CEE 415 Steel Structures Design   Required Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 100 Statics CEE 230 Civil Engineering Materials CEE 240 Geographic Information Systems in Engineering CEE 304 Introduction to Fundamentals of CEE Infrastructure Systems CEE 305 Civil & Environmental Engineering Computations CEE 310 Structures I CEE 323 Soil Mechanics CEE 330 Hydromechanics CEE 335 CE Soils and Hydraulics Laboratory CEE 340 Hydraulics and Water Resources CEE 350 Environmental Pollution and Control CEE 365 Transportation Engineering CEE 403W Civil Engineering Design Project CEE 410 Concrete Design I Elective Courses for a BSCE Degree CEE 411 Concrete Design II CEE 412 Structures II CEE 415 Steel Structures Design CEE 416 Wood Structures Design CEE 420 Foundation Engineering CEE 421 Earth Structures Design with Geosynthetics CEE 430 Introduction to Earthquake Engineering CEE 440 Hydraulic Engineering CEE 446 Urban Stormwater Hydrology CEE 447 Groundwater Hydraulics CEE 450 Water Distribution and Waste Water Collection System Design CEE 451 Water and Waste Water Treatment CEE 452 Air Quality CEE 454 Hazardous Waste CEE 458 Sustainable Development CEE 482 Introduction to Coastal Engineering CEE 495 Topics: Public Health Engineering ABET course information summary for a BSEnvE degree Undergraduate curricula (BSCE/BSEnvE) are available Course offering and class schedule information for current and upcoming semesters is also available Course Description CEE 415: Steel Structures Design(Elective course for a BSCE degree) Load and resistance factor design methods for steel structures. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite CEE 310 (Structures I) Textbook(s) and/or Other Required Material Steel Structures, by. Salmon, C.G., and Johnson, J.E., Harper & Row, NY, 1996. Basic Steel Design with LRFD, by Galambos, T.V., Lin, F.J., and Johnston, B.G 1996. AISC-LRFD Manual, 2003. Instructor's Course-Pack Course Objectives To learn the fundamentals of steel structures design with emphasis on the Load and Resistance Factor Design methods. Topics Covered The design process (2 hours) Design of tension members (5 hours) Design of columns (6 hours) Design of Beams (10 hours) Design of Beam-Columns (7 hours) Practical Design for Frame Stability (5 hours) Design of bolted and welded connections (8 hours) Mid-term exam (1 hour) Class/Laboratory Schedule Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week Computer Applications Optional use of spreadsheet program Laboratory projects None Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits General Education: 0 credits Engineering Design: 3 credits Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes This course will enhance the student's ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics and engineering science to civil engineering problems, ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria, ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect relevant data, and to develop a solution, ability to understand and appreciate the importance of professional licensure and commitment to life-long learning, ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and tools for civil engineering design, proficiency in structural engineering. Prepared by Zia Razzaq <zrazzaq@odu.edu> Date of Preparation May 25, 2003