This course covers the following topics: This course is designed to introduce the behaviour and design of steel structural members according to the limit states design concept. The behaviour and design of tension members, compression members, laterally restrained and unrestrained beams, beam-columns and design of connections will be discussed. Students are expected to obtain basic knowledge about the design and failure mode of steel structural members after finished this course.

CILO-1: Describe the manufacturing process and the material properties of steel products. [POs: e] CILO-2: Describe the design philosophy of steel structures and able to state the concept on limit state design. [POs: e] CILO-3: Describe the behaviour of steel structures, in particular the various forms of failure for members and connections under tension, compression, bending and combined actions. [POs: a,e] CILO-4: Describe the principles, procedures and current code requirements to the analysis and design of steel tension members, beams, columns, beam-columns and connections. [POs: a,c,d,e] CILO-5: Apply different structural design specifications and apply computer software to analyze steel structural systems under gravity and lateral loads. [POs: a,c,e,l]