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This document contains instructions for a steel structures design exam consisting of 5 questions. Question 1 covers advantages/disadvantages of steel structures, types of loads, and designing a beam-column connection. Question 2 covers shear strength calculation methods, advantages of plate girders over trusses, and designing a plate girder section. Question 3 covers types of truss girders, drawing a plate girder, and designing a foot bridge cross beam. Question 4 covers elastic vs plastic modulus, lateral loads, and plastic design of continuous beams. Question 5 covers loads on gantry girders, connection drawings, and designing a gantry girder section.

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Gujarat Technological University

This document contains instructions for a steel structures design exam consisting of 5 questions. Question 1 covers advantages/disadvantages of steel structures, types of loads, and designing a beam-column connection. Question 2 covers shear strength calculation methods, advantages of plate girders over trusses, and designing a plate girder section. Question 3 covers types of truss girders, drawing a plate girder, and designing a foot bridge cross beam. Question 4 covers elastic vs plastic modulus, lateral loads, and plastic design of continuous beams. Question 5 covers loads on gantry girders, connection drawings, and designing a gantry girder section.

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:3170618 Date:15/12/2021
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), IS: 875 (Part I to V) and IS: 1893 is permitted.

Q.1 (a) Enlist advantages and disadvantages of steel structures. 03


(b) Explain in brief various types of loads to be considered in the design 04
of steel structure.
(c) A beam ISLB 350 is connected to a flange of column ISHB 400 to 07
transmit end reaction of 175 kN due to factored loads. Design web
angle connection using M 20 bolts of 4.6 grade and steel Fe 410.

Q.2 (a) Explain simple post critical method to calculate nominal shear 03
strength of girder.
(b) Write advantages and disadvantages of plate girders over steel trusses. 04
(c) The following data refers to a welded plate girder of span 18 m to 07
carry superimposed load of 30 kN/m all over its span and two
concentrated loads of 150 kN each at 4.5 m from each end. Assume
Self weight of girder = 8 kN/m. Avoid use of bearing and intermediate
stiffeners. Use Fe 415 (E250) steel. find out
1. Moment and shear force
2. Depth of web plate.
3. Selection of Flange.
4. Check for moment capacity of the girder.
5. Shear resistance of web.
OR
(c) Design a section for welded plate girder for span of 22 m. The girder 07
is laterally restrained throughout and carrying U.D.L. of 44 kN/m
(including self-weight) over the entire span with two point loads 170
kN at 5 m from each support. Connections and stiffener’s design are
not required.
Q.3 (a) Enlist various types of trusses used for truss girders. 03
(b) Draw neat sketch of transversely stiffened welded plate girder and 04
show its elements.
(c) Design a cross beam for steel foot bridge for the following data: 07
Type of truss: warren type,
Span: 21 m , Width of walk way: 4 m, Panel length = 3m, Flooring =
RCC slab 125 mm thick. Live Load: 5 kN/m2 & Floor Finish: 1.5kN/m2.
Assume self-weight of cross beam = 0.8 kN/m. Also carry out required
checks.
OR
Q.3 (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: 24 m with 8 panel
1
Width of walk way: 4 m
Truss height = 3 m
Flooring: RCC slab 110 mm thick.
Live Load: 5 kN/m2
Floor Finish: 0.75 kN/m2
Assume Suitable data if required
(c) Design top chord members for above problem of foot over bridge (or 07
Q.3(b)). Assume self weight of truss = 0.7 kN/m.
Q.4 (a) Distinguish between elastic modulus and plastic modulus. 03
(b) Explain Lateral load due to Wind and Seismic as per I.S. Standard. 04
(c) Calculate plastic moment of resistance for a fixed beam of span 10m 07
loaded 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.
OR
Q.4 (a) Define Shape Factor and Collapse load. Also write plastic section 03
modulus of rectangular beam.
(b) Calculate shape factor and plastic moment capacity of an ISMB 400 04
about y-y axis.
(c) Design a suitable section for a two span continuous beam, each having 07
a span of 6.0 m and supporting a dead load of 20 kN/m and live load
of 25 kN/m by plastic design approach.
Q.5 (a) Enlist and explain in brief about various loads acting on gantry girder. 03
(b) Draw the following connections with neat sketches: beam to beam 04
web angle connection, beam to column flange seat angle connection
(c) Design a gantry girder considering following data: Crane capacity = 07
180 kN, self-weight of crane girder = 180 kN, self-weight of trolley =
30 kN distance between crane hook and the gantry girder = 1 m, wheel
base = 3 m, c/c distance between gantry rails = 15 m, span of gantry
girder = 6 m, self-weight of rail section = 280 N/m, diameter of crane
wheels = 125 mm and self-weight of gantry = 1320 N/m. Checks for
buckling and deflections are not required. Connections design is not
required. Assume EOT type crane.
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw neat sketch showing overhead crane system with gantry girder 03
and other important components.
(b) What is a foot over bridge? Write its application. 04
(c) Provide a suitable section for following data for Gantry Girder . No 07
need to carry out the checks. A simply supported gantry girder to carry
two electric ally overhead crane travelling with following details.
1.Crane capacity = 200 kN
2.Self weight of crane girder =200 kN
3.Wheel spacing =3.5 m
4.Weight of crab = 40 kN
5.Span of crane between rails = 15 m
6.Span of gantry girder = 7.5 m
7. Self weight of rail section= 300 N/m
8.Minimum hook approach =1.2 m
9.self weight of gantry = 1.6 kN/m
10.weight of rail = 300 N/m
11. Take yield stress of steel =250MPa.
Assume no lateral restraint along the span.

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