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ENCI425-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012
Steel Structures

12 points, 0.1000 EFTS
09 Jul 2012 - 11 Nov 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

Behaviour and design of steel members. Plastic analysis and design of steel frames. Composite beams. Behaviour of steel frames during earthquakes. Steel connections. Fatigue and fracture mechanics.

Learning Outcomes

Overview and Aims

This course introduces students to the economical design of steel framed structures. Expertise in basic steel member design techniques, from ENCI333, and in structural system concepts, from ENCI429, is assumed. Students design and detail a portal frame, as well as an earthquake resisting (moment or braced) frame. Beams are designed for torsion, fatigue, and floor vibration. Composite beams and plate girders design methods are considered. Design methods for fire and corrosion are introduced. NZS3404 steel code approximate analysis methods are checked using static analysis with geometric and material nonlinearity, and static and time history analysis methods are used to consider earthquake.

At the end of this course students should be able to design simple steel structures for both earthquake and non-earthquake conditions.

Pre-requisites

ENCI333

Co-requisites

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 1:00pm-2:00pm E8 Lecture Theatre 3 Sep - 14 Oct
Tuesday 9:00am-10:00am A2 Lecture Theatre 3 Sep - 14 Oct
Friday 11:00am-12:00pm E7 Lecture Theatre 3 Sep - 14 Oct
Friday 1:00pm-2:00pm E9 Lecture Theatre 3 Sep - 14 Oct

Labs
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Wednesday 2:00pm-5:00pm Civil - Mech E117 Model Structures Lab 24 Sep - 7 Oct
Stream 02 Tuesday 2:00pm-5:00pm Civil - Mech E117 Model Structures Lab 24 Sep - 7 Oct
Stream 03 Monday 2:00pm-5:00pm Civil - Mech E117 Model Structures Lab 1 Oct - 7 Oct
Friday 2:00pm-5:00pm Civil - Mech E117 Model Structures Lab 24 Sep - 30 Sep

Tutorials
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 10:00am-11:00am E6 Lecture Theatre 3 Sep - 14 Oct

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Chin-Long Lee

Lecturer

Sheng-Lin Lin

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments x 4 32%
Final exam 30%
Lab 8%
Term test 30%


Note:

1) It is expected that students will also perform the practice exercises provided and
   be familiar with the material in them, but these have no effect on the final grade.
2) All assessments are to be completed on time or they will receive no grade

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Friday 09 Nov 2012 9:30am-11:30am  
Test Wednesday 05 Sep 2012 7:00pm-9:00pm E7 Lecture Theatre

Textbooks

Course Notes

Gorenc B., Tinyou R. and Syam A. “Steel Designers Handbook”, Seventh Edition, UNSW Press, 2005. (Not required) (GTS)

Standards New Zealand (SNZ), Steel Structures Standard (and Commentary), NZS 3404 1997 with Amendments 1 and 2. (2007)
    The Standards NZ Online database may be used to access all standards:
- Access via the library - UC Databases > Databases S, or
- at http://ezproxy.canterbury.ac.nz/login?url=http://shop.standards.co.nz/IPCheck/login.jsp
Software (on departmental and college computers):
MASTAN2 (Freely downloadable from: http://www.mastan2.com/)  
SAP2000 (http://www.csiberkeley.com/products_SAP.html)

Fees

Domestic fee $622.00
International fee $3,500.00


For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering.

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