Arch-451: Structural Steel Design
Fall 2009 Semester Schedule

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[Important Semester Dates] [Tentative Semester Schedule]

Calendar for the months in this semester

[August 2009] [September 2009] [October 2009] [November 2009] [December 2009]

Important Semester Dates *
Date
Activity
August 24 Classes begin
October 7 Exam I: 9:30 to 10:45 AM, in class
November 4 Exam II: 9:30 to 10:45 AM, in class
Novemmber 21- 29 Thanksgiving Break
December 9 Last Day of Instruction
December 10 Reading day
December 11 Final Exam (8:00 to 10:00 AM), location to be determined by university

* For official dates, please visit the Campus Academic Calendar.



Tentative Semester Schedule


Number
Date
Weekday
Activity
Remarks
1 Aug. 24 M Steels, intro., structural analysis & design Meet in TBAG (Arch. Bldg.)
2 25 T LRFD vs. ASD, skim AISC manual
3 26 W Lab on steel sections, cross sectional properties (S, I, r, etc.) Bring 12" or longer ruler
4 27 R Begin tension members
5 31 M Tension members (cont.) Meet in TBAG (Arch. Bldg.)
6 Sept. 1 T Tension members (cont.)
7 2 W Lab on tension members
8 3 R Tension members (cont.)
9 7 M Labor Day Holiday
10 8 T Begin columns
11 9 W Lab on tension members
12 10 R Columns (cont.)
13 14 M Lab on columns
14 15 T Columns (cont.)
15 16 W Lab on columns
16 17 R Columns (cont.)
17 21 M Lab on columns
18 22 T Columns (cont.)
19 23 W Lab on columns End of exam I material
20 24 R Begin beams
21 28 M Lab on beams Meet in TBAG (Arch. Bldg.)
22 29 T Beam design (cont.)
23 30 W Beam design (cont.) Meet in TBAG (Arch. Bldg.)
24 Oct. 1 R Beam design (cont.)
25 5 M Lab on beams
26 6 T Beam design (cont.) Help session in the evening?
27 7 W Exam I (9:30 to 10:45 AM in class)
28 8 R Beam design (cont.)
29 12 M Lab on beams
30 13 T Lab on beams
31 14 W Lab on beams
32 15 R Lab on beams
33 19 M Lab on beams
34 29 T Begin beam-columns
35 21 W Lab on beam-columns
36 22 R Beam-columns (cont.)
37 26 M Lab on beam-columns
38 27 T Beam-columns (cont.)
39 28 W Lab on beam-columns End of exam II material
40 29 R Beam-columns (cont.)
41 Nov. 2 M Lab on beam-columns
42 3 T Begin bolts, welds, and rivets Help session (evening)
43 4 W Exam II (9:30 to 10:45 AM in class)
44 5 R Bolts, welds, and rivets (cont.)
45 9 M Lab on bolts, welds, rivets
46 10 T Begin Wood design -- general, columns
47 11 W Lab on bolts, welds, rivets
48 12 R Begin Wood design -- general, columns
49 16 M Lab on wood columns
50 17 T Begin wood column
51 18 W Begin wood beams
52 19 R Lab on bolts, welds, rivets
53 30 M Lab on bolts, welds, rivets Thanksgiving break Nov. 21- 29
54 Dec. 1 T Wood beams (cont.)
55 2 W Lab on wood beams
56 3 R Begin wood fasteners
57 7 M Lab on wood fasteners
58 8 T Wood fasteners (cont.)
59 9 W Lab on wood fasteners Last day of classes
60 10 R Reading day Help session (evening)
61
T Final Exam: 8:00 - 10:00 AM Location to be established by the university


Notes:

  1. Please bring your AISC Manual and calculator with you to the computer labs every time.
  2. You must have log-in access from our lab computers.
  3. Please be sure to show your completed computer work to your TA and submit your work following the instructions for naming your file before you depart.
  4. Attendance in all labs is mandatory and attendance records will be kept at every lab. Be sure to sign the roll sheet every day.
  5. You must attend your own section. No switching allowed.
  6. Please see the Class List web page to determine your section number.
  7. Please note the order of sections that have labs. Sometimes, Section 2 may have computer labs first on a particular subject.
  8. When one section has a computer lab, the other section has a regular lab in their regular room.




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