Spring 2027

Steel Structures II

Steel Structures II covers composite construction, frame stability with second-order effects, and plate girder design under AISC LRFD.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Hannah Blum3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Check, proportion, and design structural steel built-up plate girders to satisfy the requirements of the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings using the Load and Resistance Factor Design method

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Direct Analysis Method and the Advanced Analysis Method in the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings to obtain the capacities of structural steel systems accounting for second order effects, geometric imperfections, and residual stresses

  • Check, proportion, and design for strength and stability limit states of structural steel braced and moment frames to satisfy the requirements of the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings using the Load and Resistance Factor Design method

  • Check, proportion, and design composite structural steel and concrete beams to satisfy the requirements of the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings using the Load and Resistance Factor Design method

  • Check and proportion a steel member subjected to an advanced topic loading which may include torsion, seismic, fire, or advanced topic scenario which may include slender members or connections, or another acceptable advanced topic

  • Critique current research and issues discussed in the professional literature of the discipline related to course topics

Source: UW Guide

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CIV ENGR 445, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • CIVENGR 445
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
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CIVENGR 545

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    • CIVENGR 445
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.55 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

HANNAH BLUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.68 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.81 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Composite construction and shoring methods
  • Frame stability and second-order elastic analysis
  • Plate girder strength, buckling, and stiffeners
  • Combined flexure and axial compression member strength

Skills

  • Designing structural steel built-up plate girders using LRFD per AISC
  • Applying Direct and Advanced Analysis Methods for steel system capacities with second-order effects
  • Designing braced and moment steel frames for strength and stability limit states
  • Designing composite steel-concrete beams using LRFD per AISC

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CIVENGR 545 · Spring 2027

Steel Structures II

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