Spring 2027

Steel Structures I

Steel Structures I covers design loads, codes, LRFD and ASD philosophies, structural steel properties, residual stresses, member behavior, and bolted/welded connections.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.30 GPA, 56.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.11 GPA, 34.8% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 35.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the typical strength limit states of a tension member and simple bolted tension connection, including gross yielding, fracture of an effective net section, and block shear

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the typical strength limit states of a compression member, including gross yielding, elastic and inelastic flexural buckling, and local web buckling

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the typical strength limit states of a flexural member, including yielding, elastic and inelastic lateral-torsional buckling, and local flange buckling

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the typical strength limit states of a member subjected to the combined effects of flexure and axial force, including yielding, lateral-torsional buckling, and local buckling

  • Check, proportion and design structural steel members subjected to tension, compression, or/and flexure to satisfy the requirements of the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings using the Load and Resistance Factor Design method

  • Develop technically feasible alternative solutions to a problem, compare the alternative solutions, and recommended one of the solutions as the preferred option

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Prerequisites

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CIV ENGR 340, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • CIVENGR 340
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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.30 GPA, 56.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.11 GPA, 34.8% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 35.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Design loads, codes, specifications, standards, and design philosophies.
  • Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Stress Design (ASD).
  • Properties and types of structural steel, including residual stresses.
  • Behavior and LRFD design criteria for tension, compression, and beam members.
  • Essentials of bolted and welded connections.

Skills

  • Analyze properties, types, and behavior of structural steel members under various loading conditions.
  • Apply LRFD and ASD methods to design structural steel members and connections.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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