UNIT I - INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL STEEL AND DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS
General -Types of Steel -Properties of structural steel - I.S. rolled sections - Concept of Limit State Design - Design of Simple and eccentric Bolted and welded connections - Types of failure and efficiency of joint – prying action - Introduction to HSFG bolts
UNIT II - DESIGN OF TENSION AND COMPRESSION MEMBERS
Behaviour and Design of simple and built-up members subjected to tension - Shear lag effect- Design of lug angles - tension splice - Behaviour of short and long columns - Euler's column theory Design of simple and built-up compression members with lacings and battens - Design of column bases - slab base and gusseted base
UNIT III - DESIGN OF BEAMS
Design of laterally supported and unsupported beams - Design of built-up beams - Design of plate girders
UNIT IV - INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
Design of roof trusses – loads on trusses – purlin design using angle and channel sections – truss design, Design of joints and end bearings–Design of gantry girder - Introduction to pre-engineered buildings
UNIT V - PLASTIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Introduction to plastic analysis - Theory of plastic Analysis - Design of continuous beams and portal frames using plastic design approach