Course Details

1. Form the design philosophy for all the elements of a typical steel structure
2. Evaluate methods of designing steel structural elements including tension members, compression members, beams and beam-columns.
3. Apply steel design methods to complete design of portal frames and multi-storey frameworks, including connection details
4. Employ an analysis system for the determination of stress and deformation in a steel structure.

Introduction: design philosophy, structural analysis and basis of codes of practice, Eurocode 3.

Steel components: design of steel components: local buckling, cross-section classification, design of tension members, compression members, beams and beam-columns.

Steel connections: design of steel connections, general consideration of bolts and welds, analysis and design of connections. Connections in portal frames and trusses.

Industrial buildings: structural forms, portal frames, plastic design, secondary effects, tension flange restraint.

Built-up members: trusses and built-up columns; bracing requirements; methods of cladding.

Multi-storey buildings: Classification of steel multi-storey building and framing.

Frame design: Wind moment design. Behaviour and analysis of rigidly-jointed sway frames and restrained columns. Design of semi-rigid frames. Tall buildings.

Composite construction: Beam-column and beam-beam connections. Floor vibration criteria.

Analysis: discretisation, material modelling and finite element analysis of steel structures.

• “Structural Steel Design” International Version, Jack C. McCormac, Stephen F. Csernak.

• “Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures”.
• “Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings: Steel and Composite Construction”, Bungale S. Taranath.
• “Examples in Structural Analysis”, William M.C. McKenzie.

The course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. Lecture notes, project assignments, practice questions, feedback and additional material such as site videos and photographs will be available to students at any time on the e-learning Moodle platform. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises. These include self-evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. These exercises will not be graded. Design projects will be given as part of their assessment. The instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any additional tutoring.