Advanced Steel Structures

Course aim

To develop in-depth understanding of advanced structural principles of stability, strength and serviceability in structural design. To develop and extend students’ analysis and design skills in hot-rolled steel and cold-formed steel structures. To familiarise students with computer packages commonly used in steel structural design. To explore the latest research outcomes in steel structures.

Course content

Advanced steel material properties: fracture and crack development, fatigue failure; Steel members subjected to complex loadings; Design of steel plate beams and lattice columns: flexural buckling, lateral buckling, supporter design.

Plate theory: local buckling, post-buckling, collapse, effective width; Behaviour of thin-walled open sections: bending, shear, torsion, warping, bimoment, lateral, torsional, flexural and torsional buckling; Design of thin-walled sections: beams, columns and frames.

Use of design codes of practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Design Project, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.