CVEN 446 Syllabus

CVEN 446 Section 501
STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN
Course Syllabus - Spring 2008
MWF 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
CVLB Room 419

PLEASE NOTE: The syllabus will suffer changes throughout the semester, depending on our ability to cover the material. Textbook and other initial information is correct.

Help for CVEN 446 is available from the people shown below, at the office hours listed only.

Professor: Lee L. Lowery, Jr., PhD, P.E.

Office: Old CE Building, Room 139C
Phone: 845-4395 (Office), 775-5401 (Home)
e-mail: Lowery@tamu.edu
Camera to see if I'm here: http://lowery.tamu.edu/common/campic.jpg

Office Hours:

MWF 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
TR 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

On MWF from 10:30 until our 446 class I will be preparing for class, so please don't expect help during those hours. Don't wait until minutes before class to get help or you likely won't get any.

I try and keep my calendar up to date, and will try to add any unexpected meetings as they arise.

Half of my time is spent teaching CVEN 446 and CVEN 221. During the remaining hours I serve as a Departmental Adviser and do multi-media teaching research and am unavailable for tutoring, so please plan for assistance during my office hours, or see the tutor during their office hours..

Teaching Associate: Jessica Strong

   Office: Old CE Building Room 010
   Office Desk: Has "446" sign over desk
   Office Phone: 845-0262
   e-mail: jstrong2004@hotmail.com

   Office hours:
MWF: 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
TR: 11 AM - 2 PM and 4 PM - 6 PM

AISC Steel Construction Manual 13th Edition only: Click here for instructions on purchasing this manual. Print out your receipt and take it to D'Anne or Susan in CE Room 140. NOTE that you MUST be registered in CVEN 446 this semester to pick one up. The book costs $120. Don't pay more for it anywhere.

LRFD Steel Design by William T. Segui: Thompson Brooks/Cole, 4th edition only - ISBN Number 0495244716

The Segui textbook is excellent - one of the best I have seen.

Looking for a used Segui textbook? ISBN Number 0495244716:

BE CAREFUL! You only want the 4th Edition of the Segui text, and the 13th edition of the LRFD manual.. If they don't say up front which edition they are selling, it probably isn't the one you want.

TAMU Catalog Description:

Structural Steel Design (3-0) Design of structural steel elements found in bridges and building structures, including plate girders, other built-up members, composite beams and slender columns; frame stability, tubular members and connections. Prerequisites: CVEN 345.

Course Objectives:

To introduce the student to material behavior and Load and Resistance Factor Design methodology.
To design and analyze tension members.
To design and analyze compressive members.
To design and analyze beams.
To design and analyze connections.
To design and analyze beam-columns.

Learning Outcomes - This course emphasizes the following ABET Learning Outcomes. Note that the letters refer to those used by ABET. In addition to providing substantial design experience in preparation for engineering practice, this course

(a) Ability to apply knowledge of basic mathematics, science, and engineering.
(c) Ability to design a civil and/or ocean engineering system to meet desired needs.
(d) Semester-long design projects are accomplished by teams.
(e) A semester-long open-ended design project requires student formulation of the problem solving process.
(f) Public safety in design and construction is emphasized for every type of structure considered.
(g) Two structural design reports (engineer to client) are required of the students.
(j) Contemporary structural projects either in design or construction are discussed along with their impact on society.
(k) Course requires application of spreadsheets, structural analysis programs, and CAD, along with current state of practice design concepts.
(l) Ability to use computers to solve civil and/or ocean engineering problems.

Course Prerequisites:

To take CVEN 446, you MUST have received a passing grade (no D's, F's or I's) in CVEN 345.

