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CIVL6267: Steel Structures - Adv Analysis and Design

This Unit covers: a) Principles of the design of cold-formed steel structural members, where reference is made to the Australian Standard AS/NZS4600, explaining the underlying theory for its provisions; and b) The behaviour of steel columns under transverse impact loads, where reference is made to design procedures established in the research literature. The objectives are to provide students with advanced knowledge of steel structural design and confidence to apply the underlying principles to solve a wide range of structural steel problems. This Unit will provide students with the following knowledge and skills: An understanding of the basic principles of reliability based design on steel structures; An understanding of the relationship between structural analysis and design provisions; An understanding of the background to the design provisions for cold-formed steel structures; Proficiency in applying the provisions of AS/NZS4600 to columns and beams; An understanding of the behaviour of steel columns under transverse impact; Proficiency in performing structural analyses of steel columns subjected to transverse impact loads. Syllabus Summary: Limit states design philosophy and approaches, Loading standards, Methods of analysis, Interrelationship between analysis and design, Flexural members section and member capacity, Compression members section and member capacity, Plastic collapse mechanisms and Impact resistance, of structural steel members.

Code CIVL6267
Academic unit Civil Engineering
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
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CIVL5267

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. understand the relationship between structural analysis and design provisions
  • LO2. understand the background to the design provisions for cold-formed steel structures
  • LO3. understand the behaviour of steel columns under transverse impact
  • LO4. demonstrate proficiency in applying the provisions of AS/NZS4600 to columns and beams
  • LO5. demonstrate proficiency in performing structural analyses of steel columns subjected to transverse impact loads