Structural Steel Design

Structural Steel Design

Associate Prof. Hanan Eltobgy
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, 2015

A- Basic Information
Course Title: Steel Structures (1)A Code: CVS 314
Lecture: 3 Tutorial: 3 Total: 6
Program on which the course is given: B.Sc. Civil Engineering (Structures)
Major or minor element of program: N. A.
Department offering the program: Civil Engineering Department
Department offering the course: Civil Engineering Department
Academic year / level: Third Year / First Semester

B- Professional Information
1- Overall aims of course are:
1. The course emphasizes the concept of load and resistance factors design (LRFD),
inaddition to the Allowable Stress Design (ASD)
2. provide students with the knowledge to properly design steel structures
3. provide students proper construction details for their design.
4. Students attending the class will learn how to design structural steel elements and
connections.

2- Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs)

By completion of the course, the student should be able to:
a- Knowledge and understanding
a.3) Characteristics of steel as structural material.
a.4) Principles of steel structure design including elements’ design, and sttical system
analysis.
a.5) Methodologies of solving engineering problems, data collection interpretation.
a.13) Engineering principles in the fields of steel structures analysis and design.
a.14) Properties and behavior of steel structures.

b- Intellectual Skills
b.2) Select appropriate solutions for engineering problems based on analytical thinking.
b.3) Think in a creative and innovative way in problem solving and design.
b.6) Investigate the failure of components, systems, and processes.
b.7) Solve engineering problems, often on the basis of limited information.
b.15) Analyze and select codes of practices in designing steel structures.

c- Professional and practical skills

c.1) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, information technology, design, and
engineering practice to solve engineering problems.
c.3) Design a component or system, and carry out specialized engineering designs.

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c.4) Practice the neatness and aesthetics in design and approach.

c.15) Prepare technical draft and detailed drawings manually.

d- General and transferable Skills

d.7) Search for information and engage in life-long self learning discipline.

3- Course Schedule

Week Section
Date Topic
No. Tutorial Grading Quiz
12-10-2014 Ch.1 Introdution to Structural Ch.1
1
Steel Design
19-10-2014 Ch.2 Statical System of Ch.2 Ch.1
2
Simple Industrial Buildings
26-10-2014 Ch.2
Ch.3 Design Philosophies Ch 3
3
ASD / LRFD
02-11-2014 Ch.4 Ch.3
Ch.4 Design Loads on Steel
4
Structures (Dead & live)
02-11-2014 Ch.4 Design Loads on Steel Ch.4 Ch.2&3
5 Structures (Wind & Load
Combination)
02-11-2014 Ch.5 Ch.4
6 Ch.5 Design of tension ----
09-11-2014 Ch.6a Design of simple Ch.5
Ch.6a
7 connections
(Bollted Connections)
8 16-11-2014 Mid Term Exam Distribution for the project
23-11-2014 Ch.6b Design of simple Ch.6b
9 connections
(Welded Connections)
30-11-2014 Ch.7 Design of Compression Ch.7
10
Members
07-12-2014 Ch.8 Design of axially Ch.8
11 -----
loaded columns
14-12-2014 Ch.9 Design of flexural
Presentation for the Projects
12 members
(Laterally Supported Beams)
21-12-2014 Ch.9 Design of flexural Ch.9 Ch.7 &
members Ch.8
13 -----
(Laterally Un-Supported
Beams)
28-12-2014 Ch.10 Design of Composite Ch.10 Ch. 9
14
streutures
15 Final Exam

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4- Contents

1. Introduction to structural steel design

o Structural design
o Basic Structural Shapes
o Steel structures: Examples
o Design Loads
o Structural Steel Cross Sections
o Structural Steel Materials
o Building Codes and Specifications

2. Statically System of Simple Industrial Buildings

o The reasons for the wide use of steel for industrial buildings.
o The advantages of steel include its high strength-to-weight ratio, speed of
erection and ease of extension.
o Using the steel for cladding.
o Common types of structure are described. These types include portal frame,
lattice girder and truss construction. It is shown that overall stability is easily
achieved. The wide variety of sections used in industrial buildings is
presented.
o Possible approaches to global analysis are identified.

