CE 309 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES 3-1-0-8
Syllabus: Steel structures - advantages, design loads, structural steel sections, material properties, Codes and Specifications: IS 800, 2007, Design Concepts: Working stress design, limit state design, plastic design, LRFD. Classification of sections, Forms of constructions, Design of connections, types of connections, Bolt connections: ordinary black bolts, HSFG bolts and their design in shear, bearing, bending, tension; prying force, slip resistance, block shear failure. Welded connections: different types of weld connections and design, detailing of connections. Design of eccentric connections, Design of tension members: design criteria, net and gross area, examples, Design of compression members: concept of stability and buckling, failure modes, effective lengths, local and global buckling, design of compression members of various types. Design of flexural members: moment curvature relations, stability and lateral-torsional buckling, design against shear, serviceability requirements, beam-column design. Design of base plates, load transfer mechanism, design of slab base, gusseted base and anchorage. Steel structural systems.
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