10CV72 Design of Steel Structures syllabus for CV


Part A
Unit-1 INTRODUCTION 6 hours

Advantages and Disadvantages of Steel structures,Loads and Load combinations, Design considerations, Limit State Method(LSM) of design, Failure criteria for steel, Codes, Specifications and sectionclassification.

Unit-2 BOLTED CONNECTIONS 6 hours

Introduction, Behaviour of Bolted joints,Design strength of ordinary Black Bolts, Design strength of High StrengthFriction Grip bolts (HSFG), Pin Connections, Simple Connections, Momentresistant connections, Beam to Beam connections, Beam and Column splices,Semi rigid connections

Unit-3 WELDED CONNECTIONS 6 hours

Introduction, Welding process, Weldingelectrodes, Advantages of Welding, Types and Properties of Welds, Types ofjoints, Weld symbols, Weld specifications, Effective areas of welds, Designof welds, Simple joints, Moment resistant connections, Continuous Beam toColumn connections, Continuous Beam to Beam connections, Beam Columnsplices, Tubular connections

Unit-4 Plastic Behaviour of Structural Steel 7 hours

Introduction, Plastic theory, Plastichinge concept, Plastic collapse load, conditions of plastic analysis, Theoremof Plastic collapse, Methods of Plastic analysis, Plastic analysis of continuousbeams

Part B
Unit-5 Design of Tension Members 6 hours

Introduction, Types of tension members,Design of strands, Slenderness ratio, Behaviour of tension members, Modesof failure, Factors affecting the strength of tension members, Angles undertension, Other sections, Design of tension member, Lug angles, Splices,Gussets.

Unit-6 Design of Compression Members 8 hours

Introduction, Failure modes, Behaviourof compression members, Elastic buckling of slender compression members,Sections used for compression members, Effective length of compressionmembers, Design of compression members, Built up compression members.

Unit-7 Design of Column Bases 6 hours

Design of simple slab base and gusseted base

Unit-8 Design of Beams 7 hours

Introduction, Beam types, , Lateral stability of beams,factors affecting lateral stability, Behaviour of simple and built-up beams inbending(without vertical stiffeners), Design strength of laterally supportedbeams in Bending, Design strength of laterally unsupported beams, Shearstrength of steel beams, Maximum deflection, Design of beams and purlins

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