Advance Design of Structures
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Advance Design of Structures Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Advance Design of Structures (subject code 4360609) as prescribed for CIVIL · Semester 6 divides the course into 7 units, covering 25 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 (4360609)Unit 1 Tension Member
- 1.1. Types of sections used as Tension Members in Steel Structures.
- 1.2. Design strength of Tension Member governed by Yielding, rupture of critical section and Block shear in Angle section according to provision of IS: 800-2007
- 1.3. Analysis and Design of Axially loaded tension members - Single and Double angle section with Bolted and welded connections.
- 1.4. Numerical of Analysis and design of tension members for single and double angle sections with bolted and welded connections.
Unit 2 Compression Member (Strut & Column)
- 2.1. Type of sections to be used as compression members in steel structures. Calculation of effective length, radius of gyration, slenderness ratio and its permissible value as per IS:800-2007.
- 2.2. Cross section classification, Buckling class, Imperfection factors as per IS:800- 2007
- 2.3. Design compressive strength of (i) Axially loaded compression members (ii) Single angle struts (iii) Double angle struts as per IS:800-2007
- 2.4. Numerical of Analysis and design of compression members for single angle section, double angle section, with bolted and welded connections.
- 2.5. Numericals for Analysis and Design of Column (made up of single H section i.e. ISMB,ISHB only No Built Up Section)
Unit 3 Laterally Restrained Beam and Purlin
- 3.1. Main Beam , Secondary Beam , Standard I Sections , Laterally restrained and unrestrained beam (only) symmetrically loaded with UDL and/or point load.
- 3.2. Plastic Section Modulus – Annexure –H , IS-800-2007 , Section classification as per Table 2 – IS-800-2007 , Shear buckling , Shear Strength and Bending Advance Analysis of Structures Course Code: 4360609 Strength of Section as per Cl. 8.4.1 and Cl. 8.2.1.2 of IS-800-2007 , Deflection as per Table-6 of IS-800-2007 , Shear Leg Effect , Web Crippling
Unit 4 Slab Base Foundation
- 4.1. Schematic comparison of various Slab Bases for Axially loaded columns.
- 4.2. Procedure to design Slab Base Foundation for axially loaded column made up of ISHB Section with bolted connection only.
- 4.3. Numerical to design slab base foundation for given data.
Unit 5 Doubly Reinforced Beam
- 5.1. Requirements and conditions for providing doubly reinforced sections.
- 5.2. Stress diagram for doubly reinforced beam. Stress in compression reinforcement (fsc) in doubly reinforced beams for different values of d’/d ratio.
- 5.3. Analysis and design of doubly reinforced section using IS:456-2000 method, SP:16 table method and SP: 16 chart method.
- 5.4. Numerical of Moment of resistance and Area of steel (tension and compression) for doubly reinforced beam.
Unit 6 T-Beam
- 6.1. Concept of flanged beam-T-beam & L- beam. Requirement and advantage of T- beam. Effective width of flange.
- 6.2. Conditions for the beam to act as T-Beam i.e. (i) Neutral axis lies in flange[Xu Df ] (ii) Neutral axis lies in web [XuDf] Stress strain diagram of T- beam.
- 6.3. Numerical to find Limiting Moment of Resistance of Tee Beam using IS:456-
- 2000. and SP-16.
Unit 7 One-Way Continuous Slab
- 7.1. Definition and requirement to use one way continuous slab.
- 7.2. IS 456:2000 provisions for three span one way Continuous Slab. Various coefficients of Bending moment and shear force for dead load and imposed load.
- 7.3. Numerical to design three span one way continuous slab only. Advance Analysis of Structures Course Code: 4360609