Structures I

Here resides a sample of course notes from Fall 2021 at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville in Structures I (CE 371 [Steel and Concrete Design]) taught by Dr. Jennifer Retherford.

Each document contains pertinent notes and some problems pertaining to steel and concrete construction as established by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and American Concrete Institute (ACI).

(See Coursework HERE and Course Project HERE ).

AISC - Steel Construction

Intro & AISC Manual

Week 01: Intro. & AISC Manual

Week 02: Load Types

Week 02: Load Paths

Week 03: Limit States & Steel Design

Practice Problems 1.pdf

Week 04: Practice Problems Set 1

Week 05: Flexure Intro. & Yielding Limit State

Week 05: Flexural Intro. & Yielding Limit State

Week 05: LTB

Week 05: Lateral Torsional Buckling (LTB)

Week 06: Compression Members Intro

Week 06: Compression Member Intro.

Week 06 Notes: Tension Members Intro.

Week 06: Tension Member Intro.

ACI - Reinforced Concrete

Weeok 07: ACI 318-19 Introduction

Week 07: ACI 318-19 Introduction

Week 08: 10/06/2021 - Reinforced Concrete Beam Fundamentals

Week 08: Reinforced Concrete Beam Fundamentals

Week 09: Concrete Three Behavior Conditions

Week 09: Concrete's Three Behavior Conditions

Week 09: Concrete Next Level Stress and Strain

Week 09: Next Level Stress and Strain

Week 10: Concrete: Putting it All Together

Week 10: Putting it All Together

Copy of Week 10: Concrete: Compressive Steel in Beams

Week 10: Compressive Steel in Beams

Week 11: Concrete: Shear Reinforcement Introduction & Governing Equation

Week 11: Shear Reinforcement Introduction & Governing Equation

Week 11: Concrete: Shear Spacing & Minimum Criteria

Week 11: Shear Spacing & Minimum Criteria

Week 11: Concrete: Shear Reinforcement Example

Week 11: Shear Reinforcement Example

Week 11: Concrete: Critical Section & The Shear Diagram

Week 11: Critical Section & The Shear Diagram

Week 11: Concrete: Concrete Capacity & Steel Capacity

Week 11: Concrete Capacity & Steel Capacity

Week 11: Concrete: ACI Provisions

Week 11: ACI Provisions

Week 12: T-Beam Cross-Sections

Copy of Week 12: Axial Members Overview

Week 12: Axial Members Overview

Week 12: Axial Members Capacity Determination

Week 12: Axial Members Capacity Determination - Example

Week 12: Interaction Diagram Construction

Week 13: Interaction Diagram Construction

Week 14: Reinforced Concrete Connections

Week 14: Steel Bolted and Welded Connections

Week 15: Design Work Tidbits

Week 16: Final Project & Design Work Recommendations

Week 16: Final Project and Design Work Recommendations