Advanced Steel Design

Advanced topics in structural design using the most recent AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. Includes advanced connection design such as truss connections, moment connections, bracing connections, eccentric connections, HSS connections, and the concept of prying action. Includes stability analysis and design per AISC code and advanced stability concepts. Methods also presented for plate girder design, composite beam design, torsional analysis and design, fiber-based models, inelastic analysis and design, and introduction to seismic detailing.