Design of Steel Structures
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The official GTU curriculum for Design of Steel Structures (subject code DI04006031) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 58 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 (DI04006031)Unit 1 Fundamental of Steel Design
- 1.1 Steel versus RCC as a building material
- Advantages and disadvantages of steel
- Types of steel sections normally in use. 1.2 Characteristic strength and design strength
- Stress-strain curve for mild steel
- Partial safety factors for load and materials as per IS provision 1.3 Limit state of strength and serviceability
Unit 2 Bolted and Welded connections
- 2.1 Types of connections in steel structures Bolted connection: Types of bolts
- Black Bolts
- Turned Bolts
- HSFG Bolts
- Grade of Bolts Lap and Butt Joint
- Minimum and Maximum Pitch
- Tack Bolting
- Edge Distance
- Gauge Distance
- Bolt Hole. 2.2 Shear Capacity of Bolt – Vdsb
- Bearing Capacity of Bolt – Vdpb as per IS-800-2007
- Bolt Value
- Efficiency of Joint. 2.3 Analysis and design of bolted connection of plate and Angle sections (Only Shear connections)
- Numericals based on this. 2.4 Welded connection: Types of weld
- Fillet Weld and its symbol
- tack welding
- minimum and maximum size of weld
- effective throat thickness
- end returns. 2.5 Analysis and design of Fillet weld in plate and angle section as per IS-800-2007
- Numericals based on this
Unit 3 Load Calculation for Roof Truss
- 3.1 Types of Truss for various spans
- Pitch of Truss
- Spacing of Truss
- Members of Truss: Purlin
- Principal Rafter
- Main Tie, Sag Tie
- Joints: eave joint
- ridge joint
- intermediate joint and middle Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Civil Engineering Subject Code: DI04006031 Subject Name: Design of Steel Structures bottom joint
- Roofing material- GI and AC Sheets. 3.2 Types of load and load combinations for roof truss as per IS 875 codal provisions. 3.3 Dead Load of Truss per panel point: self weight
- weight of Purlin
- Wind Bracing, and weight of Roofing Material . 3.4 Live Load per panel point on purlin and Truss. 3.5 Wind Load per panel point on roof truss 3.6 Numericals on dead load
- live and wind load for roof truss
Unit 4 Tension Member
- 4.1 Types of sections used as Tension Members in Steel Structures. 4.2 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 4.3 Analysis and Design of Axially loaded tension members - Single and Double angle section with Bolted and welded connections. 4.4 Numerical of Analysis and design of tension members for single and double angle sections with bolted and welded connections
Unit 5 Compression Member (Strut)
- 5.1 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. 5.2 Cross section classification
- Buckling class
- Imperfection factors as per IS:800-2007 5.3 Design compressive strength of (i) Axially loaded compression members (ii) Single angle struts (iii) Double angle struts as per IS:800-2007 5.4 Numerical of Analysis and design of compression members (Struts) for single angle section
- double angle section
- with bolted and welded connections (No Column Design)
Unit 6 Laterally Restrained Beam and Purlin
- 6.1 Main Beam
- Secondary Beam
- Standard I Sections
- Laterally restrained (only) symmetrically loaded with UDL and/or point load. 6.2 Plastic Section Modulus – Annexure –H
- Section classification as per Table 2 – IS-800-2007
- Shear buckling
- Shear Strength and Bending 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
- Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Civil Engineering Subject Code: DI04006031 Subject Name: Design of Steel Structures Shear Leg Effect
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