KTU 2024 Scheme · Semester 6 · Program Core — Civil Engineering

Design of Steel Structures (PCCET602) Syllabus

Official KTU 2024 Scheme syllabus for Design of Steel Structures, Semester 6, Program Core — Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering).

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Course Code

PCCET602

Credits

Teaching Hours

3:0:0:0 (L:T:P:R)

CIE Marks

ESE Marks

Exam Duration

2 Hrs 30 Min

Prerequisites

PCCET501 (Foundation Engineering)

Semester

Semester 6

Course Objective

To cover the basic ideas needed to design structural steel members, exposing students to areas related to steel structural design and equipping them to identify and address real-world practical issues.

Module-wise Syllabus

Module 1

9 contact hours

Introduction to steel and steel structures, properties of steel, structural steel sections. Introduction to design loads and load combinations, limit state design concepts. Types of fasteners — bolts and welds. Types of simple bolted and welded connections, relative advantages and disadvantages, modes of failure of bolted connection. Design of bearing type connection and friction connection, prying forces, design of bracket connection.

Module 2

9 contact hours

Welds — specifications and effective area of welds, fillet and butt connections, axially loaded connections for plate and angle truss members, design of bracket connections. Tension members — types of sections, modes of failure, slenderness ratio, net area, concepts of shear lag, design of tension members, connections in tension members, use of lug angles.

Module 3

9 contact hours

Types of compression members and sections, behaviour and types of failures, effective length, slenderness ratio, column formula and column curves, design of solid and built-up columns, design of built-up laced and battened type columns, design of column bases — slab base and gusset base.

Module 4

9 contact hours

Types of beam sections, flexural strength and lateral stability of beams, design of laterally supported and laterally unsupported beams. Design of roof trusses — types, design loads and load combination, assessment of wind loads, design of I section purlin.

Course Outcomes

CO1Explain the behaviour and properties of structural steel members to resist various structural forces and actions, and apply the relevant codes of practice.
CO2Analyse the behaviour of structural steel members and undertake design at both serviceability and ultimate limit states.
CO3Explain the theoretical and practical aspects of design of composite steel structures with design aspects.
CO4Apply a diverse knowledge of design of steel engineering practices applied to real life problems.
CO5Demonstrate experience in the implementation of design of structures on engineering concepts applied in the field of structural engineering.

Assessment Pattern (CIE: 40 marks, ESE: 60 marks)

Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE)

Attendance	5
Assignment / Microproject	15
Internal Examination 1 (Written)	10
Internal Examination 2 (Written)	10

End Semester Examination (ESE)

Total 60 marks, 2 Hrs 30 Min. See the official KTU syllabus document for the exact Part A / Part B question pattern for this course.

Textbooks & Reference Books

Textbooks

Steel Structures: Design and Practice — N Subramanian (Oxford Publication, 2010)
Design of Steel Structures — Duggal S.K. (Tata McGraw-Hill, 2017)
Design of Steel Structures — A. S. Arya, J.L. Ajmani and Awadesh Kumar (Nem Chand and Bros, 2014)

Reference Books

Steel Design — William T Segui (Wheeler Publishing, 1998)
Design of Steel Structures — Vol. I and Vol. II — P. Dayaratnam / Ramachandra S. and Virendra Gehlot (Cenage Learning / Standard Book House, 2017 / 2011)
IS 800-2007, Code of Practice for General Construction in Steel — — (BIS, 2007)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many credits is KTU Design of Steel Structures (PCCET602)?

3 credits, with 3:0:0:0 (L:T:P:R) teaching hours per week, under the KTU 2024 Scheme.

How many modules are in the PCCET602 syllabus?

4 modules, 36 total contact hours.

What is the CIE and ESE mark split for this course?

CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation): 40 marks. ESE (End Semester Examination): 60 marks, 2 Hrs 30 Min. Total: 100 marks.

What are the recommended textbooks for PCCET602?

Steel Structures: Design and Practice (N Subramanian); Design of Steel Structures (Duggal S.K.); Design of Steel Structures (A. S. Arya, J.L. Ajmani and Awadesh Kumar).

Is this syllabus specific to one branch, or common to others too?

This Semester 6 course is listed under Program Core — Civil Engineering at KTU under the 2024 Scheme — check the course header above for which branches it's common to.

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