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Advanced Steel Design

Spring 2026 > Engineering/Engineering Technology > CIVE.5510 > 031

Course No: CIVE.5510-031; SIS Class Nbr: 14107; SIS Term: 3530
Course Status: Open

Course Description

Elastic and plastic design of structural steel systems, residual stresses, local buckling, beam-columns, torsion and biaxial bending, composite steel-concrete members, load and resistance factor design.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Section Notes: Live Online Course; Live Online Course: Attend class remotely during specific days and times (sometimes referred to as synchronous learning). Instructors may deliver lessons from an off-campus location, from a campus classroom, lab or studio, and you¿ll also make use of Blackboard, UMass Lowell¿s online learning management tool.
  • Core Codes: STEM, ONLINE SYN
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Paul Destefano/Xiaoqi Zhang
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When Offered & Tuition

  • M | 6:30 PM-9:20 PM ET
  • 2026 Spring: Jan 20 to May 09
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1875
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: M.S.E. in Civil Engineering: Structural Option

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