CE6603 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

UNIT 1

INTRODUCTION

Properties of steel – Structural steel sections – Limit State Design Concepts – Loads on Structures

– Connections using rivets, welding, bolting – Design of bolted and welded joints – Eccentric

connections - Efficiency of joints.

UNIT II 

TENSION MEMBERS

Types of sections – Net area – Net effective sections for angles and Tee in tension – Design of

connections in tension members – Use of lug angles – Design of tension splice – Concept of shear

lag

UNIT III 

COMPRESSION MEMBERS

Types of compression members – Theory of columns – Basis of current codal provision for

compression member design – Slenderness ratio – Design of single section and compound

section compression members – Design of laced and battened type columns – Design of column

bases – Gusseted base

UNIT IV 

BEAMS

Design of laterally supported and unsupported beams – Built up beams – Beams subjected to

uniaxial and biaxial bending – Design of plate girders - Intermediate and bearing stiffeners –

Flange and web splices.

UNIT V

ROOF TRUSSES AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES

Roof trusses – Roof and side coverings – Design of purlin and elements of truss; end bearing –

Design of gantry girder.

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