Arch-451: Structural Steel Design
Spring 2012 Semester Schedule

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[Important Semester Dates] [Tentative Semester Schedule]

Calendars for the months in this semester

[January 2012] [February 2012] [March 2012] [April 2012] [may 2012]

Important Semester Dates *
Date
Activity
January 17 Semester begin
March 6 Exam I: 6:30 to 7:50 PM, during lab period
March 18-24 Spring Break
April 17 Exam II: 6:30 to 7:50 PM, during lab period
May 2 Last day of instruction
May 3 Reading day
May 9 Final Exam 1:30 to 4:30 PM, location to be determined by university

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



Tentative Semester Schedule


Number
Date
Weekday
Activity
1 Jan. 17 T Steels, intro., structural analysis & design
2 17 T Lab on steel sections, cross sectional properties (S, I, r, etc.)
3 19 R LRFD vs. ASD, skim AISC manual
4 24 T Begin tension members
5 24 T Lab on tension members
6 26 R Tension members (cont.)
7 31 T Tension members (cont.)
8 31 T Lab on tension members
9 Feb. 2 R Tension members (cont.)
10 7 T Begin columns
11 7 T Lab on tension members
12 9 R Columns (cont.)
13 14 T Columns (cont.)
14 14 T Lab on columns
15 16 R Columns (cont.)
16 21 T Columns (cont.)
17 21 T Lab on columns
18 23 R Columns (cont.) - - End of material for exam I
19 28 T Begin beams
20 28 T Lab on columns
21 Mar. 1 R Beam design (cont.)
22 6 T Beam design (cont.)
23 6 T Exam I (6:30 to 7:50 PM in class)
24 8 R Beam design (cont.)
25 13 T Beam design (cont.)
26 13 T Lab on beams
27 15 R Beam design (cont.)
28 27 T Beam design (cont.) - - End of material for exam II
29 27 T Lab on beams
30 29 R Begin beam-columns
31 Apr. 3 T Begin beam-columns
32 3 T Lab on beams
33 5 R Beam-columns (cont.)
34 10 T Beam-columns (cont.)
35 10 T Lab on beam-columns
36 12 R Begin bolts, welds, and rivets
37 17 T Bolts, welds, and rivets (cont.)
38 17 T Exam II (6:30 to 7:50 PM in class)
39 19 R Bolts, welds, and rivets (cont.)
40 24 T Begin wood design - - general
41 24 T Lab on bolts, welds, and rivets
42 26 R Wood columns
43 1-May T Wood beams
44 1 T Lab on wood design - - Last Lecture/Lab Day
45 3 R Reading day
47 9 W Final Exam: 1:30-4:30 PM


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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