Students determine properties of structural steel members. Then, using construction drawings, students determine detail information, load carrying systems in the building and loading diagrams for various members. The remainder of these assignments are completed based on a realistic engineering design scenario which provides an existing structure well suited for redesign. Assignments are listed in the order in which they are accomplished. Students determine loads on the structure using the ASCE Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and other Structures.
Students design a truss for the structure as part of a design competition.
Students design all flexural members in the roof framing system. Manual verification of computer output is required. This phase requires a formal written report in accordance with departmental standards for written work. LRFD92 is also used to select optimum beam-column members as part of the highly iterative design process. LRFD92 output is verified by manual calculations as part of the design process.