Lecture Schedule – MSc in Structural Engineering
Intake Semester 1 Module CE5106
24/25 Design of Steel Structures
Lectures Dr. (Mrs.) M.T.P. Hettiarachchi (MTPH) Module Coordinator:
Dr. K. Baskaran (KB) Dr. H.M.S.T. Herath
Dr. H.M.S.T. Herath (HMSTH) (Email:
[email protected])
Dr. E.R.K. Chandrathilaka (ERKC)
Resource
Week Topic(s) Covered Date
Personnel
Recap on structural mechanics, analysis and overview of
1 steel structures; steel as a material; corrosion of steel; fire HMSTH 06/12
and steel
Introduction to Eurocodes; design of tension members;
2 design of compression members; design of flexural HMSTH 13/12
members; design for combined actions
Computer modelling of simple steel structures; computer-
3 aided analysis and design of steel structures; common HMSTH 20/12
mistakes in computer modelling of steel structures
Connection types; bolts and welds to EC3; modelling of
4 joints to EC3; design philosophy for simple joints; column ERKC 03/01
bases; column splices; fin plates; partial depth end plates
5 Moment connections; column base with moments MTPH 10/01
6 Plate girder design to EC3; design example of plate girder MTPH 17/01
Single-storey buildings; introduction to portal frames;
analysis of portal frames; Classifying sections; member
7 ERKC 24/01
verification of portal frames; design procedure of portal
frames
Plastic hinge formation; plastic design of portal frame;
8 stability of plastically designed portal frames; portal ERKC 31/01
connections; connection example
Multi-storey buildings; high-rise buildings; alpha crit for
9 multi-storey frames; analysis of bracing systems; braced ERKC 07/02
sway frame example; detailed design of steel frames
Structural robustness adapted from Andrew Way's
10 MTPH 14/02
presentation; structural robustness –design examples
11 Fabrication and erection economics of steelwork MTPH 21/02
Composite beams to EC 4; design example of a simply
12 HMSTH 28/02
supported beam
13 Steel Bridges KB 07/03
14 Steel Towers KB 14/03
