Design of Steel Structures

3 credits · Undergraduate

A first course in steel design focusing on basic principles. Introduction to materials and methods of steel construction; behavior and design of tension members, compression members, flexural members and beam-columns; design of welds, bolts, shear connections, and moment connections. Includes laboratory sessions to illustrate member behavior. By the end of the course students should be able to design simple steel structures subjected to static gravity and lateral loads. Design teams will conceive, determine design loads, and conduct a preliminary and final design of a structural system and its foundation. Teams will prepare a report containing project description, design criteria, structural drawings, and supporting calculations.