Goal: Introduction to the materials typically encountered in structural design and analysis.

• Metals:
Fundamentals of dislocation theory
Plastic deformation of metals
Possibilities of strengthening
Influences on behaviour of material

• Concrete:
Properties of concrete
The behaviour of concrete under compressive loading
The behaviour of concrete under tensile loading
Time dependent behaviour
Special concretes

• Soils:
Stresses in soils
Stiffness of soils
Strength of soils