MIM 253E - Steel Structures

Course Objectives

1. To provide the knowledge of steel behavior as a structural material and advantages/disadvantages.
2. To teach the structural design of steel connections and connection members/design.
3. To provide knowledge for design of beams subjected to tension and/or bending
4. To provide knowledge for design of steel elements subjected to compression.
5. To teach the arrangement of steel trusses and design rules.
6. To teach the multi-storey steel buildings arrangements and to emphasize with examples.

Course Description

Within the context of the course; properties of steel as a structural material, sections used in steel structures, Load and Resistance Factored Design(LRFD)/Allowable Strength Design(ASD), Design of Steel Structural members under tension, compression and bending effects, Connection (Hinged and moment resisting connections) design, Design of steel trusses, Frames, Steel slab systems, Arrangement of stability elements in vertical and horizontal planes, Composite structures, Tall steel buildings are evaluated. At the end of the course, students are expected to be capable of configuring steel structural systems in their architectural projects.