IM4204 Advanced Structural Design Syllabus:

IM4204 Advanced Structural Design Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES:

 To understand and explain the design of special RC Elements, Steel Structures, Industrial Buildings, Tall Building and special structures.

UNIT I DESIGN OF SPECIALRC ELEMENTS

Design of slender columns – Design of RC walls. Strut and tie method of analysis for corbels and deep beams, Design of corbels, Deep-beams and grid floors.

UNIT II DESIGN OF COLD FORMED STEEL STRUCTURES

Introduction to Direct Strength Method – Behavior of Compression Elements – Effective width for load and deflection determination – Behavior of Unstiffened and Stiffened Elements – Design of webs of beams – Flexural members – Lateral buckling of beams – Shear Lag – Flange Curling – Design of Compression Members –Wall Studs.

UNIT III TALL BUILDING

The Tall Building in the Urban Context – The Tall Building and its Support Structure – Development of High Rise Building Structures – General Planning Considerations. Dead Loads – Live Loads- Construction Loads -Snow, Rain, and Ice Loads – Wind Loads-Seismic Loading – Water and Earth Pressure Loads – Loads – Loads Due to Restrained Volume Changes of Material – Impact and Dynamic Loads – Blast Loads -Combination of Loads.

UNIT IV ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES

The Rigid Frame Structure Approximate Analysis for Vertical Loading – Approximate Analysis for Lateral Loading – Approximate Design of Rigid Frame Buildings- Shear Wall Structure – The Vierendeel Structure – The Hollow Tube Structure.

UNIT V PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Principles of Pre-stressing – Types and Systems of Pre-stressing, need for High Strength materials, Analysis, methods losses, deflection (short- long term), camber, cable layouts – Behavior of flexural members, determination of ultimate flexural strength – Codal provisions – Design of flexural members, Design for shear, bond and torsion. Design of end blocks.

COURSE OUTCOME

CO1 Design various concrete structures and structural elements by limit state design and detailing for ductility as per codal requirements.
CO2 Describe the design procedure for special structures such as Deep beams, Corbels, Deep beams, and Grid floors
CO3 Design steel structures for different load conditions.
CO4 Explain the design procedure for different types of industrial structures
CO5 Analyze and Design Bunkers, Silos and Chimneys.

REFERENCES:

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10. Taranath B S, “Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings” Tata McGraw Hill Education Pvt Ltd, New Delhi,2011