2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Architecture and Building Engineering Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
Steel Structure
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Architecture and Building Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kikuo Ikarashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ARC.S402
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on instability of steel structural members and frames. This is very important issue for designing steel structure. In each class, structural member stabilities and specification for steel structure in Japan, USA and Europe are introduced.
Students will learn the advanced design methods for solving the instability problems of steel structure, and recent new topics about steel structure given by a guest speaker.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to :
1) Explain instability of steel structure and the concept any specification.
2) Develop the ability to solve instability issue and design steel structure.
3) Compile a report based on the findings.
Keywords
Structural Engineering, Steel Structure, Stability
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In each class, structural member stabilities are explained. New topics about steel structure are shown from a guest speaker. In the last class, group work exercise will be conducted to assess the students’ level of understanding on what has been taught so far.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Overview of stability of steel structure | Understand and explain stability of steel structure |
| Class 2 | Elastic buckling problem of bars | Estimate the buckling strength of bars |
| Class 3 | Solving the elastic buckling problem using by the energy method | Explain and use the energy method for solving buckling problem |
| Class 4 | Post buckling behavior of bars | Explain the basics of post buckling behavior and the relationships post buckling strength and deformation |
| Class 5 | Inelastic buckling of bars | Explain the historic issue and the difference in theory about inelastic buckling |
| Class 6 | Stability of frames | Explain the influence factor on buckling strength of the column in the frame |
| Class 7 | Torsional of steel member and lateral buckling of beams | Explain the torsional behavior of steel member and estimate lateral buckling strength of beams |
| Class 8 | Stiffening method for beams and plastic deformation capacity | Explain the relation of Stiffening method and plastic deformation capacity |
| Class 9 | Buckling behavior of beam-columns | Explain the factor to instability of beam-columns |
| Class 10 | The equation for the buckled plate and the basis of elastic buckling problem of plates | Explain the method of solving the elastic buckling problem of plates |
| Class 11 | Solving the plate elastic buckling problem using by the energy method | Solve the plate elastic buckling strength using the energy method |
| Class 12 | Post buckling behavior and strength of thin plate | Explain the post buckling behavior of thin plate |
| Class 13 | Limit of plate slenderness and plastic deformation capacity of steel structural members | Explain the relationship between plate slenderness and strength, plastic deformation capacity of steel structural members |
| Class 14 | New topic about steel structure from a guest speaker, or Exercise problems to assess the students’ level of understanding on what has been taught so far | Debate basic points about the new topic around the steel structure and, Review the course contents. Use the exercise problems to better understand the topics covered, and evaluate one’s own progress |
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 textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No textbook is set.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on their understanding of instability, and their ability to apply them to solve problems.
Related courses
- ARC.S301 ： Structural Design I
- ARC.S306 ： Structural Mechanics III
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.