Steel
material has been used in construction since the 19th century for
slender and tall structures, and nowadays has also become an option for smaller
buildings and personal residence. This unit teaches you about design and
analysis procedures for steel structure members and connections focusing on the
seismic design. Furthermore this course will drive you insight the design of suitable
bolt and welded connections. First, the types of steel structures for seismic
resisting systems are introduced, along with a description of relevant
engineering properties of the steel material. Then the course deals with limit
states design, tension, bending, shear and torsional analysis of structural
steel members; bolted and welded connections; stability; analysis and design of
braced and unbraced steel frames. Subsequently, specific information is
provided on the seismic design and analysis of two structural types: (i)
concentrically braced frames (CBFs) and (ii) moment resisting frames (MRFs).
Eventually, fundamental issues for the seismic response of alternative
structural systems (e.g., eccentrically braced frames, buckling-restrained
braced frames) are introduced and discussed.
- Docente: ROBERTO NASCIMBENE