Steel and Timber Design

Fundamentals of design process: materials selection, codes of practice.  Design philosophy: Elastic design, limit state design and others. Design of connections: riveted connection, bolted connection and welded connection in torsion and bending.  Design of basic structural elements: beams, columns, column bases, torsion members.  Timber design: Allowable stresses, types of joints, glued timber members, timber beams and trusses. Composite steel and timber members.