2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Steel Structures
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Eiichi Sasaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CVE.A310
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This class provides the technical knowledge on design, fabrication and maintenance of structures made of steel, which are one of the most fundamental structural materials in civil engineering field . In this class, students will learn about the history of material developments, material characteristics of steels, design method considering material properties of steels, fabrication and inspection methods. In addition, the corrosion damage cases and the countermeasures against them will be explained.
This class is aiming to enhance students' fundamental technical ability to ensure the safety of infrastructures made by steels.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
1) Be able to explain the characteristics of steel materials.
2) Be able to explain the design methods of steel components considering the material characteristics.
3) Be able to explain the fabrication methods and inspections as well as connection methods.
4) Be able to explain the damage in steel structures and countermeasures against it, especially for corrosion damage,
Keywords
Steel structures, steel materials, design, damage, inspection, connections
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In this class, the lectures to provide the fundamental technical knowledge on the design, fabrication and maintenance of steel structures will be done. Students will have assignments/quizzes in the class to enhance the understanding.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | History of steel structures and characteristics of steel materials | Explain simply the history of steel structures. Explain the features of steel material properties and their effects on design of steel structures. |
| Class 2 | Design of tensile members | Explain the design procedure of tensile members in steel structures. |
| Class 3 | Design of compressive members | Explain the design procedure of compressive members in steel structures. |
| Class 4 | Design of bending members | Explain the design procedure of bending members in steel structures. |
| Class 5 | Fabrication and inspections | Explain the method of fabrication and inspections of steel structures. |
| Class 6 | Design of connections | Explain the design methods of connections (joints) in steel structures. |
| Class 7 | Corrosion damage and corrosion protection | Explain the features of corrosion damage and corrosion protection in steel structures. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to the textbook and other course material.
Textbook(s)
"Steel structures" (Chitoshi Miki, Kyoritsu) ISBN-10: 4320073916, ISBN-13: 978-4320073913
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Materials will be given by the instructor in every class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
In this class, students' performance will be evaluated by assigments/quizzes (50%) and final examination (50%).
Related courses
- CVE.A202 ： Structural Mechanics I
- CVE.A301 ： Structural Mechanics II
- CVE.A201 ： Mechanics of Materials and Members
Prerequisites
None.