Structural Steel Design (323-0-1)
Instructors
Arantzazu Alarcon-Fleming
847/491-1392
Tech A220
Office Hours: By Appointment
Dr. Alarcon received her PhD in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, studying the constitutive modeling of direct measures of strain in simulated fault gauge. She also received a PhD at the University of Sevilla. She has an MS degree from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Civil Engineering School) and Northwestern University. She is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Illinois and is a member of the Structural Engineering Association of Illinois (SEAOI) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Prior to teaching at Northwestern she worked for over five years for Halvorson and Partners on major building projects such as Torre Repsol in Madrid (Spain).
Meeting Info
Technological Institute MG28: Mon, Wed, Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
This course will discuss the selection of member sizes for flexural, compression, and tensile
member, design of bolted and weld connections for shear and axial forces; use of AISC Steel Construction
Manual is required and LRFD concept is used
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Describe the requirements of a properly designed structural steel structure
2. Describe the methodologies that govern strength design
3. Complete design of a tensile system (member sizing and weld or fastener connection design).
4. Complete design of a flexural member (bending, shear, lateral torsion buckling, etc.)
5. Complete design of a compression member (column)
6. Present design calculations in professional manner
Class Materials (Suggested)
1. AISC Steel Construction Manual 15th Edition, purchase directly from AISC at student rate. ISBN: 978- 1564240071
2. Unified Design of Steel Structures, 3rd ed., L.F. Geschwindner,J. Liu, C.J. Carter, purchase at Barnes and
Noble.com for $50. ISBN: 978-1543207521
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Pre-Req: Students must have taken CIV ENV 221, or be a graduate student in order to enroll in this class.
Associated Classes
LAB - Annenberg Hall G32: Wed 1:00PM - 2:20PM