Course Name:

STEEL AND TIMBER DESIGN

Course description the course is about the structural design and investigation of simple elements of structural timber and steel.

Number of units for

Lecture and laboratory Lecture – 3 units

Number of contact

Hours per week lecture – 3 hrs

Prerequisite Theory of Structure

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, the students must be able to

1. Design and investigate simple timber and steel structures; and2. Incorporate relevant provisions of the National Building Code upon the results of such design

and investigations

Course Outline

1. A review of the shear and moment diagrams of1.1 Simply- supported beams1.2 Cantilevered beams1.3 Continuous beams using the moment distribution method

2. Introduction to the design of simply-supported beams3. Introduction to the design of cantilevered beams4. Investigation procedures

4.1 Simply supported and cantilevered beams4.2 Axially-loaded columns

5. Introduction to the design of structural steel6. Design of simply-supported steel sections using the ASTM Manual7. Design of continuous beams by moment distribution method8. Design based on various loading conditions9. Design and investigation of timber and steel beams under moving loads

Laboratory Equipment None

Suggested Textbooks

And Reference Materials

1. National Structural Code of the Philippines, 4th Ed, 1922. Timber Design & Construction Method (SI Version), Venancio Besailla3. Simplified Engineering for Architects & Builders. 8th Edition, Harry Parker and James Ambrose

4. Other local and foreign textbooks5. Approved internet sources