Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
INS 434E Plastic Design of Steel Structures English Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2.5 4 2 1 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites INS 411 MIN DD
or INS 411E MIN DD
or INS 344 MIN DD
or INS 344E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Introduction — why plastic design; Plastic – Elastic analysis. Material nonlinearity; Moment-curvature behavior; Plastic hinge. Unit incremental load method; Upper bound and lower bound theorems; Mechanism method. Plastic design considerations;; Instability; Combined axial load and bending Introduction to seismic design concepts; Role of ductility; Performances of connections. Welded and bolted connections. Pretension bolts.