Why this course?

Description

Course: Steel Design with AISC 360 & AISI S100 – Fundamentals to Advanced Applications ( American Codes)

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Module 1: Introduction to Steel Structures and Design Codes

• History and evolution of steel design in the U.S.

• Overview of AISC 360 and AISI S100

• LRFD vs ASD methods

• Structural steel vs cold-formed steel

• Real-world project types (e.g., high-rises, warehouses)

• ✅ Example: Comparing hot-rolled vs cold-formed sections in warehouse design

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Module 2: Material Properties and Steel Behavior

• Mechanical properties (Fy, Fu, E)

• Yielding and strain hardening

• Stress-strain curves for structural vs cold-formed steel

• Residual stresses and their effect

• ✅ Example: Selecting steel grades (ASTM A36 vs A992) for a PEB

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Module 3: Structural Design Philosophies (ASD vs LRFD)

• Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)

• Allowable Stress Design (ASD)

• Load combinations per ASCE 7

• When to use each method

• ✅ Example: Beam design using both LRFD and ASD

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Module 4: Tension Member Design (AISC 360 Ch. D & AISI S100 Ch. D)

• Net area and effective area

• Limit states: yielding, rupture, block shear

• Tension member design using bolts and welds

• ✅ Example: Design of a tie member in a truss

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Module 5: Compression Member Design (AISC 360 Ch. E & AISI S100 Ch. C)

• Column buckling: flexural, torsional, flexural-torsional

• Slenderness limits and effective length

• Cold-formed local and distortional buckling

• ✅ Example: C-channel column design in cold-formed portal frame

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Module 6: Bending Members – Beams (AISC 360 Ch. F & AISI S100 Ch. B)

• Lateral-torsional buckling (LTB)

• Plastic vs elastic section modulus

• Shear and moment interaction

• Compact, non-compact, and slender sections

• ✅ Example: Beam design for crane support girder

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Module 7: Shear Design in Beams and Girders

• Shear strength in web (Vn = 0.6FyAw)

• Shear buckling in cold-formed sections

• Shear connections

• ✅ Example: Web shear design in W12x35 hot-rolled beam

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Module 8: Built-up Members and Cold-Formed Assemblies

• Plate girders, built-up box sections

• Stiffeners, weld spacing

• Design of back-to-back C-sections (AISI)

• ✅ Example: Purlin design using Z-section with bridging

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Module 9: Beam-Column Interaction (AISC 360 Ch. H & AISI S100 Ch. H)

• Interaction equations (strong vs weak axis)

• Biaxial bending

• Effective length and moment magnification

• ✅ Example: Design of a braced frame corner column

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Module 10: Connection Design – Bolted Connections (AISC 360 Ch. J & AISI S100 Ch. E)

• Bolt types: A325, A490, HS bolts

• Bearing, slip-critical, tension failures

• Block shear

• ✅ Example: End plate moment connection for rigid frame

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Module 11: Connection Design – Welded Connections

• Weld types: fillet, groove

• Design strength calculation

• Effective throat, weld length

• Weld vs bolt comparison

• ✅ Example: Welded beam-column connection design

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Module 12: Cold-Formed Steel Member Design (Deep Dive – AISI S100 Focus)

• Local buckling, distortional buckling, global buckling

• Effective width method

• Limiting slenderness and bracing requirements

• ✅ Example: Wall stud design for cold-formed wall system

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Module 13: Floor and Roof Systems Using Steel

• Design of floor joists, metal deck, composite beams

• Cold-formed steel deck and diaphragm design

• Vibration, deflection control

• ✅ Example: Cold-formed floor joist layout for light-gauge steel villa

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Module 14: Structural Stability and Bracing Systems

• Bracing types: lateral, diagonal, moment frames

• Elastic and inelastic buckling

• Effective length factors (K)

• ✅ Example: Bracing layout for a steel warehouse portal frame