DESIGN METHODS & SPECIFICATIONS; DESIGN LOADS & ANALYSIS
Properties of steel, variation of stress-strain diagram with different percentage of carbon.
Advantages and disadvantages of steel structures.
Various steel sections used in the design of steel structures.
Introduction to AISC steel construction manual
Basic concepts and specification related to Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and Load Resistance Factor Design
(LRFD) methods.
Use of steel table.
– Different loads considered in the design such as dead load, live load, wind load, earthquake load and traffic load on bridges.
– Load calculation and analysis of main structural members.
DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL MEMEBERS:
Design of floor beams and girders with different loading conditions
Design of beam with additional flange plates.
Web buckling and web crippling in steel beams.
Euler’s column theory, slenderness ratio, effective length, buckling of columns.
Design of column using different steel sections.
Design of plate girder, Significance of stiffeners in plate girder design.
Design of purlin, Types and strength of steel connections, significance of steel connection design.
Significance of truss design in steel structures and design of tension member
Fabrication and erection methods used in the construction of steel structures.