Advanced Steel Design

Undergraduate | 2026

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On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ENGC X402
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Course ID
208422
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Mawson Lakes
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Civil Eng & Cons Mgt
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course equips students with advance knowledge of steel design including the design of built-up sections, design using cold form steel and the design of elements subjected to complex loading regimes.

  • Hot-rolled steel design
  • Cold-formed steel design

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe and apply the fundamental principles relating to residual stresses and buckling performance and how they can be simplified for design
  • Analyse and design built up hot rolled members subjected to axial loads according to AS4100
  • Analyse and design cold formed members subjected to the single and combined actions of axial loading, bending and shear according to AS/NZS4600
  • Analyse and design hot rolled members when subjected to complex loading scenarios including fire loading and high-cycle fatigue

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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