Academics Course

Course Details

1 Title of the course
(L-T-P-C)		 Design of Steel Structures
(2-1-0-6)
2 Pre-requisite courses(s)
3 Course content
  1. Introduction: General- Types of Steel – Mechanical behavior of steel – Measures of Yielding – Measures of Ductility – Types of Structures – Structural Steel Sections.
  2. Methods of Structural design: Introduction-Design Philosophies-Working Stress method- Ultimate Strength method-Load and Resistant factor- Limit State Method-Partial safety factor-Load-Load combinations-Classification of Cross sections- General aspects in the design.
  3. Design of Steel fasteners: Types of fasteners – Riveted connections- Bolted connections- Assumptions- Failure of bolted joints – Strength of bolted joints – Design examples – Design of Welded connections – Butt weld- fillet weld – Design examples.
  4. Design of Tension Members: General – Modes of Failure of Tension member- Analysis of Tension members- Example - Design steps – Design examples – Lug angles – Design.
  5. Design of Compression Members: General – Strength of Compression members- Design Compressive strength- Example on analysis of Compression members – Design of Angle struts – Design Examples- Built up Columns- Design of Lacing – Design of Battens- Design Examples- Design of Roof members.
  6. ArcGIS- A geospatial software to view, edit, manage and analyze geographic data and patterns.
  7. Design of Beams: General- Lateral Stability of Beams- Bending Strength of Beams –Plastic Section Modulus - Design Examples.
  8. Design of Beam Columns: Behaviour of members under combined loading – Modes of Failures – Design Examples.
  9. 8. Design of Column Splices and Column Base: Design of Column Splice-Design Examples- Design of Column Base- Slab Base- Gusseted Base- Design Examples.
4 Texts/References
  1. Limit State Design of Steel Structures – S.K.Duggal, TMH Education Pvt Ltd, 2nd Edition, 2014
  2. IS-800-2007, BIS Publication
  3. Steel Structures : Design and Practice- N.Subramanian, Oxford Pub, 2011
  4. Design of Steel structures – S.S. Bhavikatti, IK International Pub Pvt Ltd, 4th Edition
  5. Design of Steel structures – L.S. Negi, McGraw Hill Education, 2nd Edition, 2017

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