Structural engineering that comes under civil engineering deals with physical laws and empirical knowledge of the structural performance of materials. Different materials have different properties. One such property is elasticity which makes the material return to its original shape when the force causing the deformation is removed. The majority of failure in materials occurs due to fatigue, because of repeated loading and unloading.
The building material is used for construction purpose. Some of the naturally occurring materials are clay, sand, wood, stone, rocks etc. Apart from these naturally occurring substances, man-made materials are also in use. This course covers a detailed and elaborate note on each of these building materials along with cost control project management and principles of organisation.
After completion of this course, students will get a complete knowledge about structural engineering, qualities of soil, building materials, structures, classification of construction, project management and principles of organisation.
WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THIS COURSE
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Process Engineering
- Production Managers
- Maintenance Engineers and Supervisors
- Process Control Technicians
COURSE OUTLINE
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
- Theory of structures
- Objectives
- Elements of Structural design
- Analysis of structures
- Structures: Classification
- Structures: Member stresses
- Structures: Supports
EQUILIBRIUM OF BODIES
- Equilibrium of bodies
- Free body diagrams
- General terms
- Deflection of structures
- Statically determinate structure
- Bending Moment (BM)
- Shear Force (SF)
- BM & SF diagrams
- Moving loads
ELASTIC AND PLASTIC THEORY
- Elastic theory or design methods
- Drawbacks of elastic theory
- Plastic theory
- Plastic design of beam
- Plastic moment
- Plastic analysis of structure
- Concepts of plastic analysis
- Design of beams
- Classification of beams
- Moment of resistance
- Beam design process
- Web cripping & buckling
ELASTICITY OF THE MATERIALS
- Strength of materials
- Elasticity of the materials
- Stress and strain
- Stress-strain for ductile and brittle materials
LATERAL STRAIN AND POISSON’S RATIO
- Factor for safety
- Lateral strain and poisson’s ratio
- Shear force and shear stress
- Modulus of rigidity or shear modulus
- Vertical and horizontal shear stress
- Deformation or deflection of structures
DEFORMATION OF BEAMS, TORSION AND FLEXURAL STRESSES
- Bending Moment
- Shear Force
- Types of beams
- Torsion
- Flexural stresses in beams
FATIGUE STRESSES
- Fatigue stresses
- Stages of fatigue
- Fatigue problems
- Fatigue in welding
- Factors that affect fatigue life
FATIGUE – PREVENTION AND EXAMPLE PROBLEMS
- Methods to prevent fatigue
- Fatigue – Example problem
- Illustration – example 1
- Illustration – example 2
THERMAL EXPANSION AND THERMAL STRESS
- Thermal expansion
- Coefficient of thermal expansion
- Coefficient of aerial expansion
- Coefficient of volume or cubical expansion
- Coefficients of expansion – Example
- Thermal stress and strain
- Configuration of the building
- Design temperature change
- Types of loading
- Repeated and reversed stress
SOIL MECHANICS AND STRUCTURE OF EARTH
- Soil mechanics
- Soil – what it means
- Structure of the earth
FORMATION OF MINERAL DEPOSITS
- Formation of mineral deposits
- Formation of soil
- What are soils?
- Characteristics of soils
QUALITIES OF SOIL
- Soil particles and size of soil particles
- Phase, types and size of soil particles
- Structure of soils
- Soil investigation
FOUNDATION
- Foundations
- Objectives of foundations
- Loads on foundations
- Shallow foundation
- Types of shallow foundation
- Deep/Pile foundation
- Commonly used piles
- Selection of types of foundation
- Materials used for foundation
BUILDING MATERIALS: CLAY
- Building material: use
- Building material: properties
- Building material: standardization
- Building material: performance
- Building materials: clay
- Clay classification
- Clay products: bricks
BRICKS, ROCKS AND STONES
- Classification of bricks
- Ingredients of a good brick
- Clay tiles
- Application of clay products
- Building materials: rocks and stones
- Classification of rocks
- Characteristics of a good building stone
BUILDING MATERIALS: WOOD
- Building materials: wood
- Timber
- Seasoning of timber
- Characteristics and uses of timber
- Properties of wood
- Common wood products
CONCRETE, PAINT, CERAMICS AND VARNISH
- Construction materials: cement
- Types of cement
- Building materials: concrete aggregates
- Concrete materials: water
- Building materials: lime
- Building materials: concrete
- Building materials: building mortars
- Building materials: ferrous metals
- Building materials: non-ferrous metals
- Building materials: ceramics
- Building materials: paint
- Building materials: enamel
- Building materials: varnish
STRUCTURES
- Structures – member stresses
- Structures – support
- Free Body Diagrams
- Deformation and deflection of structures
BENDING MOMENT & SHEAR FORCE
- Bending moment
- Shear force
- BM and SF – influencing factors
- BM & SF diagrams
UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD
- Uniformly Distributed Load (ULD)
- Illustrations
FLEXURAL STRESS IN BEAMS
- BM & SF diagrams – notable points
- Flexural stresses in beams
- Analysis of columns
- Review engineering concepts
STRESS-STRAIN CURVE FOR DUCTILE MATERIALS
- Stress-strain curve for ductile materials
- Design philosophies
- Combination loads
- Tacoma narrows bridge (1940)
STEEL STRUCTURE
- Use of steel structures
- Common steels
- Methods of design of steel structures
- Rigid and semi-rigid design
- Plastic design
JOINTS & FASTENERS
- Design of joints and fasteners for steel structures
- Rivets
- Steps for designing rivets
- Design of bolts
- Design of welding joints
- Design of butt weld
DESIGN OF AXIALLY LOADED TENSILE, BEAMS AND REINFORCED CEMENT
- Design of axially loaded tensile member
- Design of compression members
- Design of beams
- Design of reinforced concrete structures
- Ingredients and properties of concrete
- Durability of concrete
- Reinforced concrete design
- Roof drainage
STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
- Analysis of structures
- Classification of structures
- Structures – general terms
- Types of loads
- Impact and vibrations
STATICALLY DETERMINATE AND INDETERMINATE STRUCTURES
- Statically determinate structures
- Degree of indeterminacy – Cantilever Tree method
- Degree of indeterminacy – Method of Joints
- Principle of super position
- Expressions for slope deflection in standard cases
CLASSIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION
- Classification of construction work
- Stages of construction
- Construction team
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CRITICAL PATH METHOD
- Resources and need for management
- Construction and project management
- Project management and scheduling
- Critical path method
COST CONTROL AND PRINCIPLE OF ORGANISATION
- Importance of cost
- Purpose of cost control
- Budgeting
- Cost analysis
- Organisation
- Types of organization
- Organisation suitable for construction industry