3. Design Philosophies ASD/LRFD

o Design philosophies
o Probabilistic Basis for LRFD
o Reliability index
o Determining load and resistance factors
o Examples
o Egyptian Code of Practice load and resistance factors
 ASD
 LRFD

4. Design Loads on Steel Structures

o Dead Loads
o Live Loads
o Wind Loads
o Load Combination
o Design Examples

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5. Design of Tension Members

o Typical tension members

o Design criteria
o Net and gross areas
o Effective area
o Staggered bolted connections
o Block shear
o Slenderness requirements
o How to design a tension member
o Threaded rods, Cables and pin connected members
o Examples

6. Design of Simple Connections

o Types of connections
o Welded connections
o Welding length and size requirements
o Ordinary (non- pre tension) bolted connections
o Ordinary bolted shear connections
o Spacing and Edge distance requirements
o Ordinary bolted eccentric connections
o High Strength bolts
o Bearing type Connections
o Slip critical connections
o High Strength bolts in tension
o Prying action
o Combined shear and tension

7. Design of Compression Members

o Buckling of and buckling failure modes

o Effective length
o Design of compression members
o Design of single angle compression member

8. Design of Axially Loaded Columns

o Buckling Length of columns with end restrains

o Buckling factor for columns in rigid frames
o Local buckling
o Tersional and flexural-torsional buckling

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o Design of latticed and battened columns

o Design of base plates
o Columns Leaning to each other

9. Design of Flexural Members

o Classification of sections
o Moment curvature
o Flexural stability and lateral torsional buckling
o Compact and non-compact section
o Shear strength of bending elements
o Serviceability requirements
o Design of beams
o Design of beam bearing plates

10. Design Composite Structures

o What are Composite Sections?

o Elastic Analysis
o Ultimate Strength of Composite Sections
o Shored Versus Un-shored Construction
o Shear Connectors
o Composite beams with deformed deck
o Design of Composite columns

5- Teaching and learning methods

Lectures
Tutorials & problem solving
Assignments / homework
Project

6- Student assessment methods

 Assignments to assess knowledge and intellectual skills.

 Quiz to assess knowledge, intellectual and professional skills.
 Mid-term exam to assess knowledge, intellectual, and professional skills.
 Seminar to assess general skills
 Final exam to assess knowledge, intellectual, and professional skills.

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7- Assessment schedule

 Assignment on weeks 1,3,4, 5, 6, 7,9, 10, 11, 14

 Seminar on week 12
 Assessment 2 Quizzes on weeks 5, 6, 7, 13, 14
 Assessment 3 Mid-term exam on week 8
 Assessment 4 Final exam on week 15

8- Weighting of assessments

 10% Home assignments & Siminar (for Project)

 10% Quizzes
 20% Mid-term examination
 60% Final-term examination
 100% Total

9- Course Polices
1. Attendance policy - Students are expected to attend all the lectures and laboratory
sessions. They are also expected to perform all the work assigned by the instructor.

2. Tardy policy - All the assigned work must be submitted by the due date and time.
Late submissions will neither be accepted nor graded. Exceptions can be made for
students with emergencies or special circumstances.

3. Make-up policy - Students are expected to take the exams on the assigned dates and
times. Make-up exams (for midterm only) may be arranged for students with
emergencies or special circumstances.

4. Quality of Submissions - Students are encouraged to submit their work on

engineering paper or clean white paper. Please explain and show all your calculations.
Include final drawings of designed structures.

10- List of references

Hanan Eltobgy, Structural Steel Design, LRFD & ASD, 2015, Dar ElmerefaA.

1. ANSI/AISC, 360-05, Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings, (ASD/LRFD).

Chicago, Illinois, 2005
2. Egyptian Code of Practice for Steel Construction and Bridges, ASD, (Alllowable
Stress Design), 2009.
3. Egyptian Code of Practice for Steel Construction (Load and Resistance Factor
Design) (LRFD), Ministerial Decree No 359 – 2007, First Edition 2012.
4. Euro Copde n.3-88: Commen Unified Rules for Steel Structuers, EUR 8849 En.,
2001

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5. Euro Copde n.3-89: Design of Steel Structuers, Part 1- General Rules and Rules
for Buildings Vol. 1 and 2, CEC *Industerial Preocesses, Building and Civil
Engineereings, 2001
6. Euro Copde n.4-85: Commen nified Rules for Composite Steel and Concrete
Structures, EUR 9886 EN., 2001
7. Galambos et al., “Basic Steel Design with LRFD”, ISBN, 0-13-059577-2
8. Loov, R. E., Structural Steel Design: Lecture Notes, 1997, Calgary, Canada.
Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, American
Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Thirteenth Edition. 2005
9. Mc Cormac, “Structural steel Design”, 4th Edition, ISBN – 0-06-500060-9
10. Segui, W. T., LRFD Steel Design, Fourth Edition, 2007, Thompson, Brooks/Cole,
USA.

www.Aisc.org: American Institute of steel structure

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Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of engineering at Shobra, Benha University, 2015 Page 7