This course provides introduction to steel structures and practical design methods. Steel sections. Load factors and load combinations. Design of various steel elements using LRFD-method. Design of tension and compression members, Elastic and inelastic stiffness of columns. Beam design: Compact section criterion, lateral-torsional buckling, lateral supports, and various design aspects of beams. Design of steel members subject to biaxial moments. Design of simple bolted (or welded) steel connections.
1. Introduction to steel structures.
2. Design of tension members.
3. Design of compression members.
4. Design of beam structures.
5. Design of simple connections.
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