Course Name:

STEEL AND TIMBER DESIGN

Course description the course is about the structural design and investigation of
simple elements of structural timber and steel.
Number of units for
Lecture and laboratory Lecture 3 units
Number of contact
Hours per week lecture 3 hrs
Prerequisite Theory of Structure
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students must be able to
1. Design and investigate simple timber and steel structures; and
2. Incorporate relevant provisions of the National Building Code upon the results
of such design and investigations
Course Outline
1. A review of the shear and moment diagrams of
1.1Simply- supported beams
1.2Cantilevered beams
1.3Continuous beams using the moment distribution method
2. Introduction to the design of simply-supported beams
3. Introduction to the design of cantilevered beams
4. Investigation procedures
4.1Simply supported and cantilevered beams
4.2Axially-loaded columns
5. Introduction to the design of structural steel
6. Design of simply-supported steel sections using the ASTM Manual
7. Design of continuous beams by moment distribution method
8. Design based on various loading conditions
9. Design and investigation of timber and steel beams under moving loads
Laboratory Equipment None
Suggested Textbooks
And Reference Materials
1. National Structural Code of the Philippines, 4 th Ed, 192
2. Timber Design & Construction Method (SI Version), Venancio Besailla
3. Simplified Engineering for Architects & Builders. 8 th Edition, Harry Parker and
James Ambrose
4. Other local and foreign textbooks
5. Approved internet sources