CI 220 - Structural Steel Design

Credit Hours: 3

Deals with the design and checking of suitable steel sections per latest A.I.S.C. specifications to be used as beams, girders, lintels, columns and struts and the design of simple frames. Different types of fasteners are discussed, in addition to static loads, wind and impact loads. Use of digital computers required.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

understand the engineering behind the design equations used to select steel sections;
understand the types of loads used in building design and engineering; and
understand the design and analyze basic steel beams and columns used in building design and engineering.

Concurrent Registration: CI 185
F/S (N)