Steel Structures (CE4473)

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Steel Structures: Design And Behavior,  Charles G. S., John E. J., Faris A. M., 5^th Edition

AISC Manual

LRFD Steel Design, William S., 4th Edition

Applied Structural Steel Design, Spiegel & L. Burner, Latest  Edition

1. To acquaint students with use of steel as a structural component.

2. To develop ability of students to design steel structures.

3. To use softwares for analysis and design purpose.

CLO:1            Know the use of steel as a structural component.

CLO:2            Be able to design simple steel structures.

CLO:3            Have sufficient knowledge to design steel structures using softwares.

• Use of steel as a structural material
• Hot rolled, cold formed and built up sections
• Comparison with concrete construction

• Analysis of simple tension, compression and flexural members
• Design of simple tension, compression and flexural members

• Factor of safety, loads and load combinations
• Concept of load and resistance factors, plastic design and limits on design
• Analysis and design of tension members, calculation of net area
• Analysis and design of columns, lacing and slay plates
• Residual stresses, local and overall stability
• Euler’s buckling load in columns
• Analysis and design of beams
• Compact, non-compact and slender sections, lateral torsional buckling
• Beam-column and axial-flexure interaction, second order effects, moment magnification
• Plate girder proportioning and stiffener design including drawings
• Welded, bolted and riveted truss connections, brackets, moment and shear connections
• Design and drawing of a truss, purlin, roof sheet, cud bearing plate
• Uplift of truss due to wind