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COURSE POLICIES

CE 156 Design of Steel Members

2nd Semester AY 2018-2019

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Behavior and design of structural steel members subject to axial load, flexure,
shear and combined loads. Connection design.
Credit: 3 u.
Prerequisite: CE 155

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the student is expected to:

1. understand the behavior of steel members under different types of
loading,
2. design steel structural members subject to axial load, flexure, shear and
combined loads, and.
3. detail steel connections using structural fasteners and welds.
4. Design a steel building.

REFERENCES

1. Salmon, C. G. and Johnson, J.E. and Malhas, F.A. (2009) Steel Structures
Design and Behavior, Prentice Hall. 5th ed.
2. Segui, W. (2007). Steel Design.
3. AISC – ASD/LRFD Steel Construction Manual, 13th ed.
4. National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) 2015

Course Requirements:

1. Attendance is required. A student who is absent for more than SIX

times will be given a grade of 5.0 if he/she does not drop the course
before the official last day of dropping on April 17, 2018.
2. THREE (3) long exams will be given in the course.
3. Any missed long exam will be given a grade of ZERO.
4. The grading system will be as follows:

LEA = Average of Long Examinations

SQA = Average of Short Quiz & Assignment
PROJ = Project (design of a steel structure; will be given after the 1st
long exam)

EXEMPTED: Gen. Ave. (GA1) = 0.675 LEA + 0.225 PROJ + 0.10 SQA
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NOT EXEMPTED: Gen. Ave. = 60% GA1 + 40% FINALS

5. A student may be exempted from the final exam if he/she satisfies the
following:
a. A General Average (GA1) of 72 or better.
b. No long quiz less than 60% (all exams must be passing). The
project grade must also be passing.

Note: A student who is exempted from the final exam may opt
to take the final exam wherein he/she has equal chances of
increasing/decreasing his/her grade. The final grade of a
student who is exempted will be based on the General Average
BEFORE Finals (GA1).

6. Long examinations will be three to four questions.

7. Complaints will be entertained for a period of one week after the exam
result has been returned.
8. During the exam, observe the following rules:
a. Use only long/yellow pad paper.
b. Write your NAME and SECTION on the upper right hand
corner of each page. Also write your name and numerals I II III
and IV at the back of the last page.
c. Start each problem on a new page and enclose your final answer
in a box.
d. Use only BLACK or BLUE ink.
9. An intellectual dishonesty case will be filed against anyone caught
cheating in any form with the possibility of getting a grade of 5.0 and
one-year suspension or expulsion from the university.

During long examinations, students are allowed to open their AISC

manuals as reference. However, the writing of formulas, procedures,
tables, etc. that are not explicitly written in the manual is NOT allowed
and is a form of cheating.

Grading Scale:
Final Grade Equivalent Grade Final Grade Equivalent Grade
92-100 1.00 72-below 76 2.25
88-below 92 1.25 68-below 72 2.50
84-below 88 1.50 64-below 68 2.75
80-below 84 1.75 60-below 64 3.00
76-below 80 2.00 Below 60 5.00

Note: The professor reserves the right to modify the above rules as long as it benefits
the students.
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Main REFERENCE

• Salmon, C.G., Johnson, J.E. and Malhas, F.A. (2009) Steel Structures
Design and Behavior, Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Inc. 5th
ed.
• Steel Design (2007). Steel Design. 4th Edition.
• AISC Steel Construction Manual 14th Edition
• AISC Design Examples 14th Edition

COURSE OUTLINE

I. Introduction, Steels and Properties Weeks 1-2

A. Definition of Structural Design, Principles of Structural Design,
Historical Background, Loads, Types of Structural Steel Members,
Steel Structures, Specifications and Building Codes, Philosophies
of Design, Factors of Safety – ASD and LRFD (Chp.1)
B. Structural Steels, Fastener Steels, Weld Electrode and Filler
Material, Stress-strain Behavior (Tension test), Material
Toughness, Yield Strength for Multiaxial States of Stress, High
Temperature Behavior, Cold Work and Strain Hardening, Brittle
Fracture, Lamellar Tearing, Fatigue Strength, Corrosion
Resistance and Weathering Steels (Chp.2)

