Course Code CE425

Course Title Steel Structures

Credit Hours 3+0
Contact Hours 3+0
Pre-Requisite None
Text Books  Lothers, J.E. Steel Structures, National Book Foundation
Reference Books  Gaylord, E. H. and C. N. Gaylord, Design of Steel Structures ,
McGraw-Hill Companies; 3rd Sub-Edition (September 1, 1991)
 Spiegel & L. Burner. Applied Structural Steel Design, Prentice Hall,
2002
 William Segui, LRFD Steel Design, CL-Engineering; 4th Edition
(November 21,2006)
 Charles G. Salmon, John E. Johnson, Faris A. Malhas, Steel
Structures: Design and Behavior, 5th Edition (2008), Prentice Hall.
Objective of Course  To acquaint students with use of steel as a structural component and
develop their ability to design steel structures.
Course Learning  Apply the basic knowledge on design of steel structures
Outcomes  To design and analyse structural steel members under tensile,
compressive and flexible loads on allowable stress design method, in
consistent with AISC Manual of Steel Construction provisions
Course Outline  Introduction: Use of steel as a structural material, hot rolled, cold
formed and built up sections.
 Fundamentals of Working Stress Method: Strength analysis and
design of simple tension, compression and flexural members.
 LRFD Method of Design: Factor of safety, loads and load combination.
Concept of load and resistance factors, plastic design and limits on
design. Analysis and design of tension members, calculation of net area,
Analysis and design of columns, lacing and slay plates. Residual
stresses, local and overall stability, Euler's buckling load in columns.
Analysis and design of beams. Compact, non-compact and slender
sections, lateral torsional buckling. Beam-column and axial-flexure
interaction, second order effects, moment magnification. Plate girder
proportioning and stiffener design including drawings. Welded, bolted
and riveted truss connections, brackets, and moment and shear
connections. Design and drawing of a truss, purlin, roof sheet, cud
bearing plate. Uplift of truss due to wind