Steel Beam Design

D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, SECB

Course Outline

This four hour course includes the following information:

1. Review of LRFD and ASD Beam Design

2. Design for Flexural Bending:

a. Lateral Torsional Buckling
b. Local Flange & Web Buckling
c. Compact, Non-Compact Sections
d. Slender Sections

3. Design for Shear:

a. Local Web Yielding
b. Web Crippling
c. Sidesway Web Buckling

4. Design for Serviceability

5. Composite Beam Design:

a. Shear Connectors
b. Full Composite Action
c. Partial Composite Action

6. Designing for Serviceability

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

RE: AISC Design Guidelines

Please note that this course and the corresponding quiz were developed when the referenced AISC Design Guidelines could be downloaded for free from the AISC website. You now currently have to be a member of AISC to download the Design Guidelines referenced in the course material and quiz for free. Therefore if you are not a member of AISC, or even if you already are, and have any questions concerning the material in the course that is referenced to an AISC Design Guideline, please feel free to contact the author directly for assistance at: mstuart@pennoni.com.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

• Understand the basic concepts of LRFD and ASD beam design;
• Be able to design a steel beam for flexural bending;
• Have an understanding of the effects of lateral torsional buckling;
• Have an understanding of the effects of local flange and web buckling;
• Understand the difference between compact, non-compact sections;
• Understand what a slender section is;
• Be able to design a steel beam for shear;
• Have an understanding of the effects of local web yielding;
• Have an understanding of the effects of web crippling;
• Have an understanding of the effects of sidesway web buckling;
• Be able to design a steel beam for serviceability;
• Be able to design a composite steel beam;
• Understand what a shear connector is;
• Have an understanding of full composite action;
• Have an understanding of partial composite action; and
• Be able to design a composite steel beam for serviceability.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for structural engineers and architects.

Benefit to Attendees

A student of this course will gain an understanding of basic steel and composite beam design to better comprehend the input requirements and output results when using design software in the workplace.

Course Introduction

For engineers that are still making the transition from Allowable Stress Design to LRFD or the AISC 13th Edition version of ASD, it is helpful to gain and understanding of the basic design concepts that pertain to the analysis of steel and composite beams. This course will provide the user with an understanding of basic steel and composite beam design to better comprehend the input requirements and output results when using the latest design software that employs LRFD or ASD.

Course Content

In this lesson, you are required to study the following course content in PDF format:

Steel Beam Design

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you still experience any difficulty in downloading or opening this file, you may need to close some applications or reboot your computer to free up some memory.

Course Summary

It is helpful to gain an understanding of the plastic, or non-elastic behavior of steel and composite beams in order to be able to use the new AISC 13th Edition for either LRFD or ASD. This course will provide the user with an understanding of basic steel and composite beam design to better comprehend the input requirements and output results when using the latest design software that employs LRFD or ASD.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following website:

www.aisc.com
http://structuremag.com/Archives/2009-4/C-InSights-Criste-Apr09.pdf

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.

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