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This document outlines the examination details for the Design of Steel Structures course at Gujarat Technological University, including subject code, date, time, and total marks. It contains a series of questions covering various topics such as types of loads, connections, design of plate girders, gantry girders, foot bridges, and methods of design. Students are instructed to attempt all questions and make necessary assumptions, with specific references to relevant standards and codes.

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3170618 (11)

This document outlines the examination details for the Design of Steel Structures course at Gujarat Technological University, including subject code, date, time, and total marks. It contains a series of questions covering various topics such as types of loads, connections, design of plate girders, gantry girders, foot bridges, and methods of design. Students are instructed to attempt all questions and make necessary assumptions, with specific references to relevant standards and codes.

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2023
Subject Code:3170618 Date:08-12-2023
Subject Name: Design of Steel Structures
Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
5. Use of IS 800:2007, SP 6 (1) and IS: 875 (Part I to V) is permitted.

Q.1 (a) Enlist various types of loads to act on a steel structure and discuss effect of 03
wind load on steel structures.
(b) Enlist different types of connections and Draw neat sketch of bolted web and 04
seat angle connection between to beams of different depths.
(c) Design an unstiffened welded seat angle connection between a beam ISMB 07
300 and column ISHB 250 for a beam reaction of 100 kN. Assume field weld
and Fe 410 grade of steel.

Q.2 (a) Differentiate between plate girder and Beam. 03


(b) What is tension field action? Explain with neat sketch: Tension field method 04
for finding nominal shear strength of a web.
(c) The following data refers to a welded plate girder of span 21 m to carry u.d.l. 07
of 25 kN/m (excluding self-weight) all over its span and two concentrated
loads of 180 kN each at 5 m from each end. Assume Self weight of girder =
10 kN/m. Avoid use of bearing and intermediate stiffeners. Use Fe 415 steel.
find out
1. Shear Force and Bending Moment
2. Size of web plate.
3. Size of Flange.
4. Check for moment capacity of flange.
5. Shear resistance of web.
OR
(c) Design a section for bolted plate girder for an effective span of 24 m. The 07
girder is laterally restrained throughout and carrying factored U.D.L. of 60
kN/m (including self-weight) over the entire span with two factored point
loads 400 kN at 8 m from each support. Connections and stiffener’s design
are not required.

Q.3 (a) Write advantages of plate girder over trusses. 03


(b) Enlist various elements of plate girder and Draw neat sketch of transversely 04
and longitudinally stiffened plate girder.
(c) Design a gantry girder considering following data: Crane capacity = 220 kN, 07
self-weight of crane girder = 200 kN, self-weight of trolley = 30 kN distance
between crane hook and the gantry girder = 1.2 m, wheel base = 3.2 m, c/c
distance between gantry rails = 16 m, span of gantry girder = 8 m, self-
weight of gantry girder = 1.6 kN/m, self-weight of rail section = 400 N/m.
Checks for buckling and deflections are not required. Connections design is
not required.
OR

1
Q.3 (a) Enlist various loads acting on gantry girder and Write codal criteria for 03
additional impact allowances for crane girders.
(b) Enlist various types of trusses used for truss girders. 04
(c) Provide a suitable section for following data for Gantry Girder. No need to 07
carry out the checks. A simply supported gantry girder to carry two
electrically overhead crane travelling with following details.
1.Crane capacity = 200 kN
2.Self weight of crane girder =180 kN
3.Wheel spacing =3.2 m
4.Weight of crab = 50 kN
5.Span of crane between rails = 16 m
6.Span of gantry girder = 8 m
7. min. spacing between cranes = 2m
8.Self weight of rail section= 500 N/m
9.Minimum hook approach =1.2 m
10. Take yield stress of steel =250MPa.
11. , self-weight of gantry girder = 1.5 kN/m

Q.4 (a) What is the meaning of foot over bridge? Write where it is useful. 03
(b) Design a cross beam for a warren type steel foot bridge with the following 04
data:
Span: 18 m
Panel length : 3m
Width of walk way: 3.5 m
Truss height = 3 m
Flooring: RCC slab 125 mm thick.
Live Load: 5 kN/m2
Floor Finish: 1 kN/m2
Assume self-weight of girder = 625 N/m, Also assume Suitable data if
required.
(c) Design top chord members for above problem of foot over bridge (Q.4(b)). 07
Assume self-weight of truss = 780 N/m.
OR
Q.4 (a) Differentiate between deck and through type truss bridge. 03
(b) Design a cross beam for a steel foot bridge with the following data: 04
Type of truss: N-type
Span: 18 m with 6 panel
Width of walk way: 3.5 m
Truss height = 3 m
Flooring: RCC slab 125 mm thick.
Live Load: 5 kN/m2
Floor Finish: 1 kN/m2
Assume self-weight of girder = 625 N/m, Also assume Suitable data if
required.
(c) Design bottom chord members for above problem of foot over bridge (or 07
Q.4(b)). Assume self-weight of truss = 780 N/m.

Q.5 (a) Distinguish between working stress method and plastic design method. 03
(b) What is plastic hinge? At which points plastic hinge is likely to form? 04
(c) A continuous steel beam consists of three equal spans 6m each carries an 07
u.d.l. of 75 kN/m under working conditions. Using plastic method, design
the beam which shall consist of I-section without any flange plate.
OR

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Q.5 (a) State the assumptions made in plastic design. 03
(b) Write advantages and disadvantages of plastic design method. 04
(c) Calculate plastic moment of resistance for a fixed beam of span 10m loaded 07
by a collapse U.D.L. of 30 kN/m over left 5m span and a collapse point load
of 60 kN at 2.5 m from right support.
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