STANDARD

 

 

DDS 209 - STRUCTURAL STEEL DETAILING

 

 

Course Description

 

Develops knowledge and skills required for structural steel detailing and connections design utilized for commercial construction.  Topics include:  office practices; steel shapes; beam reactions; framed connections; seated connections; and columns, base plates, and splices.

 

Competency Areas                                                                             Hours

         

Office Practices

 

 

Class/Week

2

Steel Shapes

 

 

D. Lab/Week

8

Beam Reactions

 

 

P. Lab/Week

 

Framed Connections

 

 

Credit Hours

6

Seated Connections

 

 

 

 

Columns, Base Plates, and Splices

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Prerequisite: DDF 110

 

 

 

 

COURSE GUIDE

 

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

 

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab

OFFICE PRACTICES

3

0

 

Detailing methods

Discuss the different methods of detailing structural steel.

 

 

 

Resources

Identify the resources used for structural steel detailing.

 

 

 

Steel framing

Explain rigid, simple, and semirigid types of steel framing.

 

 

 

STEEL SHAPES

3

5

 

Classifications

Identify the classes of structural steel.

 

 

 

Types

Identify the types of structural steel shapes.

 

 

 

Uses

Describe typical uses for WWF, W, M, S, C, MC, WWT, WT, MT, HP, L, and HSS steel shapes.

 

 

 

Dimensions

Determine the dimensions for a selected structural steel section.

 

 

 

BEAM REACTIONS

3

10

 

Theory

Describe beam reactions.

 

Explain the influence of beam reactions in structural steel detailing.

 

 

 

Framing plan

Draw the framing plan for a steel structure.

 

 

 

FRAMED CONNECTIONS

3

20

 

Types

Identify types of framed connections.

 

 

 

Detailing

Detail a framed connection.

 

 

 

SEATED CONNECTIONS

3

20

 

Types

Identify types of seated connections.

 

 

 

Detailing

Detail a seated connection.

 

 

 

COLUMNS, BASE PLATES, AND SPLICES

5

25

 

Column shapes

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different steel shapes used as columns.

 

 

 

Base plates

State the most common material used for base plates.

 

State the safety rule for base plate anchor bolt spacing.

 

Identify types of column to base plate connections.

 

Detail a base plate for shipment with column.

 

Detail a base plate for shipment with column.

 

Detail a base plate for separate shipment.

 

 

 

Beam splices

Explain types of beam splices.

 

Detail a beam shear splice.

 

Detail a beam moment splice.

 

 

 

Column splices

Explain types of column splices.

 

Detail a column lap splice.

 

Detail a column butt splice.

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Suggested Resources include textbooks shown below or most current edition.

 

American Institute of Steel Construction.  (1980).  Manual of steel construction (8th ed.).  Chicago: Author.

 

American Institute of Steel Construction.  (1983).  Detailing for steel construction.  Chicago: Author.

 

Hayward, A.  (1989).  Steel detailers' manual.  Dobbs Ferry, NY: Sheridan.

 

Talania, F.  (1989).  Industrial steel buildings: Structural planning, design & details.  Fremont, CA: Burdick & Landreth.