Course Assessment:

Graded major exams (Quiz A, Quiz B, Final Exam = 3 @ 30% each)
Graded homework assignments, Readiness Assessment Tests (RATs) Class Participation, Attendance, Projects = 10%

Resources available to the student:

Instructor of record: Dr. Lee L. Lowery, Jr.
Teaching associate: Jessica Strong
CE 446 List Server/File Server/Grades Server <---- CLICK HERE TO BEGIN CLASS
Computer software (Visual Analysis, Excel, etc.)
Computers in the Civil Engineering Computer Labs
Old 446 exams
Seating chart
This semester's classes
2007C class notes
Make-up exams
Tutoring, and student use of the solution manual
Copies of homework problems if you have not yet received your text. Sign on to CVEN 446 - Lowery and look in Browse Files.
Access to the Civil Engineering Apps Server
Design aids - most not verified - use with extreme caution
Summary of the pages we have covered in class
Free AISC membership. Fill in, sign, and mail or scan to email.
Mastran - Free computer structural analysis program
Shreveport, LA steel bridge
Photos
Homework until you get your book
Kohutek Example Problems
An excellent aid to how these things work - the interactive steel sculpture: http://cset.mnsu.edu/steelsculpture
Other learning aids: http://www.aisc.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Learning_Opportunities/University_Programs/Teaching_Aids1/Teaching_Aids.htm

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SYLLABUS INFORMATION:

Class Expectations
General Information Regarding Format for Exams, Quizzes, and Homework
Where to get help for 446
Grading
Attendance
Illness
Academic Dishonesty Policy

The correct time (to the nanosecond)

Topics Covered:

