Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra (SPPU), Civil Engineering Semester 5, Design of Steel Structures Syllabus

Unit - 1 Design Philosophy And Tension Members

Unit 1

Design Philosophy and Tension Members

1.1 Types of steel structures

1.2 The chemical composition of structural steel

1.3 Grades of structural steel

1.4 Various rolled steel sections

1.5 Relevant IS specifications such as IS8002007 IS808 1989 IS875 part I to III SP 61 SP 66 SP38 IS 40001992 IS 816–1969 Maintenance of steel structure and its methods

1.6 Philosophy of limit state design for strength and serviceability

1.7 The partial safety factor for load and resistance

1.8 Various design load combinations

1.9 Tension member various cross sections such as solid threaded rod cable and angle sections limit strength due to yielding rupture and block shear

1.10 Design of tension member using single and double angle sections and design of connection

Unit - 2 Design Of Compression Members And Columns

Unit 2

Design of Compression Members and Columns

2.1 Buckling classification

2.2 Buckling curves

2.3 Classification of cross Section

2.4 Effective length for compression members and columns

2.5 Design compressive stress

2.6 Design of compression member of trusses using single and double angle section and design of connections

2.7 Design of axially loaded column using rolled steel section

2.8 Design of builtup column lacing and battening and its connections

Unit - 3 Eccentric Loaded Columns And Column Bases

Unit 3

Eccentric Loaded Columns and Column Bases

3.1 Design of eccentrically loaded column providing uniaxial and biaxial bending for section strength

3.2 Design of column bases slab base gusseted base and moment resistant base for axial load and uniaxial bending

Unit - 4 Design Of Flexural Members

Unit 4

Design of Flexural Members

4.1 Design bending strength

4.2 Laterally restrained and unrestrained beams

4.3 Design of laterally restrained beams using single rolled steel section with and without flange plate

4.4 Curtailment of flange plates

4.5 Low and high shear

4.6 Check for web buckling web crippling and deflection

4.7 Design of laterally unrestrained beams using single rolled steel section check for and deflection

Unit - 5 Design Of Industrial Truss And Gantry Girder

Unit 5

Design of Industrial truss and Gantry Girder

5.1 Roof truss assessment of dead load live load and wind load

5.2 Design of purlin

5.3 Design of members of a truss detailing of typical joints and supports

5.4 Design of gantry girder selection and design of cross section check for moment capacity buckling resistance biaxial bending serviceability and fatigue strength.

Unit - 6 Design Of Welded Plate Girder

Unit 6

Design of Welded Plate Girder

6.1 Concept of plate girder

6.2 Components of welded plate girder

6.3 Intermittent weld

6.4 Design of cross section

6.5 Curtailment of flange plates End bearing load bearing and intermediate stiffeners

6.6 Design of connection between flange web plate and web plate stiffeners

6.7 Check for shear buckling of web shear capacity of end panel and serviceability condition