CE 671 - Behavior of Steel Bridges & Buildings
Catalog Description
Behavior, analysis and design of plate girders, columns, and composite members subjected to static and dynamic loading3 credit hours (lecture)
Prerequisites
Schedule
Textbooks and Resources
Manual of Steel Construction by American Inst. of Steel, Publisher AISC-C, 9th ed.Steel Structures by Salmon & Johnson, 4th ed., Publisher Addison Wesley Longman
Load-resistance Factor Design, Vol. 1, by American Inst. of Steel, 2nd edition, Publisher AISO-C
Course Objective
Introduce the student the rationale for the specification development
Topics
- Rating of Bridges
- Load Testing Fatigue
- Brittle Fracture
- Place Girders
- Composite Beams and Columns Connections
- Torsion
Professional Component
Relationship to Program Objectives
Advanced topics related to the behavior of bridges and buildings.Last update: Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:31 pm by acostar