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• To acquaint students with use of steel as a structural component.
• To develop ability of students to design steel structures.
• To use software for analysis and design purpose.

[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]CLO: 1. to investigate steel structural members of simple structures for given loadings.
CLO: 2. to design steel structural members of simple structures for given loadings.
CLO: 3. to justify and defend design of simple steel structures.
CLO: 4. to integrate analyses and design of steel structures using software (ETABs and SAP2000)
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1. Introduction
   • Use of steel as a structural material
   • Hot rolled, cold formed and built up sections
   • Comparison with concrete construction
   • Different design methods (LRFD & ASD)
   • Factor of safety, loads and load combinations
   • Concept of load and resistance factors, plastic design and limits on design
2. Analysis and Design of Members for Tension
   • Calculation of effective net area
   • Analysis of tension members by ASD and LRFD methods
   • Design of tension members by ASD and LRFD methods
3. Analysis and Design of Members for Compression
   • Euler’s buckling load in columns, effective length
   • Residual stresses, local and overall stability
   • Slender and Non-slender sections, lateral torsional buckling
   • Analysis of compression members by ASD and LRFD methods
   • Design of compression members by ASD and LRFD methods
   • Single angle compression member
   • Built-up columns
   • Column Lacing and Tie or stay plate
   • Column Base plate
4. Analysis and Design of Members for Flexure
   • Compact and non-compact sections, stiffened and unstiffened beams
   • Analysis of beams (flexure members) by ASD and LRFD methods
   • Design of beams (flexure members) by ASD and LRFD methods
   • Shear and Deflection in beams
   • Beam bearing/base plate
   • Plate girder proportioning and stiffener design
5. Design of a truss
   • Design and drawing of a truss, purlin, roof sheet, cud bearing plate
   • Uplift of truss due to wind
6. Beam-column and axial-flexure interaction
   • Members subject to bending and axial tension
   • Members subject to bending and axial compression, second order effects, moment magnification
7. Connections
   • Types of connections (welded, bolted and riveted truss connections, brackets, moment and shear connections)
   • Analysis and design of bolted connections
   • Analysis and design of welded connections
8. Analysis and design of steel components using software
   • Analysis and design of truss using Staad Pro, ETABS and/or SAP

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