AE 401Design of Steel and Wood Structures for Buildings
Design of Steel and Wood Structures for Buildings ( AE 401 ) is a first course in structural steel and wood design that focuses on the application of principles of structural behavior and material properties to the layout, analysis, design, and detailing of structural elements in steel and wood buildings. This course will prepare students to: (1) analyze and design members in gravity systems (steel and wood) and (2) identify, interpret and apply the appropriate provisions (from the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Wood Council) to evaluate limit states at a member level. The primary steel topics covered in AE 401 include: steel system configurations; tension and compression members; non-composite and composite beams; decking and joists; conceptual layout of steel gravity systems, and bolt and weld limit states. The primary wood topics covered in AE401 include: wood design philosophy, wood gravity systems, along with correlations between what is similar and unique between steel and wood structures.