Department of Civil Engineering

M.Tech Structural Engineering

Newly introduced elective/optional courses
(In accordance with the 15th Academic
Council Meeting held on 10th Nov. 2010)

M.Tech Structural Engineering

Revised OPTIONAL/ ELECTIVE COURSES: Program Electives
COURSE
CODE
ST0701

COURSE NAME

L T P C

Soil Structure Interaction

ST0702
ST0703
ST0704
ST0705
ST0706
ST0707

Aseismic Design of Structures

Computer Aided Design
Concrete Technology & Special Concretes
Design of Bridges
Design of Reinforced Concrete Foundations
Design of Shell and Folded Plate Structures

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ST0708
ST0709

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

Advanced Analysis and Design for Wind Earthquake and
other Dynamic Loads
Design of Tall Buildings
Disaster Resistant Structures
Offshore Structures
Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Structures
Prestressed Concrete Structures
Optimization in Structural Design
Stability of Structures
Theory of Plates
Infrastructure Engineering for sanitary structures
Theory of Shells
Dam Safety
Bridge Maintenance Management
Ground Improvement Techniques
Seismic Retrofit of Buildings
Fluid Structure Interaction (Mathematical Approach)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics*
Analysis and design of structural sandwich panels*

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ST0710
ST0711
ST0712
ST0713
ST0714
ST0715
ST0716
ST0717
ST0718
ST0719
ST0720
ST0721
ST0722
ST0723
ST0724
ST0725
ST0726

* From 2010-11 onwards

ST 0725

ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Prerequisite
Nil

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PURPOSE
To impart the overall knowledge about the stationary crack under static loading energy balance, fatigue crack
growth curve and applications of fracture mechanics.
INSTRUCTUIONAL OBJECTIVES
1. To develop systematic knowledge of stress strain concept
2. To familiarize with the fundamentals of stationary crack under static loading.
3. To develop the knowledge about energy balance and crack growth.
4. To introduce fatigue crack growth curve.
5. To know about the applications of fracture mechanics.
Elements of Solid Mechanics
The geometry of stress and strain, elastic deformation, plastic and elasto plastic deformation limit analysis
Airys function field equation for stress intensity factor.
Stationary balance and crack growth
Two dimensional elastic fields Analytical solutions yielding near a crack front Irwins approximation
plastic zone size Dugdaale model determination of J integral and its relation to crack opening displacement.
Energy balance and crack growth
Griffith analysis stable and unstable crack growth Dynamic energy balance- crack arrest mechanism K1c
test methods R curves determination of collapse load.
Fatigue crack growth curve
Empirical relation describing crack growth law life calculation for a given load amplitude effects of
changing the load spectrum rain flow methods external factors affecting the K1c values- leak before break
analysis.
Application of Fracture Mechanics
Crack initiation under large scale yielding thickness as a design parameter mixed mode fractures crack
instability in thermal and residual stress fields numerical methods.
References:
1. David Broek, Elemetary Engineering fracture Mechanics, Fifthoff and Norerdhoff International
publisher, 1978.
2. Kare Hellan, Introduction of Fracture Mechanics , McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985.
3. 3. Preshant Kumar, Elements of Fracture Mechanics Wheeler Publishing, 1999
4. 4. John M.Barson and Stanly T.Rolfe Fatigue and fracture control in structures Prentice hall Inc.
Englewood cliffs 1977.

ST 0726

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURAL

SANDWICH PANELS
Prerequisite
Nil

L T
3 0

P
0

C
3

PURPOSE
To introduce the basic principles related to the structural sandwich panels.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
1. To learn about methods of analysis of sandwich panels.
2. To know about design methodologies of sandwich panels.
3. To learn about various standards for testing and procedures.
ANALYSIS OF SANDWICH FLEXURAL ELEMENTS
Introduction Sandwich beams Analysis of Antiplane core and thin faces-faces of unequal thicknesscases of core with modulus of elasticity considerable-deflection- symmetrical load- unsyymetrical loadincluding point load and udl
BUCKILING OF SANDWICH STRUTS
Sandwich struts Buckling Analysis of sandwich-beam and sandwich strut by strain energy method
Isotropic Orthotropic sandwich struts by Ritzs method.
SANDWICH PANELS UNDER BENDING AND BUCKLING
Differential equations of bending and buckling of isotropic sandwich panels - Wrinkling and other forms of
local instability Formulae for analysis.
DESIGN OF SANDWICH PANELS
Theory of sandwich panels Simply supported edge large deflection Initial deformations Design of
sandwich beams, Struts and panels.
TESTING OF SANDWICH PANELS
Testing of materials used in sandwich constructions Phase materials Core materials Test on sandwich
constructions Properties of materials.
References:
1.
2.

HOWARD G.ALLEN, Analysis and design of structural sandwich panels First

edition 1969, PERGAMON PRESS.
DAVID RANDAL AND STEVE LEE, The Polyurathanes Book-November, 2002,
JOHN WILEY, LTD.