CIVE 3425 — Steel Structure Design
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Presents the design of steel structures for various loading conditions, including design of different types of frame structures that include steel members subjected to tension, compression, bending, and combinations of loading, and design of connections. Establishes the fundamentals of the behavior and the principles of creative design of steel structures using the latest load and resistance factor design (LRFD) specification of the American Institute for Steel Construction.
Prerequisites
- CIVE 2320 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 20 | 48 | 42% | 28.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 85% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 44% | 20.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 38 | 50 | 76% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 77% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 34 | 43 | 79% | 9.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 71% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 71% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (71% of sections), W (29% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Luca Caracoglia (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nancy Varney (66% of students) · reviews
- Luca Caracoglia (34% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
CIVE 4767, CIVE 5527, CIVE 5528
Courses that list CIVE 3425 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app