BUILDING STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS.

Catalog description

Structural system-based approach to analysis & design of steel building structural systems under gravity and lateral loads per American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC 360 & AISC 341 & ACI 318) & American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE 7) criteria including: 1) Ordinary Concentrically Braced Frames & Tension Elements, 2) Special Concentrically Braced Frames & Compression Elements, 3) Ordinary/Intermediate Moment Frames & Bending Elements, 4) Truss Moment Frames, 5) Eccentrically Braced Frames & Shear Elements, 6) Special Moment Frames & Axial/Moment Interaction, 7) Floor Systems (Diaphragm and Composite Action), 8) Foundations Systems and Integration of Steel Elements with RC Foundation Elements. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in AREN 3341 and admission to the AREN professional program.