The Norwegian Steel Association will offer an English-language course on “Behaviour of Steel and Aluminium Structures subjected to Extreme Loads” on 17 November 2026. Participants can attend at Thon Hotel Slottsparken in Oslo or join remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Developed by Magnus Langseth, Professor Emeritus at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the continuing education course is offered in collaboration with the Norwegian Steel Association and DYMAT, the European research association focused on the dynamic behaviour of materials and its applications.
The course addresses structural response to extreme, short-duration loads associated with events such as industrial accidents, explosions, impacts and climate-related incidents. These loading conditions create particular challenges for engineers designing robust structures and protecting critical infrastructure.
Using basic examples, the course aims to explain how steel and aluminium structures respond to impact and blast loads. The knowledge is intended to support structural design, simplified calculations during early design stages and the assessment of numerical simulation results.
The course is aimed at professionals working in defence, protection, civil, mechanical, materials, naval, ocean and transportation engineering, as well as related disciplines dealing with impact, blast and high-rate loading. According to the organisers, participants with a mechanical or structural engineering background will benefit most from the specialised content.
Langseth’s research has focused on the impact behaviour and crashworthiness of steel and aluminium structures, alongside lightweight ballistic protection and structural response to blast loading. He previously directed the SIMLab and SFI CASA research centres at NTNU.
The course fee includes a digital technical compendium, the PLastic CApacity (PLCA) computer programme and copies of the presentations.
Registration closes on 12 November 2026 at 16:00.
Further details, the programme and registration are available on the Norwegian Steel Association’s course page.
