Fall 2008, Civil Engineering, School of          Engineering, SFSU

ENGR 426: Steel Structures


Instructors: Dr. Wenshen Pong, Professor of Engineering and Tim Le
Email:
wspong@sfsu.edu
Office:SCI 121
Phone: 415-338-7738
Class Location & Schedule: TH 335
, on M 18:10-20:55
Office Hours:
Mondays: 14:00-16:00 and Wednesdays 11:00-12:00 or by appointment

Text Books

·         McCormac, J. C. Structural Steel Design: LRFD Method, 4th ed. Prentice Hall, 2008. ISBN: 0-13-600111-4

    American Institute of Steel Construction. Manual of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design, 13th ed. 2005.  (Students may purchase this manual through the instructor with a discount offered by AISC)


Course Objectives , Requirements and Policies
Class and Lab Schedules
Scheduled Coverage
Assignments and Tests
Notes on Evaluation
Fun Links


Course Objectives and Policies
Course Objectives:
1. To learn the fundamentals of steel structural properties and behaviors. [A.1, B.1]

2. To become informed about the optimum steel design criteria and procedures. [B.3]

3. To understand the basic principles and design methods of steel members. [A.2, B.1, B.4]

4. To develop the ability to analyze and design simple steel building frames. [A.1, B.4]

5. To clarify code requirements and specifications and understand the background of code [B.4]

* numbers in brackets refer to objectives and outcomes of the School of Engineering.

 

Course Prequisites:

1. Structural Analysis.

2. Differential Equations.

3. Experience in the use of structural analysis programs.

Grading Policy:

A

from 100 to 94

A-

from 93 to 90

B+

from 89 to 86

B

from 85 to 83

B-

from 82 to 80

C+

from 79 to 76

C

from 75 to 73

C-

from 72 to 70

D+

from 69 to 66

D

from 65 to 63

D-

from 62 to 60

F

below 60

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Class and Lab Schedules

Day

Class Schedule

Mondays

18:10- 20:55               


Tests and Assignments

Date

Name of Test

% of grade

TBA

Homework

15

TBA

Quizzes

15

10/13/08

First Midterm

25

11/17/08

Second Midterm

25

12/22/08

Final Exam (1:30 to 4:00)

20

 

Sample EXAM # 2 Solutions

Sample, EXAM # 3 Solutions

HW#1: 3.2, 3.10, 3.15, 3.35

HW#2: 4.7, 4.12, 4.19, 4.22

HW#3: 5.3, 5.8, 5.11, 5.14

HW#4: 6.2, 6.6, 6.9, 6.15

HW#5: 7.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.9

HW#6: 9.1, 9.4, 9.12, 9.17   

HW#7: 10.10, 10.12, 10.15

HW#8: 11.2, 11.7, 11.13

HW#9: 12.1, 12.8, 12.16

HW#10: 13.4, 13.13

HW#11: 14.2, 14.5, 14.6

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Scheduled Coverage

Week

Topics

Book Sections

1 & 2

Introduction

1 & 2

3, 4

Tension members

3 & 4

5, 6 & 7 

Columns

5, 6 & 7

8, 9 & 10

Beams 8, 9 & 10

11 & 12

Bending & Axial Force 11

12

Design of Steel Buildings  19 & 20

13

Project Discussion I   

14 & 15

Connections 12, 13 & 14 

16

Project Discussion II

 

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Notes on Evaluation:

All exams will be open-book. There will be No Make-up Exams and no incomplete grades without a verified excuse. No late homework will be accepted. No late project will be accepted.

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Fun Links

ASCE , ASME, IEEE, CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)

PBS Online Science, ENR , Scicentral, SEAOC, EERI

Scicentral, Engineering Job

Structural, NCSEA, SEI, ACEC

FEMA,AutoCAD, MCEER, Earthquake Net, SFSU Home Page

School of Engineering

 

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