Design of Steel Structures (Web Course)

Prof. A. R. Shantha Kumar

Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai - 600036 Email : santhaar@civil.iitm.ernet.in Telephone : (91-44) (Office)

(91-44) (Residence)

Prof. S. R. Satish Kumar

Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai - 600036 Email : satish@civil.iitm.ernet.in Telephone : (91-44) 2257 8310 (Office)

(91-44) 2257 9310 (Residence)

Detailed Syllabus

. Introduction (2 lectures) Properties of Structural Steel, I. S. Rolled Sections, I. S. Specifications

II. Design Approach (2 lectures) Factor of Safety, Permissible and Working Stresses, Elastic Method, Plastic Method, Introduction to Limit States of Design

III. Connections (5 lectures) Type of Connections, Riveted, Bolted and Welded Connections, Strength, Efficiency and Design of Joints, Modes of Failure of a Riveted Joint, Advantages and

Disadvantages of Welded Joints, Design of Fillet and Butt Welds, Design of Eccentric Connections

IV. Tension Members (8 lectures) Net Sectional Area, Permissible Stress, Design of Axially Loaded Tension Member, Design of Member Subjected to Axial Tension and Bending

V. Compression Members (9 lectures) Modes of Failure of a Column, Buckling Failure: Euler’s Theory, Effective Length, Slenderness Ratio, Design Formula: I.S. Code Formula, Design of Compression Members, Design of Built-Up Compression Members: Laced and Battened Columns

VI. Beams (8 lectures) Design Procedure, Built-Up Sections, Plate Thickness, Web Crippling, Web Buckling, Connections and Curtailment of Flange Plates

VII. Beam Column (3 lectures)

Eccentricity of Load, Interaction Formulae, Design Procedure, Eccentrically Loaded Base Plates

VIII. Column Base (3 lectures)

Slab Base, Gusseted Base, Grillage Foundation