Construction aspects of Steel Buildings

This course is part of Steel Multi Storey Building - System Design Specialization

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Intermediate level

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9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

16 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

9 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze steel building construction methods and practices to solve encountered problems.
Design various connection types & comprehending industrial building functionalities, structural framing, and load evaluation.
Plan steel buildings: design, structural drawings, fabrication, logistics, erection, inspections for quality construction.

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There are 3 modules in this course

The Construction Aspects of Steel Buildings course offers comprehensive insights into key construction components. It begins with detailed exploration of shear, moment, and splice connections, providing practical examples. Participants learn about industrial building types, structural framing, roofing, and wall materials, alongside load evaluation. Special structural elements like plate and gantry girders are covered, with focus on modeling, analysis, and design checks. Laced and battened columns are detailed. Structural drawing planning, fabrication, transportation, and erection planning are addressed, emphasizing inspections and adherence to good practices. Participants gain a holistic understanding of steel building construction, ensuring successful project implementation.

This module covers the design and detailing of bolted and welded connections in steel buildings. It explores shear, moment, and splice connections, discussing the design actions for these connections. and practical examples of connections in a building, detailing the design process for beam-to-beam, beam-to-column, column splice, and beam splice connections.

What's included

16 videos1 assignment

16 videosTotal 149 minutes

About the Specialization4 minutes
About the Course2 minutes
Connections in Buildings10 minutes
Shear Connections11 minutes
Moment Connections8 minutes
Splice Connections10 minutes
Design Action for Connections7 minutes
Connections for Example Building10 minutes
Design of Beam to Beam Connection - Part 112 minutes
Design of Beam to Beam Connection - Part 212 minutes
Design of Beam to Beam Connection - Part 310 minutes
Design of Beam to Column Connection12 minutes
Design of Column Splice Connection - Part 110 minutes
Design of Column Splice Connection - Part 210 minutes
Design of Beam Splice Connection - Part 19 minutes
Design of Beam Splice Connection - Part 212 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Design and Detailing of Bolted and Welded Connections30 minutes

This module focuses on the design of industrial buildings, covering diffferent types based on functionality, various structural framing, roofing, wall materials, and load evaluation in industrial buildings. It includes considerations for cranes, mezzanine floors, and the design of plate girders and gantry girders. The content addresses the structural model, analysis, design checks, and specific design aspects such as laced and battened columns in the context of industrial building structures.

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18 videos1 assignment

18 videosTotal 200 minutes

Types of industrial buildings based on functionality12 minutes
Structural framing of an industrial building11 minutes
Roofing and Wall Material10 minutes
Loads and its evaluation12 minutes
Cranes & Mezzanine floors11 minutes
Design of Plate Girders - Part 112 minutes
Design of Plate Girders - Part 211 minutes
Features & Selection of Gantry Girders10 minutes
Gantry Girder - Design Steps7 minutes
Structural model8 minutes
Analysis and Design Checks8 minutes
Design of Structural Elements and Connections13 minutes
Design of Laced Columns - Part 113 minutes
Design of Laced Columns - Part 217 minutes
Design of Laced Columns - Part 39 minutes
Design of Battened Columns - Part 114 minutes
Design of Battened Columns - Part 210 minutes
Design of Battened Columns - Part 313 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Design of Industrial Buildings30 minutes

This module covers the planning of structural drawings, fabrication procedures and transportation considerations in structural steel construction. It addresses erection planning and drawings, the actual erection process, inspections, and emphasizes good design, detailing, and construction practices. The module concludes with a design summary of the example building covered in the whole course to reinforce key concepts in the design of a steel building.