Concrete Structural Design
Design of Steel Structures begins with a review of Design Concepts, Standards and Products. Topics include design of members and connections, tension members, bolted joints, welded joints, compression members, stability and effective length, flexural members, beams & beam-columns, plate girders, composite construction, introduction to serviceability, and deflections.
Rationale: For the purpose of engineered designs, steel is the most prevalent engineered structural material in North America. It is essential for all civil engineers to understand the process by which such engineered designs are carried out and the basic principles underlying the designs. This course is primarily an introduction to steel design. It covers the concepts and detailed design of the most common elements in steel structures. The components include different types of axial and flexural members as well as some of the common types of steel joints. The emphasis is on understanding the significance of the steel design code and applying the code based procedures for element design. Some explanation of the underlying theory is also given to aid the understanding. The depth to which the theory is given is tailored based on student aptitude. While most of the course is about manual design, introduction to computer aided member design and code checking is also given whenever possible.
Rationale: For the purpose of engineered designs, steel is the most prevalent engineered structural material in North America. It is essential for all civil engineers to understand the process by which such engineered designs are carried out and the basic principles underlying the designs. This course is primarily an introduction to steel design. It covers the concepts and detailed design of the most common elements in steel structures. The components include different types of axial and flexural members as well as some of the common types of steel joints. The emphasis is on understanding the significance of the steel design code and applying the code based procedures for element design. Some explanation of the underlying theory is also given to aid the understanding. The depth to which the theory is given is tailored based on student aptitude. While most of the course is about manual design, introduction to computer aided member design and code checking is also given whenever possible.