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Politechniki Koszalińskiej

Blended Intensive Programme Title:
Structural Analysis: From Design Assumptions to  Experimental Verification

Blended Intensive Programme ID: 2026-1-PL01-KA131-HED-000405492-2
Number of ECTS Credits awarded: 3
Target group: Students
Level of Study: First cycle / Bachelor`s or equivalent level, Second cycle/ Master`s or equivalent level
Field of Education: 0732 : Building and civil engineering
Physical start date: 06/09/2027
Physical end date: 10/09/2027
Timing of the Virtual Component: Before and after Physical Mobility
Virtual Component start date: August 2027 
Virtual Component end date: October 2027 
Language of instruction: English

Coordinating/Receiving organisation
POLITECHNIKA KOSZALINSKA
PL KOSZALI01
KOSZALIN, Poland          

Blended Intensive Programmes Partnerships
OBUDAI EGYETEM
HU BUDAPES16
BUDAPEST, Hungary

VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V BRNE
CZ BRNO01
BRNO STRED, Czechia

SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE
SK BRATISL01    
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia   

SAVONIA-AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY 
SF KUOPIO08
KUOPIO, Finland             

UNIVERSITATEA DIN ORADEA    
RO ORADEA01  
ORADEA, Romania

Objectives and Description

The project will focus on a small wooden truss designed and fabricated by students in international teams, together with an analysis of a reinforced concrete beam as a comparative structure. The tests will cover wood, joints, concrete specimens, and reinforcing steel. The measured material properties will be used to build simple finite element method (FEM)  models. Displacements and deformations will be recorded using classical methods and, depending on equipment availability, laser scanning and photogrammetry.

The main objective of the program is to show students the complete process of structural analysis: from the identification of loads and material properties, through numerical modeling, to the testing of real components and the validation of computational models using modern measurement techniques - showing students how a real-world structure is transformed into a computational model and what the limitations and simplifications of such a model are. In this way, students will see how a real-world structure is transformed into a computational model, and what the limitations and simplifications of such a model are. An additional objective is to foster international collaboration and technical communication in English.

A key strength of the program is the use of advanced non-contact methods, including laser scanning and photogrammetry, which enable the recording of spatial displacements and deformations of the tested components. The results of these measurements will be compared with data obtained from traditional measurement systems and with the results of numerical analyses.

Methods and outcomes

The program will cover two parallel areas: timber structures and reinforced concrete structures. As part of the laboratory classes, students will test basic material properties, including wood, fasteners, and concrete specimens. The results obtained will then be used to create computational models of structures in an FEM environment. In the timber structures section, students will build a truss model, while in the reinforced concrete section, they will analyze a beam model.

The next stage will involve fabricating and testing actual structural elements. The wooden truss and the reinforced concrete beam will be loaded under laboratory conditions, and their behavior will be monitored using both classical and modern measurement techniques. A particular strength of the program will be the use of advanced non-contact methods, including laser scanning and photogrammetry, to record spatial displacements and deformations of the tested elements. The results of these measurements will be compared with data obtained from traditional measurement systems and with the results of numerical analyses.

Expected Outcomes and Results Knowledge

• identify the basic forces acting on a structure;
• explain the load path;
• distinguish between dead loads, live loads, and environmental loads;
• explain the basic principles of truss modeling;
• describe the influence of material properties and joint flexibility on structural behavior.

Skills

• determine the basic loads on a structure;
• propose a simple static diagram;
• conduct basic tests on wood and joints;
• build a truss model in an FEM program;
• interpret axial forces, reactions, and displacements;
• construct a simple laboratory structure;
• conduct a load test on it;
• analyze data from optical measurements;
• compare numerical and experimental results.

Virtual Component Description

• Module 1 - Before mobility, 9 hours: 6 hours - theoretical introduction to topics related to BIP, 3 hours - team-building, work instructions, team assignments.
• Module 2 - After mobility, 3 hours: review and evaluation of final reports, discussion of results.

Contact and information

Information related to BIP content:
Tomasz Oberski (tomasz.oberski@tu.koszalin.pl)
Tomasz Dąbrowski (tomasz.dabrowski@tu.koszalin.pl) 

Information related to mobility process:
Tomasz Oberski (tomasz.oberski@tu.koszalin.pl)
Tomasz Dąbrowski (tomasz.dabrowski@tu.koszalin.pl) 

Information related to Online Learning Agreement:
Tomasz Dąbrowski (tomasz.dabrowski@tu.koszalin.pl) 
Tomasz Oberski (tomasz.oberski@tu.koszalin.pl)

Nomination deadline: 31.05.2027
Application deadline: 30.06.2027
Note: Nominations should come from each university, not from individual students.

For submitting nominations, please use the Nomination Sheet template available at the bottom of this page and send completed sheet to tomasz.dabrowski@tu.koszalin.pl or tomasz.oberski@tu.koszalin.pl