Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Structural Engineering SCIA5203 Advanced Design of Steel Structures Syllabus

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Structural Engineering SCIA5203 Advanced Design of Steel Structures Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA5203 ADVANCED DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS 9 Hrs.
Types of connections- Bolted and welded connections – Seated Connections – Unstiffened and Stiffened – Moment
Resistant Connections – Clip angle Connections – Split beam Connections – Framed Connections.

UNIT 2 PRE ENGINEERED INDUSTRIAL BUILDING 9 Hrs.
Design of members subjected to lateral loads and axial loads, Analysis and design of Industrial Buildings and bents, Sway
and non-sway frames, Design of Purlins, Louver rails, Gable column and Gable wind girder - Design of Moment Resisting
Base Plates – Analysis of Gable Frames.

UNIT 3 PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES 9 Hrs.
Introduction, Shape factor, Moment redistribution, Combined mechanisms, Analysis of portal frames, Effect of axial force -
Effect of shear force on plastic moment, Connections - Requirement – Moment resisting connections. Design of Straight
Corner Connections – Haunched Connections – Design of continuous beams.

UNIT 4 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES 9 Hrs.
Design of self supporting chimney and guyed steel stacks- Stresses due to wind and earthquake forces – Design of
foundation –Gust factor method. Towers- Basic structural configurations – free standing and guyed towers – loads on towers
– wind loads – foundation design.

UNIT 5 DESIGN OF COLD FORMED STEEL STRUCTURES 9 Hrs.
Behaviour of Compression Elements - Effective width for load and deflection determination – Behaviour of Unstiffened and
Stiffened Elements – Design of webs of beams – Flexural members – Lateral buckling of beams – Shear Lag – Flange
Curling – Design of Compression Members – Wall Studs.
Max. 45 Hrs.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS

1. Owens G.W. and Cheal B.D., “Structural Steelwork Connections”, Butterworths, London, 1989.
2. Dayaratnam P., “Design of Steel Structures”, A.H. Wheeler & Co. Ltd., Allahabad, 1996.
3. Subramanian N., “Design of Steel Structures”, Oxford University Press, 2008.
4. Murthy S.S. and Santhakumar A.R., “Transmission Line Structures”, McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., 1990.
5. Wie Wen Yu, “Design of Cold Formed Steel Structures”, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York, 1996.
6. Punmia B.C., Ashok Kumar Jain and Arun Kumar Jain, “Design of Steel Structures“Vol. I and II, Arihant Publications,
Mumbai, 1998.
7. Duggal.S.K., “Limit State design of steel structures”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2010.
8. IS: 800-2007, Indian Standard for General Construction in Steel, Code of Practice.
9. IS:801-1975, : Code of practice for use of cold – formed light gauge steel structural members in general building
construction.
10. SP 6(1) – 1964 Hand book for Structures Engineers.
11. IS 811 - 1987, “Specification for cold formed light gauge structural steel sections.
12. IS 875-1987 part 3 Code of practice for design loads.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN

Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 5 Questions of 6 Marks each – No choice 30 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 14 Marks 70 Marks

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