Date	Class No.	Material in this column will be covered from the Segui text, and other sources. See comments at bottom. NOTE! Read all hyperlinked syllabus material listed at the bottom of this page. Learning objectives for each day are listed on the page numbers listed below. Note that the pages listed below are approximate, depending on our ability to cover the materials.	Homework Assignments Note: Do not work any problems using ASD. Only LFRD solutions are required. MANDATORY! Click here to begin course.
Mon 1/14	1	Introduction, Materials, LRFD Design Philosophy Material covered in text: pages 1-14	Assignment #1 due class #4: Segui: # 1.5-2, 1.5-6 Register as a member for CVEN 446(501) class on CE Notes.
Wed 1/16	2	Probabilistic Basis of LRFD Material covered in text: pages 18-31	Assignment #2 due class #5: Segui, # 2-1 a, b & c, 2-2 a, b & c, 2-5 a.
Fri 1/18	3	Tension Members Material covered in text: 31-42 Material covered in LRFD manual: page 16.1-29 and page 16.1-251 Design strength, Ag, An, Ae, U, welded connections, WF shear lag	Assignment # 3 due class #6: Segui: # 3.2-1 & 3.2-2 (LRFD only) Note: When using average values from Table D3.1 you MUST justify why the value is appropriate.
Mon 1/21		No class - Martin Luther King Day
Wed 1/23	4	Tension Members Material covered in text: 43-53 Review Ag, An, Ae, U Staggered connections	Assignment # 4 due class #7: Segui: # 3.3-3, 3.3-5 & 3.3-7. Ignore block shear rupture for these problems.
Fri 1/25	5	Tension Members Material covered in text: 53-58 Review staggered connections Block Shear	Assignment # 5 due class #8: Segui: # 3.4-1, 3.4-4 & 3.4-6. Ignore block shear rupture for these problems.
Mon 1/28	6	Tension Members Material covered in text: 58-64	Assignment # 6 due class #9: Segui: # 3.5-1, 3.5-4 & 3.6-1. (Select lightest single angle.)
Wed 1/30	7	Tension Members Material covered in text: 64-80	Assignment # 7 due class #10: Segui: # 3.6-3, 3.6-6 and problem shown below. Omit block shear in problems 3.6-3 & 3.6-6. Also note error in end view for drawing in 3.6-3. Ignore it and use side view on the left. Supplemental Problem: Select the lightest channel section (A36 steel), 15 ft in length, to carry the loads: dead load = 82 kips, roof live load = 50 kips and wind load = 27 kips. Assume the member will be connected using six 0.875-inch diameter bolts and the spacing shown in problem 3.5-4. Check block shear in the channel but assume the gusset plate will have adequate thickness not to control block shear.
Fri 2/1	8	Compression Members Material covered in text: 98-107	Assignment # 8 due class #11: Segui: # 4.3-1, 4.3-5 & 4.3-10.
Mon 2/4	9	Compression Members Material covered in text: 107-111	Assignment # 9 due class #12: Segui: # 4.6-1 & 4.6-2.
Wed 2/6	10	Compression Members Material covered in text: 117-124 Review of material on AISC CD Example problems	Assignment # 10 due class #13: Segui: # 4.7-1, 4.7-5, 4.7-8 (omit part c) .
Fri 2/8	11	Compression Members Material covered in text: 125-129 Column Alignment Charts	Assignment # 11 due class #14: Segui: # 4.7-10, 4.7-11 & 4.7-14.
Mon 2/11	12	Compression Members Material covered in text: 130-134	Take a break since you will have to hand in something on Quiz A day and will complain bitterly.
Wed 2/13	13	Compression Members Material covered in text: 135-140	Assignment #12 homework not due until we cover section 4.8 (torsional/flexural buckling) later in the semester: Segui: # 4.8-1 & 4.8-2.
Fri 2/15	14	Beams Material covered in text: 172-181	Assignment #13 due class #17: Segui: # 5.2-1 & 5.2-3.
Mon 2/18	15	Beams Material covered in text: 182-188	Assignment #14 due class #18: Segui: # 5.4-3, 5.5-1 & 5.5-3.
Wed 2/20	16	Beams Material covered in text:189-195	Assignment #15 due class #19: Segui: # 5.5-4, 5.5-6 & 5.5-10 (beam is now also supported in center.)
Fri 2/22	17	Beams Material covered in text: 196-205	Assignment #16 due class #20: Segui: # 5.5-15, 5.5-16.
Mon 2/25	18	Beams Material covered in text: 206-219	Assignment #17 due class #21: (Yep, class #21) Segui: # 5.8-1, 5.8-3, 5.10-2.
Wed 2/27	19	Beams Material covered in text: 220-228	Assignment #18 due class #22: Segui: # 5.10-4, 5.10-5 & 5.10-6.
Fri 2/29	20	Beams Material covered in text: 229-239	Assignment #19 due class #23: Segui: # 5.14-1 (Hint) & 5.14-2.
Mon 3/3	21	Quiz A - held during regular class hours. Covers pages 1 through 171.	The only material permitted on Quiz A will be your LRFD Manual, and any handwritten notes in it. No textbook or loose notes permitted. You can add up to 4 handwritten 6"x9" pages (2 sheets of paper total written on both sides) into the manual to supplement your notes. These can include example solutions or anything of your choice, but they must be the same size as the manual.
Wed 3/5	22	Beams Material covered in text: 240-248 Steel Joist Institute Manual	Assignment #20 due class #24: Segui: # 5.14-3 & 5.14-4.
Fri 3/7	23	Beams Material covered in text: 249-255 Base plate design	Assignment #21 due class #25: Segui: # 5.15-1 & 5.15-2.
Mon 3/17	24	Beams Material covered in text: 256-280	Assignment #22 due class #26: Segui: # 6.2-1 & 6.2-2.
