Sem 8 - ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN

MG University B.Tech Syllabus S8 Civil

Module 1
Road bridges: I. R. C. Specifications – slab bridges -T-Beam bridges – box culvert – bearings.

Module 2
Shell structures: General principles for membrane theory for symmetrical uniformly distributed load – design of a simply supported single barrel cylindrical shell for membrane stresses – beam method. Folded plates: general principles – structural behaviour of plates (design not required)

Module 3
Industrial buildings: roof loads – analysis and design of trusses – design of purlins – design of bracing – supporting system.

Module 4
Design of plate girders and gantry girders – riveted and welded compound sections.

Module 5
Steel bridges: – I. S. Specifications – design of highway and railway bridges of plate girder type.

References

1. I. R. C. Bridge code, Indian Railway Bridge code, I. S. 456, I. S
2. Victor J.D., Design of Concrete Bridges, Oxford& I B H Publishing Company, New Delhi.
3. Krishna Raju, Advanced Design of Concrete Structures, Oxford& I B H Publishing Company, New Delhi.
4. Ramchandra, Design of Steel Structures. Vol II, Standard Book House, Delhi.
5. Ramaswamy G.S., Design and Construction of Concrete Shell Roofs, Mc Graw Hills