Design of Steel Structure CIVL 4336

Course description:

The course covers the properties of structural steel, elastic design and analysis of structural elements: tension members, compression members, beams, beam columns, connections, weld and bolt design, design of trusses and moment resisting frames, introduction to plastic design.

Course Aims:

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to analyze indeterminate structures using approximate methods and to design steel structures.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

Analyze indeterminate frames and trusses using approximate methods of analysis.
Describe the material properties of steel.
Determine the ultimate tensile capacity of steel members.
Determine the ultimate bending moment capacity of steel members.
Describe different welding techniques and classify various types of bolts and their insulations.
Design bolted connections in shear and tension.