Structures such as bridges, high-rises, tunnels and storm surge barriers clearly may not collapse or fall over. They may not deflect too much or vibrate annoyingly. Moreover, often they need to last for more than 100 years without much maintenance. In the MSc Structural Engineering track, you will learn to calculate which deflections we can expect, whether a structure will buckle, whether its strength will be sufficient, etcetera.
Essential to this are physical models of structures, of materials and of loading. You will learn to formulate these models, to test them and to apply them. Simple models are used for hand calculations to quickly make decisions in meetings with owners, architects, contractors and local governments. Complicated models are used for computer simulations to accurately determine whether a structure will comply with the design specifications. Examples are the stresses that will occur in a concrete dam of an artificial lake or the damage that will occur in a high-rise due to a strong earthquake.
SE Information Booklet
A complete collection of all information regarding the Structural Engineering master can be found in the SE Information Booklet:
In order to spread the study load more evenly in time, the faculty has rescheduled some of the courses. Since this is decided upon after printing the booklet there can be inconsistencies. The rescheduling can become problematic for some students which is why U-BASE (among others) has demanded a transition agreement. Please refer to the following specification of the transition agreement for an updated status upon this. If you have any questions or problems please contact us.
Information new students
Are you new at the TU Delft? This page can help you get started! You will find information on how to enrol for courses and other useful things:
TU Delft Welcome new student
Study Guide
For a more in-depth view of the courses within the master Civil Engineering, please look at the TU Delft Study guide:
TU Delft Study Guide
Official Educational Rules and Regulations of Civil Engineering
The official Educational Rules and Regulations for Civil Engineering at the TU Delft can be found on the following link:
Educational Rules and Regulations
Introduction Days 2019 presentations
During the introduction days of academic year 2019/2020, all relevant sections have given an introductory lecture about their education and research. Below the presentations can be downloaded by clicking a link.
- Structural Engineering Introduction
- Safety in the Stevin II laboratory
- Pavement Engineering
- Railway Engineering
- Resources and Recycling
- Materials and Environment
- Concrete Structures
- Biobased Structures and Materials
- Steel and Composite Structures
- Computational Mechanics
- Dynamics of Structures
- Integral Design and Management (IDM)
- Introduction of department Engineering Structures
- Introduction department 3Md