DEPARTMENT CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE SYLLABUS

CREDITS / CONTACTS
COURSE TITLE CODE
LEC LAB Total
3 4 3
Steel Design CE408
CONTACT HRS: 7
CE 305
Pre-requisites:

NIL
Co-requisites:

Required or
Course Role in Curriculum Required
Elective:
Math & Basic Sic /
Categorization of Credits Egg. Topic
Egg. Topic / Other
Catalogue Description:

The department is committed to providing highest quality education in civil

engineering, conducting world-class basic and applied research, addressing the
evolving needs of industry and society, and supporting the development of more
competitive and new industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In this course, the students will be introduced to steel design. Determine the internal
forces in the different types of steel structures and design the tension and compression
steel members. Design the different types of steel members together by using either
bolted and welded connections. Design the steel frame connections such as eave and
ridge connections. Determine the defection of steel beams under the different types of
loadings.

Textbooks:
 Structural Steel Design, 5th Edition, Jack C. McCormack. Pearson Prentice Hall,
2012

References:
 McCormack, Jack C., R.C, Structural Steel Design,
5th Edition, 2012 Prentice Hall.
 Saudi Building Code, Steel Structures Requirements SBE306-2007
 Egyptian Code of Practice for Steel Construction (LRFD), First Edition, 2015

Supplemental Materials:
 Lectures (power point)
 White board presentations.
  Interactive discussions
 Assignments and Quizzes.
 Laboratory sessions (use of softwares sap2000 or Etabs to analyse and design
steel structures)

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Establish a clear understanding of idealized and the layout of the steel structures.
(S #01)
2. Establish the design of different types of steel members in the structures
including tension and compression members, steel bracing and steel beams. (S
#01)
3. Have the ability to determine the forces in the connections and design the
different types of bolted and welded steel connections. (S #02)
4. Recognize the theoretical and practical of structures analysis and calculating the
internal forces of the different types of steel structures. (S #02)
5. Have the ability to design elements of an analyzed steel structure using software.
(S #06)

Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a  sign)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Brief List of Topics to be Covered:

1 Properties and Structural Systems of Steel Structures

2 Design Methods, Load Combinations, and Gravity Loads
3 Design of Tension Members
4 Design of Compression Members under Concentric Axial Load
5 Non-composite Beams
6 Compression Members under Combined Axial Load and Bending Loads
7 Bolted Connections
8 Welded Connections
9 Special Connections & Details

Date of preparation: 25 August 2020

Date of review: 16 October 2022