FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2012-2013 Sem: II

LECTURES PLAN FORMAT

Name of the Staff: Dr Leopold MBEREYAHO

Module Code and Name: CEE 3422 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES Year: 2013
th
Period: From 14th January 2013 to 15th April 2013 Group:4 yr CE

Topics to be Covered
WEEK Date & Time
(including mention CAT, Tutorials and Practicals)
MODULE OUTLINE; CHAPTER I GENERAL INTRODUCTION :Introductive
Definitions, Requirements Governing Any Structural Design, Types of Structures,
1 14/01/2013 Structural Steel, Structural Steel Sections, Merits And Demerits of Construction In
Structural Steel, Examples of Structures.

CHAPTER I GENERAL INTRODUCTION (cont): Mechanical Properties of Steel,

Methods of Design, Load and Stresses, Some Exercises and Solutions about Wind
2 21/01/2013 Loads. CHAPTER II. DESIGN OF STEEL CONNECTIONS: Introduction, Riveted
Connections. First theoretical group Assignment.

CHAPTER II. DESIGN OF STEEL CONNECTIONS (cont): Riveted Connections,

3 28/01/2013 Bolted and Pin Connections.

CHAPTER II. DESIGN OF STEEL CONNECTIONS (end): Welded Connections.

4 04/02/2013 Tutorial: Design Problems and Solution on Riveted joint.

CHAPTER II. DESIGN OF STEEL CONNECTIONS (Tutorial: General Design Problems

5 06/02/2013 and Solution).

CHAPTER III. DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS: INTRODUCTION, TYPES OF

TENSION MEMBERS, NET SECTIONAL AREA: PLATES, NET EFFECTIVE AREA FOR
6 11/02/2013 ANGLES AND TEES IN TENSION, PERMISSIBLE STRESSES, DESIGN OF MEMBERS
SUBJECTED TO AXIAL TENSION, LUG ANGLES.

7 13/02/2013 Tutorials: Design Problems and Solutions

CHAPTER IV. DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS: Introduction, Modes of

Failure of A Column, Buckling Failure: Euler’theory, End Conditions And Effective
Length Factors, Radius of Gyration And Slenderness Ratio, Design Formula: Is
8 18/02/2013 Code Formula, Strength of Compression Members, Design of Compression
Members.

9 20/02/2013 CAT I. ABOUT CHAPTER ONE, TWO AND THREE.

 CHAPTER IV. DESIGN OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS (end): Encased Columns.
10 25/02/2013 Tutorials: Design Problems and solutions.

CHAPTER IV. Tutorials: Design Problems and solutions.

11 27/02/2013

CHAPTER V. DESIGN OF FLEXURAL MEMBERS: BEAMS: INTRODUCTION, MODES

OF FAILURE: CRITERIA FOR DESIGN, BUCKLING FAILURE: EULER’THEORY, SHEAR
12 04/03/2013 STRESS, DEFLECTION, DESIGN OF LATERALLY SUPPORTED AND UNSUPPORTED
BEAMS. Second group Assignment

CHAPTER V. Tutorials: Design Problems and solutions

13 11/03/2013

CAT II. ABOUT CHAPTER FOUR AND FIVE

14 13/03/2013

CHAPTER VI. ROOF TRUSSES: Types of roof trusses for different spans, design
of pitched roof trusses for different types of loads, design of joints, design
15 18/03/2013
of supports and bearing; and design of purlins.

16 25/03/2013 Tutorials: Design Problems and solutions

17 27/03/2013 Site Visit (Visit to Steel RWA) OR DESIGN OF BUILDING STEEL FRAME

18 01/04/2013 PRESENTATIONS OF ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS

PRESENTATIONS OF ASSIGNMENTS REPORTS. DESIGN OF BUILDING STEEL

19 03/04/2013
FRAME.

Beginning of revision week. Feedback about CA results. Questions or comments

20 15/04/2013
from students

Note: the time of Quizzes is not indicated for professional purpose.