Section outline

  • Course Title: Design of Steel Structures
    Course Code: CE 415
    Course Type: Theory course
    Credit hr— 3.0 Cr. hr /week
    Prerequisite—Completion of L-3/T-3 of Civil Engineering
    NB: Students need to attend in 60% classes to appear in the Final Examination.

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    earning Outcomes:
    • Use of AISC Manual to find required sections & sectional properties
    • Difference between LRFD & ASD design 
    • Students will be able to learn the design principles of tension members considering three limit states: yielding, fracture & block shear
    • How to find the failure path which gives least area in case of staggered fasteners
    • How to find the strength of bolts in case of bearing type bolts
    • How to find the strength of weld & length of weld required
    • Understanding the phenomenon of buckling in slender columns
    • Design of compression member using AISC column design formula & trial method
    • Understanding the concept of compact/non-compact sections & the corresponding criteria
    • Finding the strength of flexural member considering compactness/non-compactness


    Lesson Plan: The following topics shall be covered in this course

    1. Week 1 : Introduction, Properties of Structural Steel, Design Philosophy
    2. Week 2-3: Design of Tension Members : Yielding, Fracture, Block Shear & CT- 1
    3. Week 4: Residual Stress in Steel
    4. Week 5-6 : Bolted connections & CT-2
    5. Week 6 : Review before mid quiz
    6. Week 7: Mid term quiz
    7. Week 8: Welded connections 
    8. Week 9-11: Design of Compression Member : Effective Length, Slenderness ratio, Buckling/Crushing, Local Buckling & CT-3
    9. Week 12-13: Design of Flexural Member : Compact section, Non-compact Section, Slender Section &    CT-4
    10. Week 14 : Review before final quiz

    Referred reading

    1. Steel Structures, Design and Behaviour, Fifth Edition, 2009. Authors: Salmon, Johnshon and Malhas.
    2. Manual for Steel Construction, 14th Edition, 2011. Author: American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).
    3. Design of Steel Structures, 3rd Ed., 1991, Authors: Gaylord, Gaylord and Stallmeyer, Publisher: McGraw-Hill


    • Course Assessment Plan

      Criteria

      Marks

      Attendance

      7

      Class Test (3 out of 4)

      15

      Mid term

      25

      Presentation

      8

      Assignment

      5

      Final

      40

      Total

      100



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