INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Civ Eng 372

Fall 2020

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Credits: 4 (lecture/discussion format)

Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide students with a fundamental

background in design concepts and to introduce design of civil engineering
structures of most common construction materials – concrete, steel and
wood.

Prereq.: Junior standing or consent of instructor

Strength of Materials, Civ Eng 303(P)

Time & Loc.: Lecture: no synchronous meeting times (asynchronous online)

Lab 801: Tuesdays 5:00 PM - 6:50 PM (synchronous and asynchronous)
Lab 802: Fridays 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (synchronous and asynchronous)
Videos, PowerPoints, other materials will be available through Canvas.

Instructor: Habib Tabatabai, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.

Office: Room E332, EMS Building
Phone (Microsoft Teams): 414-229-5166
E-mail and Microsoft Teams: ht@uwm.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (available on Teams)
Other online meeting times available by appointment only.

T.A. Ms. Farzaneh Eyasigorji

Office: Room W269, EMS Building
Office hours: Tuesdays 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (available on Teams)
E-mail and Microsoft Teams: elyasig3@uwm.edu

Textbooks: 1) Class notes and other handouts will be provided by instructor

2) “Manual of Steel Construction, LRFD”, 15th Edition, AISC
3) “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete ACI 318-19”
(Recommended)
Grading:
Homework and labs 20%
Quizzes 20%
Exam 1 20%
Exam 2 20%
Final Exam 20%
Homework: All homework will be due a week after they are assigned. Late homework
will be penalized 20% unless valid reasons are provided.

Course Outline

Week No. Topics

1 Introduction, Building Codes, Design Methods

1-6 Reinforced Concrete Design –
Material Properties, Design Concepts
Design of Flexural Members
Design for shear
6 EXAM 1 – Thursday October 8, 2020
6-9 Reinforced Concrete Design –
Development of reinforcement
Serviceability
Column Design
Footing Design
9-11 Steel Design –
Material Properties
Analysis & Design of Tension members
11 EXAM 2 – Thursday November 12, 2020
12-14 Steel Design –
Analysis & Design of Compression members
Analysis & Design of Beams
14-15 Wood Design –
Material Properties, Design Concepts
Beam design
Column Design

Final Exam: Tuesday December 22, 2020, 12:30 - 2:30 PM online

Workload Statement: You should expect to spend about 192 hours of time for this
course including 70 hours of studying modules, 60 hours of reading, 40 hours of
homework assignments, and 22 hours of studying for exams and quizzes.

Syllabus Covid-19 Statement: https://uwm.edu/cetl/covid-19-syllabus-statements/

Academic misconduct: Cheating on exams or plagiarism are violations of the academic

honor code and carry severe sanctions, including failing a course or even suspension or
dismissal from the University.
https://uwm.edu/deanofstudents/conduct/academic-misconduct/

Information in the following link is also added to the syllabus by reference:

https://uwm.edu/secu/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2016/12/Syllabus-Links.pdf