Advanced Steel Design - 565.620

This course examines advanced behavior of hot-rolled structural steel, primarily in the context of building systems. Strength and stability limit states are thoroughly considered, including torsional, flexural, lateral-torsional, and local buckling. Students will design plate girders, shear, and moment connections. Nonlinear behavior and the design of frame members per the Direct Analysis and Effective Length methods are an important focus. Students will illustrate how seismic framing systems behave. Standards of constructability and the professional role of a structural engineer will be explored. This course uses the current “Steel Construction Manual” code standard as published by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Prerequisite(s): Open to EP Civil Engineering students only, or students who have taken a first (undergraduate) course in Steel Design.