UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum

08.807.11 Elective-V INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES
L T P/D Cr
3 0 0 3
Module I
Classification of Industrial structures-Layout requirements-lighting, ventilation and fire safety-protection against
noise and vibration-factories act.
Roofing configuration-types of trusses-beams and lattice trusses-purlins-ferrocement-detailed design-spacing –
Concrete roofs-Grid floors, shells and folded plates.
Module II
Storage structures-silos and bunkers-Shape of hopper for different materials-design of vertical sides-hopper
bottom-stiffening gorder-staging-design-conveyors and supporting structures.Intz type water tanks.
Module III
Rigid industrial frames-gable frames of uniform cross sections-varying depth-pin jointed knee bracings-designdesign
of joints-analysis by various methods. Power transmission lines-Load Analysis and design of
transmission line towers-substation structures-Foundation analysis-Design principle only.
References:
1. Lothers: “Advance Design in steel structure”, Prentice Hall,USA,1980
2. Salmon.C,G and Johnson J.E,”Steel structure-Design and Behaviour”,Harpr and Row-1980
3. Wiliam McGuire,” Steel Structures,”PrenticeHall of India New Jersey,1968
4. Steel designers Manual published in UK
5. Arya and Ajmani,”Design of steel structures”Netrichand Bros,Roorkee,1990
6. Dayaratnam P,”Design of steel structures”Wheele &Co.,NewDelhi Second Edition 1999
Question Paper: Duration: 3 hours
The question paper consists of Part A and Part B.
Part A is for 40 marks. There will be 8 compulsory short answer questions covering entire syllabus.
Part B is for 60 marks. There will two questions from each module. The candidate has to answer one question
of 20 marks from each module.
Note: No charts, tables, codes are permitted in the Examination hall .If necessary relevant data shall be given
along with the question paper by the question paper setter.
117