LECTURES

Lecture 1 - Introduction

What is structural design? How is design accomplished? Design specifications and codes. Properties of structural steel. Steel Structures and their components. The AISC Manual.

Lecture 2 - Design Philosophies and Loads

Design philosophies. Types of loads. Live load patterns.

Lecture 3 - Load Factors and Structural Analysis

Live load patterns (cont.). Load factors. Computer analysis (Visual-Analysis) . 

Lecture 4 - Tension Members

Types of tension members. Failure of tension members. Cross-section yielding. Staggered fasteners. 

Lecture 5 - Tension Members (cont.)

Net section fracture in angle members. Effect of shear lag. Block shear. Stiffness. 

Lecture 6 - Design Example and Roof Systems

Design examples. Stitching. Threaded rods and cables. Roof systems. 

Lecture 7 - Design Example (Supplementary)

Summary of design of tension members. Design example.

Lecture 8 - Compression Members.

Definition. Types of compression members. Video of compression members. Failure of compression members. Elastic column buckling. Column effective length. 

Lecture 9 - Effective Length and AISC Requirements.

Effective length (cont.). Inelastic buckling and cross-section yielding. AISC requirements - elastic behavior. 

Lecture 10 - Inelastic Behavior and Local Instability

AISC requirements - inelastic behavior. Local stability. Tables for compression members.   

Lecture 11 - Design Example and Other Modes of Failure.

Example. Use of Tables when the x-direction controls. Torsional and flexural-torsional buckling. 

Lecture 12 - Design Example (Supplementary)

Summary of design of compression members. Design example.

Lecture 13 - Simple Bolted Connections

Definition. Failure modes. AISC provisions. Slip-critical connections. Design examples. 

Lecture 14 - Simple Welded Connections

Definition. Failure modes. AISC provisions. Design examples. 

Lecture 15 - Beams

Definition. Modes of failure. Bending stress and plastic moment. Design of laterally supported beams. Classification of shapes. Bending strength of compact sections. Bending strength of noncompact sections. Bending strength of slender sections. Example.  

Lecture 16 - Beams (cont.)

Serviceability limits. Example. Lateral torsional buckling of beams. Moment gradients. 

Lecture 17 - Design for Lateral Torsional Buckling

Design for LTB. Example. Design aids for beams. Example. 

Lecture 18 - Shear and Other Issues.

Shear design. Concentrated loads. Local yielding. Web crippling. Design of beam bearing. Concrete crushing. Steel plate plastifying. Example.

Lecture 19 - Design Example (Supplementary)

Summary of design of beams. Design example.

Lecture 20 - Beam-Columns

Definition. Interaction curves and formulas. Web local buckling. Examples.   

Lecture 21 - Braced Beam-Columns

Moment amplification. Other cases of moment amplification. Evaluation of Cm. Example.  

Lecture 22 -

P-Delta effect. Computing Mnt and Mlt. Moment amplification factor B2. Example.  

Lecture 23 - Design of Beam-Columns.

Design example. 

Lecture 24 - Design Example (Supplementary)

Summary of design of beam-columns. Design example.

Lecture 25 -

Different kinds of lateral load systems for buildings.   

Lecture 26 - Beam-to-Column Connections

Shear connections. Welded moment resisting connections. 

Lecture 27 - Beam-to-Column Connections (cont.)

Bolted moment resisting connections.