Lecture 1 Introduction To Steel Design
Lecture 1 Introduction To Steel Design
Lecture 1 Introduction To Steel Design
CE306
Engr. Dustin Glenn Cuevas, MSCE
Your Instructor
Biography:
• A structural engineer with successful experience in the design and review of bridges and civil structures.
• Finished Master of Science in Structural Engineering
• Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand
• Worked with Performance Based Design and Earthquake Engineering of Tall Buildings
• Finished Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Magna Cum laude & Gold Medalist – Batch Rank 1)
• Mapua Institute of Technology, Intramuros, Manila
• 5th Placer May 2017 Civil Engineering Board Examination – Professional Regulation Commission
• Worked as a structural engineer at Arcadis Design and Consultancy
• Worked as a part-time review lecturer
Online Catch Up
Class Rules
• There is no such thing as an excused ABSENCE as per CHED Memorandum Circular for Standard Guidelines
for Engineering Programs.
• A student is allowed to incur 20% of the total meetings per semester. A sample computation of the number
of allowable absences is given below: (Note: I will consider you as absent if you did not take Seatwork every
after topic.)
Quizzes 50 %
Homework / Seatwork / Plates 40 %
Recitation 10 %
Grading System
Percentage Grade Equivalent Grade Descriptive Rating
• T.I.P. Numerical Grading System
94 – 100 1.00 Excellent
88.5 – 93.99 1.25 Superior
83 – 88.49 1.50 Meritorious
77.5 – 82.99 1.75 Very Good
72 – 77.49 2.00 Good
65.5 – 71.99 2.25 Very Satisfactory
61 – 65.49 2.5 Satisfactory
55.5 – 60.99 2.75 Fair
50 – 55.49 3.00 Passing
4.00 Incomplete
0 – 49.99 5.00 Failed
6.00 Officially Dropped
7.00 Unofficially Dropped
8.00 No Credit
9.00 Withdrawn
Weekly Learning Plan
LIVE MEETING
ASYNCHRONOUS ACTIVITY
MAJOR EXAMINATIONS
Weekly Learning Plan
Important Class Rules
• Please read the Online Class Policy uploaded in the Canvas LMS.
• You are required to be online and logged in to Canvas during your class hours (synchronous and asynchronous
hours)
• During roll-call attendance checking, you are encouraged to open your cameras.
• Maintain a pleasant appearance on camera.
• Be seated behind a table if available. Do not attend class from your bed.
• If you have any questions or clarifications during the online conference, do not hesitate to speak (Unmute your
microphone). You can also send a private message to your instructor in BBB.
• Every live session (2 hours) there will be a healthy break (5mins) every 40 mins. If I accidentally forget to have a
break, you can unmute your mic and request for a break.
• If the teacher’s audio is problematic or unclear, inform the teacher right away by speaking.
• Any form of cheating is NOT ALLOWED in the class. Anyone proved to be cheating shall have a failed grade.
Guidelines for Plates
• CORROSION
• FIREPROOFING COSTS
• SUSCEPTIBILITY TO BUCKLING
• FATIGUE
• BRITTLE FRACTURE
USE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL
• SKYSCRAPERS
• LONG-SPAN BRIDGES AND ELEVATED RAILWAYS
• PARKING STRUCTURES
• WAREHOUSES AND HANGARS
• METRO STATIONS
• STADIUMS
• RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
STRESS-STRAIN CHARACTERISTICS
• PROPORTIONAL LIMIT
• ELASTIC LIMIT
• YIELD STRESS
• STRAIN HARDENING
• ULTIMATE STRESS
• NECKING
• FRACTURE
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
SQUARE
RECTANGULAR
ROUND
STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES
BARS AND PLATES NON-STANDARD SHAPES
STRUCTURAL STEEL SHAPES
COLD-FORMED STEEL
CROSS-SECTIONAL PROPERTIES
GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONS
• Area (A)
• Depth (d)
• Flange and web thicknesses (tf and tw)
• Inner and outer diameters
• Centroids
DETAILING DIMENSIONS
• k and k1
• T
• Workable gage
CROSS-SECTIONAL PROPERTIES
DEMAND VS 𝑹𝒏
≥ 𝑹𝒅 𝝓𝑹𝒏 ≥ 𝑹𝒅
CAPACITY 𝛀
DESIGN APPROACHES
• Brockenbrough, R. and Merritt, F. (2011). Structural Steel Designer's Handbook. ASCE Press.
• Gilbert, N. (2012). Structural Steel - S235, S275, S355 Chemical Composition, Mechanical
Properties and Common Applications. AZO Materials.
https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6022
• McCormac, J. and Csernak, S. (2012). Structural Steel Design. Pearson Education.
• Mehta, M., Scarborough, W. and Armpriest, D. (2013). Building Construction - Principles,
Materials and Systems. Pearson Education
• Redwing (2020). Resiliency and Toughness. Pennsylvania State University. https://www.e-
education.psu.edu/matse81/node/2105
• Segui, W. (2007). Steel Design. Thomson Canada Limited.