CE 482 Steel Structures

Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:
Principles of Plastic Design, Load and Resistance Factor Design, Tapered Columns, Tapered Beams, Torsion, Introduction to Plate Girders, Beam to Column Connections, Roof Trusses, Introduction to Industrial Building design, Light Gage Cold formed members.

Course Objectives:
Course will build upon the basic steel fundamentals. Topics that are not covered in the basic course but normally are included in recognized steel books.

Prerequisites:
None

Textbook(s):
None

Reference(s):
E.H. Gaylord, C.N. Gaylord and J.E. Stallmeyer, “Steel Structures”, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill International Ed., 1992.
L.S. Beedle, R. Blackman and others, “Structural Steel Design”, Ronald Press, 1964.
C.G. Salmon and Johnson, “Steel Structures”, Harper and Row, 1990.
N. Akkas and C. Yilmaz, “Steel Structures”, METU, 1985.

Syllabus:
1. Introduction
2. Tapered members
3. Introduction to plate girders
4. Special connections
5. Roof trusses
6. Introduction to industrial buildings
7. Light gage cold formed members

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None

Computer Usage:
Simple applications for solving example problems

Laboratory Work:
None

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 1.5 credits
Engineering Sciences: 1.5 credits
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: None

Instructors:
Engin Keyder