Structural Design
CEC-207
Construction Materials: Properties of Cement & Aggregate, Bulking of Sand. Hydration of cement, initial and final setting type. Structural Steel – Composition and its type, material properties and behaviour; stress strain curve, relaxation of steel. Concrete: Mechanical properties of concrete: elastic modules, poisson’s ratio, creep, shrinkage and durability of concrete.
Working stress and Limit state design concepts. Introduction to Various Design Philosophies including characteristic strength, Partial Safety Factor, Factored Load, Design stress strain curve. Assumptions in Limit State Design Method. Constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term properties. (IS 456, IS 800, IS 10262)
Structural Steel, and its designation as per IS: 800:2007, Properties of Structural steel. Basics of types of members (Tension member, Compression member and flexural member) Connections – Types of connections. Rivet Connections, Bolted Connections and Welded Connections.
Project Planning: Project Scheduling, Controlling, Method of Planning. PERT & CPM: Activity time estimate, Start and finish time of Activities, Critical Path and critical activities. Development of PERT Network. Time estimate using PERT