DESIGN OF STRUCTURES - I

DESIGN OF STRUCTURES - I

 UNIT I-TIMBER STRUCTURES - DESIGN OF BEAMS AND COLUMNS-7
Grading of Timber – Permissible Stresses – Design of timber beams – Madras terrace roof –
Design of timber columns.
UNIT II-STEEL STRUCTURES - BOLTED AND WELDED JOINTS -12
Assumptions – failure of Bolted joints – Strength and Efficiency of Bolted Joints – Types – Design
of Bolted Joints for Axially Loaded Members (Excluding eccentric connections )Types of welded
joints – Advantages and disadvantages – Design of Fillet welds (Excluding eccentric connections).
(Exercises)
UNIT III - TENSION MEMBERS -8
Introduction – Net sectional area – permissible stresses. Design of Axially loaded Tension
member – Lug angle – code provision – tension splice.
UNIT IV -COMPRESSION MEMBERS -10
Introduction – various sections – built up section – Design of columns (excluding Lacing, Battening and other connections.)
UNIT V - STEEL BEAMS - 8
Introduction – laterally supported and unsupported beams – Design of laterally supported
beams.