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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)
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
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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
Day Class Schedule Mondays 18:10- 20:55 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
Class and Lab Schedules
Tests
and Assignments
Week Topics Book Sections 1 & 2 Introduction 1 & 2 3, 4 Tension members 3 & 4 5, 6 & 7 Columns 8, 9 & 10 11 & 12 12 13 14 & 15 16 Project Discussion II
5, 6 & 7
Beams
8, 9 & 10
Bending & Axial Force
11
Design of Steel Buildings
19 & 20
Project Discussion I
Connections
12, 13 & 14
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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