Hands On Training

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

Purdue University

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Course Features

Duration

8 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Advanced

Effort

3 hours per week

Teaching Type

Instructor Paced

Course Description

Steel-concrete composite structural members are key components of structures across the world.

This course will cover the design of composite structures with an emphasis on composite beams and floor systems, composite columns, and composite walls.

Students will leave this course with an in-depth knowledge of relevant limit states and failure modes as well as a familiarity with the AISC360 (American Institute of Steel Construction) provisions for composites. This course is best suited for students with an undergraduate civil engineering background including a basic steel design course and will build on these concepts.

Students will learn from a top composite’s researcher with over 20 years of experience in the field. Professor Varma focuses on teaching through exploring example problems and applications of fundamental concepts, encouraging his students to both understand the principles of composite behavior and be able to apply these concepts in realistic design scenarios.

Course Overview

Live Class

Human Interaction

Personlized Teaching

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

Recommend completing an undergraduate steel design course.

What You Will Learn

Define composite action and the effect composite action has on component behavior

Describe and assess governing limit states for composite beam, column, and wall design

Design composite beams, columns, and walls using AISC360 provisions.

Course Content

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Module 1: Composite Beams – Introduction and Full Composite Action

Module 2: Composite Beams – Partial Composite Action

Module 3: Composite Beams – Deflections

Module 4: Composite Columns – Introduction and Column Behavior

Course Instructors

Amit Varma

Karl H. Kettelhut Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Bowen Laboratory of Large-Scale CE Research at Purdue University

Prof. Varma has dedicated his academic and professional life to the development of innovative steel-concrete composite structures for the built infrastructure including commercial and residential bui...

Morgan Broberg

Doctoral Fellow, Civil Engineering at Purdue University

Morgan Broberg is a doctoral fellow working under the direction of Professor Varma. Her work focuses on the behavior, analysis, and design of composite walls (C-PSW/CFs). Her recent work on developin...

Sahaas Bhardwaj

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Purdue University (At the time of these recordings), Assistant Professor, University of Alabama (Current) at Purdue University

Dr. Saahas Bhardwaj’s research focuses on the fundamental behavior of structures under multi-hazard loading. He has conducted large-scale experimental and numerical research subjecting structural mem...