Design of Structures
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Design of Structures Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Design of Structures (subject code 3150612) as prescribed for Civil Engineering · Semester 5 divides the course into 3 units, covering 24 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3150612)Unit 1 Unit-1
- Introduction Objectives
- Properties of Reinforced Concrete and Structural Steel
- Loads & load combinations
- Methods of Analysis
- Codes & specifications
- Design Philosophies - Working stress Method
- Ultimate Load Method
- Limit State Method
- Plastic Method
Unit 2 Unit-2
- Philosophy of Limit state design for RC structures Limit state of collapse & serviceability
- partial safety factors for material & loading
- Limit State of Flexure: Stress-strain characteristics of concrete & reinforcing steel
- Type of section-under reinforced
- over reinforced & balance section
- Neutral Axis depth
- Moment of Resistance for singly reinforced
- doubly reinforced and flanged sections
- Limit state of Axial
- Shear and Torsion
- combined flexure & torsion
- Bond & Anchorage
- Development length
Unit 3 Unit-3
- Limit state design of RC structural Element Design of Beams: Simply supported
- cantilever and continuous beams Design of Slab: One way, two way simply supported and continuous slabs Subject Code: 3150612 w.e.f