Hands On Training

Connections in Steel Structures

Purdue University

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edX

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

Connection design is a critical component of structural design. Understanding how to design steel connections for any combination of axial, shear, and moment loads is fundamental to effective building design.

This course will cover the design of steel connections with an emphasis on eccentrically loaded bolted and welded connections, moment connections, and connections transferring concentrated forces.

Students will leave this course with an in-depth knowledge of relevant limit states as well as a familiarity with the AISC360 (American Institute of Steel Construction) provisions for simple and moment connections. 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 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.

This course is available to practicing engineers for 1.5 CEUs for learners completing the course on the verified track.

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 degree design course.

What You Will Learn

Design simple connections using standard AISC approaches

Evaluate eccentrically loaded bolt and weld groups using elastic and ultimate strength approaches.

Understand special provisions for moment and concentrated forces connections.

Course Content

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Module 1: Connection Design Review - Bolted Connections

Module 2: Connection Design Review – Welded Connections

Module 3: Eccentrically Loaded Bolts – Elastic Method

Module 4: Eccentrically Loaded Bolts – Ultimate Strength Methods

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...