CIV2222

Steel framed structures

P Grundy

4 points · 39 contact hours · First semester, Clayton · Second semester, Caulfield · Prerequisite: ENG1201

Objectives The student is expected to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the methods and processes of structural engineering and the design of steel structures.

Synopsis The subject deals with the concepts of load and resistance, load factors and capacity factors, the design criterion for strength of structures, representation of loads on structures, the elastic response to applied loads of two dimensional framed structures, continuous beams and trusses, the concept of load path and equilibrium applied to framed structures, distinctions between braced and unbraced frames and their identification, flexural strength of beam cross-sections based upon idealised elastic-plastic material behaviour, up to ultimate strength, applied to steel beams of compact cross-section, flexural strength of beams based upon section capacity, excluding lateral buckling, flexural buckling and strength of pin ended columns, with application to symmetric compact section steel columns, interaction of axial force and bending moment in the ultimate strength of steel beam columns. On completion, the student should be able to analyse statically determinate frames and pin-jointed trusses by method of sections (and joint equilibrium for trusses), analyse braced and unbraced frames using software Spacegass and Microstran, determine moment-curvature relationship up to collapse of steel beams of compact cross-section, determine capacity envelope for interaction of axial force with bending moment in compact steel beams, with extensions to asymmetric cross-sections, visualise bending moment and shear force diagrams, be able to verify and proof check output from Spacegass and/or Microstran computer analyses and load paths through structures, set up structural layouts for rectangular framed buildings, use simplified structural modelling for initial sizing of members, determine the envelope of maximum load effects on structures, assess structural sufficiency.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 50% · Practical/project work: 50%

Prescribed texts

Standards Australia Australian standards for civil engineering students: Part 2 Structural engineering standards Standards Australia, 1995

Recommended texts

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