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Official AKTU syllabus of Advanced Structural Design (BCE701) for B.Tech 4th Year – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Advanced Structural Design
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Course Objectives
- To introduce the basic design principles of structural steel and prestressed concrete structures.
- To explain the behavior and design of tension, compression members, and beam elements in steel.
- To familiarize students with bolted and welded connections used in steel structures.
- To introduce the concepts of plastic analysis in structural members.
- To provide an understanding of design and detailing of liquid-retaining RCC structures like water tanks.
Course Outcomes
| CO | Course Outcome | Knowledge Level |
| CO1 | Describe structural steel design philosophy and differentiate types of loads and steel connections. | K1, K2 |
| CO2 | Apply codal provisions to design tension and compression members, including built-up sections. | K2 |
| CO3 | Analyze plastic behavior in steel beams and frames using plastic moment theory. | K3, K4 |
| CO4 | Explain prestressing techniques and compute stress and losses in simple PSC members. | K2, K3 |
| CO5 | Interpret IS code provisions and apply them to design RCC circular and rectangular water tanks. | K2, K3 |
K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create
UNIT I: Basics of Structural Steel Design & Connections (8 Hours)
- Overview of structural steel and IS 800:2007 — design methods and code philosophy
- Types of loads: dead, live, wind, seismic, and their effect on steel structures
- Bolted & riveted connections — types, failure modes, bearing vs shear, efficiency
- Welded connections — types (butt, fillet), design strength, failure, and inspection
UNIT II: Structural Steel Design for Tension & Compression Members (8 Hours)
- Design of tension members — gross/net area, rupture and yielding strength
- Details of splicing, lug angles, and gusset plates
- Design of compression members — slenderness ratio, effective length, buckling
- Introduction of Built-up columns — lacing, battens, column splices; eccentric loading
UNIT III: Plastic Analysis & Design (8 Hours) =
- Introduction to plastic behavior of steel sections
- Plastic moment capacity, shape factor, plastic hinge concept
- Collapse mechanisms: beam and frame
- Static and kinematic methods of analysis
- Principle of virtual work, load factor, comparison with elastic design
UNIT IV: Introduction to Prestressed Concrete (8 Hours)
- Introduction, Advantages & disadvantages of PSC over RCC
- Methods of prestressing
- Losses in prestress.
- Analysis of simple prestressed rectangular section
UNIT V: Limit State Design of Water Tanks (8 Hours)
- Basics of water tanks and Introduction to IS 3370:2021, Limit State Method for liquid-retaining structures
- Types of tanks — circular and rectangular, underground and overhead.
- Design rules using limit state method — loads, safety, and crack control.
- Step-by-step design of underground circular and rectangular tanks.
- Reinforcement layout and drawing as per the code.
Suggested Readings
- Indian Standard Codes: IS 456:2000; IS 800:2007; IS 3370; IS 1343; IS 13920
- N. Krishna Raju — Prestressed Concrete
- S.K. Duggal — Limit State Design of Steel Structures
- Ramamrutham — Prestressed Concrete
- Punmia—RCC & Steel Design
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