CIVE 6338 Advanced Steel Design

Lesson Objectives (Lesson 3: Sectional Analysis)

1) Summarize how buckling (local buckling or LTB) influences the

global moment deflection response of a steel beam.

2) Illustrate how ductility can be defined at the material, section, and

member levels.

3) Calculate the elastic section modulus, plastic section modulus, and

shape factor of a steel section.

4) Construct the moment-curvature diagram of a given steel cross-

section.