2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

CENG 441 Steel Design

Mechanical behavior of metals; beams, trusses, and connections; tension and compression; fatigue of structural members; selection of components.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGR 220

Offered

Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. By the end of the course, student should be able to: Understand the behavior of steel members under various loading conditions.
  2. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  3. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  4. Use design codes (e.g., AISC) to create safe and efficient steel designs.
  5. Design structural components such as beams, columns, and connections.
  6. Analyze load paths and assess structural stability.
  7. Operate on a team to prepare the design of a steel structure and present the design both orally and via a written design report, citing all reference materials.
  8. Demonstrate understanding of ethical responsibilities and professional responsibilities in structural design practices.
  9. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  10. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  11. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.