Wed 3/19	25	Beams Material covered in text: 281-285	Assignment #23 due class #27: Segui: # 6.5-1 & 6.5-2.
Mon 3/24	26	Biaxial Bending (Sec. 6.5) Material covered in text: 286-298 Visual Analysis Tutorial Discuss accuracy of moment amplification factor.	Assignment #24 due class #29: Segui: # 6.5-3, 6.5-6.
Wed 3/26	27	Simple Connections (Sec. 7.1-7.3) Material covered in text: 346-357	Assignment #25 due class #30: Segui: # 6.5-7, 6.5-12
Fri 3/28	28	Bearing Strength, Bolts (Sec 7.4) Material covered in text: 357-364	Assignment #26 due class #31: Segui: # 7.3-2, 7.4-1, 7.4-3 & 7.4-5.
Mon 3/31	29	High-strength Bolts (Sec. 7.5-7.6) Material covered in text: 364-377	Assignment #27 due class #32: Segui: # 7.6-1, 7.6-5.
Wed 4/2	30	Bolted Connections (Sec 7.7) Material covered in text: 377-399	Assignment #28 due class #33: Segui: #7.7-1
Fri 4/4	31	Bolted Connections (Sec 7.8-7.9) Material covered in text: 399-411	Assignment #28 due class #34: Segui: # 7.8-1 & 7.8-2 (neglect prying action in both problems)
Mon 4/7	32	Bolted Connections (Sec. 7.9) Material covered in text: 411-420	Assignment #29 due class #35: Segui: # 7.9-1 & 7.9-3.
Wed 4/9	33	Welded Connections (Sec. 7.10) Material covered in text: 421-447	Assignment #30 due class #36: Segui: # 7.11-2, 7.11-4 & 7.11-8.
Fri 4/11	34	Welded Connections (Sec. 7.10-8.1) Material covered in text: 447-454 Read Dr. Keating's module on welds and welding processes	Assignment #31due class #37: Segui: # 8.2-3, 8.2-6, 8.2-8, & 8.2-11 (assume threads included in shear plane for all problems).
Mon 4/14	35	Eccentric Connections (Sec. 8.1-8.2) Material covered in text: 455-459 Read Dr. Keating's module on the design strength of welds	Assignment #32 due class #38: Segui: # 8.2-12, 8.3-1, & 8.3-3 (assume threads included in shear plane for all problems).
Wed 4/16	36	Read Dr. Keating's module on the design of bolted joints Quiz B - held during regular class hours. Covers pages 1-386 with emphasis on material covered since Quiz A.	The only material permitted on Quiz B will be your LRFD Manual, and any handwritten notes in it. No textbook or loose notes permitted. You can add up to 4 additional (8 total) handwritten 6"x9" pages (4 sheets of paper total, written on 2 sides each) into the manual to supplement your notes. These can include example solutions or anything of your choice, but they must be the same size as the manual. Assignment #33 due class #39: Special Table 7 bolt problem
Fri 4/18	37	Bolted Connections (Sec 8.2-8.3) Read Dr. Keating's connections I module Material covered in text: 460-468	Assignment #34 due class #40: Segui: # 8.3-7.
Mon 4/21	38	Moment-Resisting Connections (Sec. 8.6) Read Dr. Keating's connections II module Material covered in text: 481-491	Assignment #35 due class #41: Design a single-plate shear tab for 45% of the shear capacity of a W 12 x 22. The beam is supported by a W14 x 53 column. Use 3/4" diameter (or larger if necessary), A325-N bolts and E70XX electrodes as the fasteners. Assume A992 for the W-sections and A36 steel for the shear tab plate. Include a sketch of your final design with proper notation.
Wed 4/23	39	Moment-Resisting Connections (Sec. 8.6-8.7) Material covered in text: 491-502	Assignment #36 due class #42: 1. Segui: # 8.6-2. 2. Design a bolted clip angle (double) and welded flange plates to develop 45% of the shear capacity and 60% of the plastic moment capacity of the W16 x 45. The beam will be connected to the flange of a W 12 x 106 column. Assume A992 for the W-sections and A36 steel for the clip angle and plates. Use A325 bolts and welds using E70 electrodes and the SMAW process. Include a sketch of your final design with proper notation.
Fri 4/25	40	Material covered in text: Class notes	Assignment #37 due class #42 (Yep, class #42) Design an unstiffened beam seat for 45% of the shear capacity of a W 12 x 22. The beam is supported by a W14 x 53 column. Use A490-N bolts and a 6 inch long seat angle. Assume A992 for the W-sections and A36 steel for the seat angle. Include a sketch of your final design with proper notation.
Mon 4/28	41	Material covered in text: Class notes
Tue 4/29	42	Material covered in text: Class notes
		Final Exam will be held Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CHECK THIS DATE FOR ACCURACY! Final Exam Schedules	The final exam will be open textbook (Segui), open LRFD manual with previous added notes, no homework. It will cover everything in the course with emphasis on the material since the last major exam. The distribution of material is planned to be approximately: 20% Quiz A, 20% Quiz B, and 60% over the material since Quiz B. Please note that to pass this class you MUST be able design simple tension members to resist axial loads, to design beams to resist LTB, to design a column, and to design simple bolted or welded connections. These are minimum competencies. Things like combined bending and axially loaded members will likely be on the final, but being unable to do the simple things listed above will require that you find a better prof and retake this class. I simply cannot have you designing my old folk's home and dropping a beam on my head in 15 years.

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