(3 units). Design of statically determinate steel structures. Limit States Design. Properties of structural steel. Loads from building codes. Tributary area. Live-load-reduction factors. Tension members: Effective area, shear lags. Compression members: strength and stability. Beams: Plastic flexure, local and lateral torsional buckling, shear strength, deflection control, bearing resistance. Structural bolts in shear, tension, and in combination; prying action. Course Component: Lecture, Tutorial Prerequisites: CVG 2141, CVG 3140. MAT 2377 is corequisite to CVG 3147.
(3 units). Design of statically determinate steel structures. Limit States Design. Properties of structural steel. Loads from building codes. Tributary area. Live-load-reduction factors. Tension members: Effective area, shear lags. Compression members: strength and stability. Beams: Plastic flexure, local and lateral torsional buckling, shear strength, deflection control, bearing resistance. Structural bolts in shear, tension, and in combination; prying action. Course Component: Lecture, Tutorial Prerequisites: CVG 2141, CVG 3140. MAT 2377 is corequisite to CVG 3147.
