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Design of Structures II
How to size structural steel by the Limit State Method of IS 800:2007 — and timber by the working-stress method of IS 883. Five design problems: the welded joint, the tension member, the compression member (column), the laterally-supported steel beam, and the timber beam. Each comes with its governing formula, a worked example and a live calculator. The steel counterpart to Design of Structures I (RCC) — the calculation layer beside Concept of Building Structures and Building Materials & Construction III.
Course byAmogh N P· Architect & interior designer
The syllabus
5 units · 5 liveTranscribed from the official B.Arch syllabus. All 5 units are live as full interactive lessons — each with original diagrams, a worked example, a live calculator and a self-assessment quiz.
Unit 1 — Steel Sections & Welded Joints
LiveTypes of steel and the properties of structural steel; IS rolled sections (ISMB, ISMC, ISA, ISHB) and SP 6; the concept of Limit State Design — partial safety factors for loads (γf) and material (γm0 = 1.10, γm1 = 1.25); and the design of a fillet weld.
Unit 2 — Tension Members
LiveTypes of tension members and sections; the three modes of failure — gross-section yielding, net-section rupture and block shear; net area and the staggered-hole rule; the design of plate and single-angle tension members (with shear lag); and built-up tension members.
Unit 3 — Compression Members
LiveTypes of compression members and sections; short and slender (long) columns; effective length and the end-condition factor; slenderness ratio and its limits; the design compressive stress from the buckling curves; and the design of single and built-up sections.
Unit 4 — Steel Beams
LiveTypes of steel beam sections; section classification (plastic, compact, semi-compact, slender); the general specifications and checks — bending, shear, deflection, web buckling and crippling; and the design of laterally-supported beams.
Unit 5 — Timber Beams
LiveTimber as a structural material; structural grading per IS 883 (Select, Grade I, Grade II), strength groups and the effect of defects; permissible stresses, location and duration-of-load factors; and the working-stress design of a simply-supported timber beam for bending, shear and deflection.
Course outcomes
What you will be able to doDescribe the properties of structural steel, IS rolled sections, the concept of Limit State Design, and design a fillet-welded joint.
Design tension members — plates, angles and built-up sections — for the three modes of failure (yielding, rupture and block shear).
Design compression members (columns and struts) — single and built-up — using effective length, slenderness and the buckling curves.
Design laterally-supported steel beams for bending, shear and deflection.
Grade timber and design a simply-supported timber beam for bending, shear and deflection by the working-stress method.
Design and verify basic steel and timber members through worked examples and live calculators.
The author
Amogh N P
Architect, interior designer, and creative polymath. Studio Matrx began in his notebooks — his vision of design made honest, useful, and open to everyone. Its Academy is written and taught in his memory, and free, forever.
More about Amogh →Learn to size the structure.
Welds, ties, columns and beams — in steel and timber, each with the formula, a worked example and a calculator you can drive. Read the five units, then test yourself.
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