Construction methods and accepted construction practices

DOE-S T D-1180-2004

36.

Construction Management personnel shall demonstrate a working level

knowledge of construction methods and accepted construction practices

associated with structural steel as described in the following documents:

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC-M021 , Manual of Steel

Construction

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC-N690-94, Specification for the

Design, Fabrication, and Erection of Steel Safety-Related Structures for

Nuclear Facilities. American Institute of Steel Construction AISC-S326,

Specification for the Design, Fabrication, and Erection of Structural Steel for

Buildings Uniform Building Code (UBC)

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Discuss the structural design requirements and standard construction methods

associated with the following:

Light gauge steel

Pre-engineered metal buildings

Steel water tanks

Transmission towers

Steel joists

Steel decks

Structural steel connections and fastening

b. Define the following:

Minimum edge distance

Unbraced length

Beam bearing plate

Web crippling

c. Given data and the appropriate equations, calculate the following for a steel member:

Average shear stress

Parabolic shear stress

Bending stress

Axial stress

Torsional shear stress

d. List the causes of buckling of load bearing columns and beams.

e. Describe the following types of connections:

Bearing

Tension

Rigid

Non-rigid

Semi-rigid