R22 M.Tech.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING JNTUH
M.Tech in STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
I YEAR I – SEMESTER
ADVANCED STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN (Program Elective – I)
Pre-requisites: Design of Steel Structures & Structural Analysis
Course Objectives:
1. To analyze bolted and welded eccentric connections
2. To sketch the Influence line diagrams for truss members
3. To estimate the various types of loads such as Dead, Live and Wind loads on roof trusses
4. To determine the shape factor and define the theorems of plastic analysis
Course Outcomes: After completion of the course, students should be able to
5. Design the eccentric and moment connections
6. Design the truss members subjected to tension, compression
7. Determine the collapse loads for continuous beams and portal frames
8. Estimate the various types of loads such as Dead, Live and Wind loads on PEB’s
UNIT - I
Simple Connections –Bolted Pinned And Welded Connections: Bolted Connections –Load
Transfer Mechanism – Failure of Bolted Joints – Specifications for Bolted Joints – Bearing – Type
Connections – Tensile Strength of Plate – Strength and Efficiency of the Joint – Combined Shear and
Tension – Slip-Critical connections – Prying Action – Combined Shear and Tension for Slip-Critical
Connections. Design of Groove Welds - Design of Fillet Welds – Design of Intermittent Fillet Welds –
Failure of Welds.
UNIT - II
Plastic Analysis:
Introduction – Plastic Theory – Plastic neutral Axis plastic moment, Elastic & Plastic Section modulii
shape factors plastic Hinge – Fundamental condition conditions in plastic analysis, methods of plastic
analysis – collapse load – simply supported, propped cantilever beam, fixed beams continuous
beams, portal frame single bay single storey portal frame at different level subjected to vertical and
horizontal loads.
UNIT - III
Eccentric and Moment Connections: Introduction – Beams – Column Connections – Connections
Subjected to Eccentric Shear – Bolted Framed Connections –Bolted Seat Connections – Bolted
Bracket Connections. Bolted Moment Connections – Welded Framed Connections- Welded Bracket
Connections – Moment Resistant Connections.
UNIT - IV
Analysis and Design of Industrial Buildings:
Dead loads, live loads and wind loads on roofs. Design wind speed and pressure, wind pressure on
roofs; wind effect on cladding and louvers; Design of angular roof truss, tubular truss, truss for a
railway platform, Design of purlins for roofs, design of built up purlins, design of knee braced trusses
and stanchions, Design of bracings.
UNIT - V
Design of Steel Truss Girder Bridges:
Types of truss bridges, component parts of a truss bridge, economic Proportions of trusses, self
weight of truss girders, design of bridge Compression members, tension members; wind load on truss
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girder Bridges; wind effect on top lateral bracing; bottom lateral bracing; portal Bracing; sway bracing
Design of Lacing.
REFERENCES:
1. Limitstate Design of Steel Structures by N. Subramanian
2. Limit State Design of Steel Structures S.K. Duggal Mc Graw Hill Education Private Ltd. New
Delhi.
3. Design of Steel Structures. P.Dayaratnam, Publisher : S. Chand, Edition 2011-12.
4. Design Steel Structures Volume – II, Dr. Ramachandra & Vivendra Gehlot Scientific Publishes
Journals Department.
5. Design of Steel Structures Galyord & Gaylord, Publisher: Tata Mc Graw Hill, Education.
Edition 2012.
6. Indian Standard Code – IS – 800-2007.
7. Indian Standard Code – IS – 875 – Part III – 2015
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