Course covers the behavior and applications of structural steel members and simple connections under various loads and introduces design techniques of structural steel framing systems.
Athena Title
Design of Steel Structures
Prerequisite
CVLE 3610
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to apply LRFD design method, including the calculation of load effects and design resistance terms.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to perform structural analysis, and interpret and communicate its results effectively for optimal structural steel design.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to explain the mechanical characteristics of steel material, including yield strength, ultimate strength, and both elastic and inelastic deformation.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to calculate the strength of a tension member based on its limit states, including gross yielding, fracture of an effective net section, and block shear.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop and evaluate the design of a tension member according to AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to explain the relevant factors influencing the AISC column curve, such as its correlation with Euler Buckling, incorporation of end restraint through effective length, initial imperfections, and partial yielding.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to calculate the strength of a compression member based on its limit states, including gross yielding, elastic and inelastic flexural buckling, torsional buckling, flexural-torsional buckling, and local buckling.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop and evaluate the design of a compression member according to AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to explain the relevant factors influencing the AISC beam curve, including its relationship to lateral-torsional buckling, incorporation of brace points, moment gradient, and partial yielding.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to calculate the strength of a flexural member based on its limit states, including yielding, elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling, local buckling, and shear yielding.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop and evaluate the design of a flexural member according to AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to explain the relevant factors influencing the AISC interaction equations including its relationship to structural stability and second-order effects.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop and evaluate the design of a member subjected to the combined axial and bending effects according to AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to describe various steel connection types and the transfer of loads from the members to the connections.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop and evaluate the design of a simple bolted and welded connections according to AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings.
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to collaborate effectively in a team to design a steel framing system by integrating effective communication and problem-solving skills.
