Structural Analysis

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1. COMPOSITE BEAM DESIGN

• Types and Behavior of Composite Beams • Types and Behavior of Shear Connectors • Full versus Partial Composite Action • Composite Beams with Formed Metal Deck • Vibration Control of Composite Floors

2. BEAMS FOR COMBINED BENDING AND TORSION

• Review of Beam Design • Pure Torsion and Warping Torsion • Design of WF Beams with Bending and Torsion

3. PLATE GIRDER DESIGN

• Stability of Web Plate and Compression Flange • Flexural Strength • Shear Strength: Tension Field Action • Stiffener Design

4. STABILITY DESIGN

• Second-Order Analysis of Pin-Jointed System • Direct Analysis Method • Approximate Second-Order Analysis

5. SEISMIC DESIGN OF BUILDING STRUCTURES

• Seismic Design Philosophy, Seismic Force-Resisting Systems • Ductility, Force-Based Design Method, Seismic Performance Factors • Capacity Design Concept •

6. SPECIAL MOMENT FRAME (SMF) DESIGN

• Ductility Design, Capacity Design • Lessons Learned from 1994 Northridge Earthquake • Moment Connection Design; Reduced Beam Section Moment Connection

7. SPECIAL CONCENTRICALLY BRACED FRAME (SCBF) DESIGN

• Brace Cyclic Behavior, Types of CBFs • Stability Requirements • Bracing Connection Design • Beam and Column Design

8. ECCENTRICALLY BRACED FRAME (EBF) DESIGN

• Concept, Link Behavior, and Classification • Link Detailing • Capacity Design of Other Structural Elements