Steel Structure Design

Grades, sections, structural properties, IS 2062

Strength of bolts, lap and butt joints, efficiency of joints

Types of welds, throat thickness, fillet and butt welds

Net section area, staggered rivets, design of tension members

Slenderness ratio, effective length, design of columns and struts

Design of laterally supported/unsupported beams, plate girders

Loads on trusses, design of roof truss members and purlins

Slab base, gusseted base, grillage foundation