Axum University

College of engineering and technology

Department of civil engineering

Coarse code: CENG 5503 title: design of steel and timber structure
Credit hour: 3 instructor name: TSEGAY G.

Course out line

Chapter 1- introduction
1.1- field of application
1.2- merits and drawbacks of steel structures
1.3. Mechanical properties of steel structures
1.4- rolled steel sections and their uses
1.5- design philosophies
1.6- classification of cross sections
Chapter 2- tension members
2.1- introduction
2.2- design value of axial tension members
2.3- effective area
2.4- members subjected to combined tension and bending
2.5- slenderness ratio
Chapter 3-comprention members
Chapter 4- bending members
4.1- introduction
4.2- plastic behavior of steel beams
4.3 laterally restrained and an restrained beams
4.4- resistance of web to transverse forces
chapter 5- beam-column members
chapter 6- connections
6.1- bolted connection
6.2- welded connection
Chapter 7- timber structures
7.1- introduction, basic for design
7.2- design of compression members
7.3 design of flexural members
7.4- columns subjected to bending and axial compression
Reference
-EBCS-3 design of steel strictures
-arya chankya design of structural elements
-ramachandra design of steel structures
-N. Subramanian steel structure design and practice
Evaluation
Assignments
Final examination