1.51 Design of Steel Structures




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  • Syllabus

  • Term Calendar (in PDF format)

  • Lecture Outline

  • Guide to AISC Manual

  • Properties of Structural Steel

  • Chemical Composition of Structural Steel

  • Structural Shapes


    Chapter 2 Tension Members

  • Examples 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6

  • Effective net area

  • Design procedure


    Chapter 3 Compression Members

  • AISC Table C-C-2.1

  • Columns in Frames

  • Examples 3.1 - 3.3

  • Design Procedure for Columns

  • Examples 3.4-3.8

  • Columns in Frames (Part 2)


    Chapter 4 Laterally Supported Beams

  • Example 4.1

  • Example 4.2

  • Design Tables

  • Design Procedure


    Chapter 5 Lateral Torsional Buckling

  • Example 5.1

  • Example 5.2

  • Example 5.3

  • Example 5.4


    Chapter 6 Beam-Columns

  • Summary for Columns and Beams

  • Design Equations and Procedure for Beam-Columns

  • Example 6.1


    Chapter 7 Design Connections

  • C. Design Specifications (AISC/LRFD Specification J)

  • D. Design Procedure for Bolted Angles under Tension Loads

  • F. Design Procedure for Beam-to-Column Connections

  • G. Design Procedure for Beam-to-Girder Connections

  • Example Examples 7.1 - 7.3

  • Example Examples 7.4

  • Example Examples 7.5

  • Example Examples 7.6