Weeks

Examination Period

02.09.2024-15.09.2024

2 Weeks

Reexamination Period

17 and 18.09.2024

2 Days

Re examinations

2nd SEMESTER for the final year of study (bachelor + master)

19.02.2024-02.06.2024

14 + 1 Weeks

Re Didactic Activity and Easter Holiday According To The Previous Calendar

03.06.2024-16.06.2024

2 Weeks

Examination period

17.06.2024-20.06.2024

4 days

Reexamination period

27.06.2024-07.07.2024

11 days

Period for preparing the final thesis

Legal and Religious Holidays:
30.11.2023, 01.12.2023, 25.12.2023 , 26.12.2023, 01.01.2024. 02.01.2024, 24.01.2024 01.05.2024, 03.05.2024, 06.05.2024, 01.06.2024, 24.06.2024, 15.08 2024.


Practical Activities (3 -6 Weeks)
will be scheduled either during the entire academic Year