Structural Steel Spreadsheet

							                             STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
                                COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
                                   CANTON, NEW YORK




                                   COURSE OUTLINE

                         CONS 224 - STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN




Prepared By: Joseph Reilly




                  CANINO SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
                                 October 2006
                          CONS 224 - STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN

A.   TITLE: CONS 224 - STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN


B.   COURSE NUMBER: CONS 224 - STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN

     SHORT TITLE:

C.   CREDIT HOURS: 4

D.   WRITING INTENSIVE COURSE (OPTIONAL): N/A or This is the writing intensive course
     for CURRICULUM NAME.

E.   COURSE LENGTH: 15 weeks

F.   SEMESTER(S) OFFERED: Spring

G.   HOURS OF LECTURE, LABORATORY, RECITATION, TUTORIAL, ACTIVITY:

     3 – 1 hrs lecture, 1 – 2hr lab, per week

H.   CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION:

     Theory and design criteria for structural steel buildings are presented. Emphasis is placed on
     AISC specification as outlined in the AISC Manual of Steel Construction, LRFD. Subject
     areas include design of tension members, beam design, column design, bending and axial
     stresses, bolted and welded connections and built-up members.

I.   PRE-REQUISITES/CO-COURSES: CONS 263 - Structural Mechanics

J.   GOALS (STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES):
     By the end of this course, the student will:

     1. Apply the concepts from Structural Mechanics (CONS263) in the analysis and design of
     typical structural steel building components.

     2. Analyze and select tension members (x-bracing, truss members, and threaded rods).

     3. Analyze and select compression members (columns).

     4. Analyze and select beams based on allowable moment, shear and deflection.

     5. Utilize the AISC Manual of Steel Construction efficiently in the execution of 2 - 4.


K.   TEXTS: LRFD Steel Design 3rd Ed., by Segui (Thompson Publishing)

L.   REFERENCES: Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, 3rd Ed

M.   EQUIPMENT: None
N.       GRADING METHOD: (P/F, A-F, etc.) A - F

O.       MEASUREMENT CRITERIA/METHODS: Extensive home problems and lab problems
         must be solved. Three unit exams. Comprehensive final exam.

P.       DETAILED TOPICAL OUTLINE:

      I. Introduction
             a. Steel Structures
             b. Handbooks and Specifications
             c. Steel Properties
             d. Design Considerations
             e. Load Paths
             f. LRFD general concepts
             g. Determining load factors

     II. Tension Members
            a. Review of tensile stress
            b. Rupture limit state
            c. Fracture limit state
            d. Tension Member Analysis
                     i. Net area
                    ii. Effective Net Area
                   iii. Length Effects
            e. Block Shear
            f. Design of Tension Members
                     i. Spreadsheet for tension members
            g. Threaded Rods in Tension

     III. Axially Loaded Column
             a. Introduction
             b. Ideal Columns-Euler Equation
                      i. Elastic vs Inelastic buckling
             c. Effective Lengths from the LRFD
             d. AISC Resistance factors for Compression Members
             e. Analysis of Columns (AISC)
                      i. By formula
                     ii. Using the column tables (LRFD)
             f. Design of Axially Loaded Columns
             g. Column Base Plates (Axial Load) (Optional)
     IV. Beams
             a. Review of the Mechanics of Bending (Moment diagrams)
             b. Plastic Hinge and Plastic Modulus (Z)
             c. Analysis of Beams based on Moment Strength
             d. Use of Beam Curves
             e. Inadequate Lateral Support
             f. Design of Beams based on Moment Strength
             g. Shear in Beams
             h. Deflection
     V. Eccentrically Loaded Columns
           a. Introduction
           b. Analysis of Beam-Columns (AISC)
           c. Design of Beam-Columns (AISC)

     VI. Bolted Connections (Optional)
             a. Introduction
             b. Types of Bolted Connections
             c. High-Strength Bolts
             d. Strength and Behavior of High Strength Bolted Connections
             e. Framed Beam Connections
             f. Unstiffened Seated Beam Connections

Q.          LABORATORY OUTLINE:

      1.    Determining Load Factors & Using the LRFD
      2.    Tension Member Testing
      3.    Tension Member Analysis II
      4.    Tension Member Design
      5.    Exam 1
      6.    Columns – Investigation of Euler buckling
      7.    Column analysis
      8.    Column Design
      9.    Exam 2
      10.   Beams – Moment Diagrams
      11.   Beams Analysis
      12.   Beam Design
      13.   Deflection testing
      14.   Exam 3