II. Tension Members (Chp.3) Weeks 3

Nominal Strength, Net Area, Effect of Staggered Holes on Net
Area, Effective Net Area, Block Shear Strength, Stiffness as a
Design Criterion, Load Transfer at Connections, LRFD – Tension
Members, Tension rods – Tension Members

III. Compression Members (Chp.6) Weeks 4-5

Euler Elastic Buckling, Basic Column Strength, Inelastic Buckling,
Residual Stress, Development of Column Strength Curves
including Residual Stress, Structural Stability Research Council
(SSRC) Strength Curves, LRFD Column Design, Effective Length,
LRFD of Rolled Shapes Subject to Axial Compression

FIRST LONG EXAMINATION Week 6

FIRST PHASE PROJECT
IV. Beams: Laterally Supported (Chp.7) Weeks 7-8
Simple Bending of Symmetrical Shapes, Laterally Stable Beams,
LRFD of Laterally Supported Beams, Serviceability of Beams,
Shear on Rolled Beams, General Flexural Theory, Biaxial Bending
of Symmetric Sections
V. Torsion (Chp.8) Weeks 9-10
Pure Torsion of Homogeneous Sections, Shear Stresses Due to
Bending of Thin-Wall Open Cross Sections, Shear Center,
Torsional Stresses in I-shaped Sections, Analogy Between Torsion
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and Plane Bending, Practical Situations of Torsional Loading,

LRFD for Torsion – Laterally Stable Beams

VI. Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Beams (Chp.9) Weeks 10-11

Rational Analogy to Pure Columns, Lateral Support, Strength of I-
shaped Beams Under Uniform Moment, Elastic Lateral-Torsional
Buckling, Inelastic Lateral-Torsional Buckling, LRFD – I-shaped
Beams subjected to Strong-Axis Bending, Effective Laterally
Unbraced Length, Examples: LRFD, Examples: Weak Axis
Bending of I-shaped Sections, Biaxial Bending of Doubly
Symmetric I-shaped Sections

SECOND LONG EXAMINATION Week 11

SECOND PHASE PROJECT

VII. Combined Bending and Axial Load (Chp.12) Week 12

Differential Equation for Axial Compression and Bending; Moment
Magnification; Nominal Strength; Biaxial Bending, AISC Design
Criteria; Design Procedure; Examples – AISC LRFD Method

VIII. Connections Week 13-14

A. Structural Bolts (Chp.4)
Types of Bolts, Historical Background, Causes of Rivet
Obsolescence, Details of High-Strength Bolts, Installation
Procedures, Nominal Strength of Individual Fasteners, LRFD –
Bolts, Examples – Tension Member Bearing-type Connections –
LRFD, Slip-Critical Joints, Eccentric Shear – Elastic (Vector)
Analysis and Instantaneous Center Method, Fasteners in Axial
Tension, Combined Shear and Tension, Shear and Tension from
Eccentric Loading
B. Welding (Chp.5) Week 15-16
Basic Processes, Weldability of Structural Steel, Types of Joints,
Types of Welds, Factors Affecting the Quality of Welded
Connections, Size and Length Limitations for Fillet Welds,
Effective Areas of Welds, Nominal Strength of Welds, LRFD –
Welds, Welds Connecting Members Subject to Axial Load
(Groove Welds, Fillet Welds, Plug and Slot Welds), Eccentric
Shear Connections – Strength Analysis, Eccentric Shear
Connections – Elastic (Vector) Analysis, Loads Applied Eccentric
to the Plane of the Welds
THIRD PHASE PROJECT
THIRD LONG EXAMINATION Week 16
FINAL EXAMINATION