Mar 05, 2026  
PUBLISHED 2026-2027 Credit Catalog 
    
PUBLISHED 2026-2027 Credit Catalog

CIVL 351 - Structural Steel Design


Description
This course is intended to provide students with the skills and knowledge required for effective design of steel buildings using Canadian Limit States Steel Standard CSA S16. This course covers the mechanical properties of steel, the philosophy of limit state design, the computation of the design loads from the National Building Code of Canada, and the design of tension members and cables, compression members and columns, beams, beam-columns and bolted and welded connections according to of the CSA S16 standard.



3 Credits

Time Guidelines
The standard instructional time for this course is 90 hours.

Prerequisites
  • SMTL 246