FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES Civil Engineering

CIVL5267: STEEL STRUCTURES ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Semester 1, 2014 | 6 Credit Points | Mode: Normal-Day Coordinator(s): Kim Rasmussen 1. INTRODUCTION
Objectives: This Unit covers the advanced principles of the design of hot-rolled and cold-formed steel structural members and connections. Reference is made to the Australian Standards AS4100 and AS/NZS4600 as well as international standards, explaining the underlying theory for the provisions of these standards. The objectives are to provide students with advanced knowledge of steel structural design and confidence to apply the underlying principles to solve a wide range of structural steel problems. Outcomes: This Unit will provide students with the following knowledge and skills: - An understanding of the basic principles of reliability based design on steel structures. - An understanding of the relationship between structural analysis and design provisions. - An understanding of the background to the design provisions for hot-rolled and cold-formed steel structures, including the main differences between them. - Proficiency in applying the provisions of AS4100, AS/NZS4600, AISC-LRFD, BS5950 and GB50017 for columns, beams, beam-columns and connections. Syllabus Summary: Limit states design philosophy and approaches, Loading standards, Methods of analysis, Flexural members section and member capacity, Compression members section and member capacity, Beam-column member and section capacity, Interrelationship between analysis and design, pinned (shear) and rigid (moment) connections.

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. See assessment summary table below for details of which outcomes are assessed where. Outcomes are listed according to the course goals that they support. Design (Level 4) 1. An understanding of the relationship between structural analysis and design provisions. 2. An understanding of the background to the design provisions for hot-rolled and cold-formed steel structures, including the main differences between them. Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) 3. Proficiency in applying the provisions of AS4100, AS/NZS4600, AISC-LRFD, BS5950 and GB50017 for columns, beams, beam-columns and connections. Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 4) 4. An understanding of the basic principles of reliability based design on steel structures. For further details of course goals related to these learning outcomes, see online unit outline at http://cusp.eng.usyd.edu.au/students/view-unit-page/alpha/CIVL5267 .

3. ASSESSMENT TASKS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY

Assessment name Assignment Final Exam Team-based? Yes No Weight 50% 50% Due Multiple Weeks Exam Period Outcomes Assessed 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 2, 3, 4

ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION
Assignment: 5-7 assignments. Total weight: 50% Final Exam: Final 2 hour exam.

ASSESSMENT GRADING
Final grades in this unit are awarded at levels of HD (High Distinction), D (Distinction), CR (Credit), P (Pass) and F (Fail) as defined by University of Sydney Assessment Policy. Details of the Assessment Policy are available on the Policies website at http://sydney.edu.au/policies . Standards for grades in individual assessment tasks and the

CIVL5267: Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design (Semester 1, 2014)

summative method for obtaining a final mark in the unit will be set out in a marking guide supplied by the unit coordinator. Special Conditions to Pass UoS: In addition to the normal 50 % total mark, the following criteria must be met to achieve a pass (a) final examination mark of at least 40%, (b) satisfactory submission of assignments. Students who do not meet all the criteria will not receive a pass in the unit of study, and regardless of their performance in individual components of the unit of study, will not receive a mark greater than 45 %. Students should note that satisfying the non-exam criteria does not necessarily imply that they have achieved satisfactory progress".

4. ATTRIBUTES DEVELOPED
Attributes listed here represent the course goals designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment sections above for details of how these attributes are assessed. Attribute Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) Information Seeking (Level 2) Communication (Level 4) Method Appreciation of the differences between hot-rolled steel design and cold-formed steel design according to Australian, British, US and Chinese standards and specifications Interpretation and understanding of technical drawings and specifications Neat and logical setting out of solutions

For further details of course goals and professional attribute standards, see the online version of this outline at http://cusp.eng.usyd.edu.au/students/view-unit-page/alpha/CIVL5267 .

5. STUDY COMMITMENT
Tutorial: Most lectures will be followed by a tutorial session, lasting typically 1 hr. The tutorial problems aim at providing students a deeper understanding of the theory taught and competence in applying the theory to practical design. Students are highly advised to take advantage of the tutorial sessions, as it possible to complete a significant proportion of assignments during the allocated sessions. Independent Study: Students should expect that they may have to allocate about 8 - 9 hours a week to the course, which includes about 2 hours of lectures, 1 hours of tutorials, and 5-6 hours outside university working on tutorial questions or assignments.

Activity Lecture Tutorial Independent Study

Hours per Week 2.00 1.00 6.00

Sessions per Week 1 1 1

Weeks per Semester 13 13 13

Standard unit of study workload at this university should be from 1.5 to 2 hours per credit point which means 912 hours for a normal 6 credit point unit of study. For units that are based on research or practical experience, hours may vary. For lecture and tutorial timetable, see University timetable site at: web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp

6. TEACHING STAFF AND CONTACT DETAILS COORDINATOR(S)

Name Professor Rasmussen, Kim Room Phone Email kim.rasmussen@sydney.edu.au Contact note

7. RESOURCES PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOK(S)

Greg Hancock & Kim Rasmussen, Advanced Structural Steel Design (lecture notes).

RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
GJ Hancock, TM Murray and DS Ellifritt, Cold-Formed steel structures to the AISI Specification. Marcel Dekker, 2001. GJ Hancock, Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structures to AS/NZS 4600 . AISC, 1998. NS Trahair, MA Bradford and DA Nethercot, The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to BS 5950 Part 1 (3rd Edition). Chapman and Hall, 1998.

NOTE ON RESOURCES
- AS 4100: 1998, Steel Structures, Standards Australia, Sydney, 1998. - AS/NZS 4600: 2005, Cold-formed Steel Structures, Standards Australia, Sydney, 2005.

CIVL5267: Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design (Semester 1, 2014)

- Australian Steel Institute (ASI), Design of Structural Steel Connections, suite of various design manuals and handbooks. - American Institute of Steel Construction, Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Steel Structural Members, December, 2005. - British Standards, Structural Use of Steel in Buildings, Part 1, Code of Practice for Design of Rolled and Welded Sections, 2000. - National Standard of the PRC, Code for Design of Steel Structures, 2003.

8. ENROLMENT REQUIREMENTS ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE

None.

PREREQUISITES
None.

9. POLICIES
See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.

10. WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp Week Exam Period Topics/Activities Assessment Due: Final Exam

CIVL5267: Steel Structures - Advanced Analysis and Design (Semester 1, 2014)