CET 4220:LFRD Steel Design

4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: CET 3220
This is a follow up steel design course with an emphasis on the AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design method. Topics covered are beams (fully plastic, inelastic, elastic), concentric columns, leaner columns, standard connections (bolted and welded), eccentric connections, frame design (braced), modified effective lengths, base plates, and composite beam design (both ASD and LRFD).