M.Tech15 Reg.

No:

VELAGAPUDI RAMAKRISHNA
SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
M.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JULY, 2018
Second Semester
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

15CESE2003 DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES

Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 60

Answer One Question from each Unit
Answer to any single question or its part shall be written at one place only
4 x 15 = 60M
UNIT-I

1. a. What are the parameters that affect a wind flow? 5M

b. A power plant structure having maximum dimension more than

60 m is proposed to built on downhill side near lucknow. The height
of hill is 400m and slope is 1:3, the location is 250 m from the crest
of the hill on downward slope with the height of 15 m. Determine
the design wind pressure. 10M

(or)

2. a. With a neat sketch of braced industrial building, explain different

types of bracings used. 8M

b. Explain the design principles of a roof truss with a neat sketch.

7M

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UNIT-II
b. Explain design criteria for any one configuration of transmission
line towers. 7M
3. Explain the procedure for the design of gantry girder. 15M

(or) UNIT-IV

4. Explain the steps involved in unbraced industrial building. 15M 7. a. Determine the design tensile strength of the plate 130mmx12mm
with the holes for16mm diameter bolts as shown in fig.(2). Steel
UNIT-III
used is of Fe415 grade quality. 10M
Critical section
5. A bracket is bolted to the flange of a column as shown in fig.(1).
Using 8mm thick bracket plate and M20 bolts of grade 4.6, design 35 1 2
the connection. 15M
60 130
300kN
350 mm 35 4 3
fig. (2)
35 60

8mm bracket plate

b. Briefly explain about wind load on truss girder bridges. 5M

(or)

ISHB 300@577N/m 8. a. Explain component parts of a truss bridge. 5M

fig. (1) b. Explain the design procedure of bridge compression and tension
250 mm members. 10M
(or)
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6. a. Design a lap joint between the two plates each of width 120mm, if
the thickness of one plate is 16 mm and the other is 12 mm. The
joint has to transfer a design load of 160kN. The plates are of Fe
410 grade. 8M
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