Design of Steel Structures

This course provides a basic introduction to the design of steel structures as codified in the AISC Manual of Steel Construction (LRFD).

Topics:

• Basic properties of Steel
• Load Resistance Factor Design
• Tension Members
• Compression Members
• Bending Members
• Beam-Columns
• Connections

Resources:

Listed below is an evolving set of resources to help you in the course. Check here frequently for updates, and if you run across something you think is useful somewhere else, let me know and I'll try to incorporate it here.

Miscellaneous

• A movie showing some connections in a building (QuickTime (1.3 MB) )
• A movie showing some connections in a bridge (QuickTime (1.6 MB) )
• The AISC homepage

Important: Some of the files below are formatted using Adobe's Portable Document Format (pdf). You can get the reader software for Windows, Mac or Unix machines here. To view the QuickTime movies, you will need to get the Apple QuickTime software for either your Mac or Wintel box. It's currently available here.

Logistics

• Evaluation and Grading handout
• An evolving course calendar

Handouts, Solutions, and Examples

• LRFD general notes (pdf)
• Plate buckling notes (pdf)
• Columns in Frames (pdf)
• Columns in Frames (html)
• Midterm Solution W96 (html)
• Final Solution W96 (html)