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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:

Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s approval for items indicated with *. Changes
to the other items can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Institute/Centre Engineering

Department Civil Engineering
Programme Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental)

Course Code* KAES3218

Course Title* Structural Steel Design

Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum KAES1121 and KAES1122
Requirement(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 121 hours

Credit* 3
Course Learning Outcomes* On completion of the course, students are able to:

1. Identify the essential knowledge of structural steel properties and
steel design philosophy.
2. Recognize the limit state theory for structural steel design.
3. Utilize the Building Code for structural steel design.
4. Design structural members and their connections using the rolled
sections.
5. Assemble the elementary design into the building and construction

Transferable Skills Critical thinking, problem solving and design skills
Synopsis of Course Contents Introduction to the Steel Structures, Principles of Limit State Design,
Design of Tension members, Design of Compression members, Design of
Flexural members, Design of Connections

Learning Strategies (lecture, tutorial, Lectures, Design Class
workshop, discussion, etc)

Assessment Weightage* Continues Assessment : 40%
Final Examination : 60%

Methodologies for Feedback on Performance Marks for Continuous Assessment will be given before the final exam.
Grades will be given for the final examination
Criteria in Summative Assessment
Refer to University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Rules 2013 and
University of Malaya (First Degree Studies) Regulations 2013.

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