DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, NIT SILCHAR

Lecture Plan
Semester: 4thSem B. Tech: Subject: Structural Design-I
Subject Code: CE-1208 LTPC: 3- 1- 0- 8
Sl No Topics Teaching Assignment
hours
1 Design philosophies : working stress method (WSM) – 1
ultimate load method – limit state design
2 Limit Sate Design : limit state of collapse – comparison of 2
WSM and LSD
3 Limit states of strength and serviceability: consideration 3
of durability - fire resistance - partial safety factors
1
4 Design for flexure: Assumptions – stress-strain relations – 5
neutral axis depth – moment of resistance – single
reinforced beams – solving problems
5 Design for flexure: doubly reinforced beams – T-beam 4
sections - solving problems
6 Design for shear and torsion: design shear – vertical 5
stirrups – inclined stirrups – design of torsional moment - 1
solving problems
7 Design of compression members– IS 456 – 2000 5
specifications - rectangular column – Transverse
reinforcement - helical reinforcement – circular column -
Interaction curves - solving problems
8 Redistribution of moments. 2
9 Design of Slabs: classification of slabs – specifications of 5
1
slabs - one way Slab – two way slab – cantilever slab –
continuous slab- solving problems
10 Design of Footings: classification of footings - Isolated 5
footing - Combined footing – continuous footing – strap
footing – raft footing – pile footing – well foundations-
1
solving problems
11 Retaining walls: Cantilever retaining wall – counterfort 2
retaining wall - solving problems
12 Introduction to Working stress method of design 2
Total number of Classes = 41 hrs
Marks distribution: Minor test: 2 nos. x 5 marks each : 10
Assignments: 4 nos. x 2.5 marks each : 10
Mid-semester exam: : 30
End-semester exam: : 50

Important Notes: Students should complete all the home assignments before attending the next class –
Students must not miss any class - Students are to bring calculator & IS code to the class
References:
1. Limit State Design of Reinforced Concrete, P.C. Varghese, PHI, New Delhi.
2. Reinforced Concrete Design, S.U. Pillai and D. Menon, Tata McGraw Hill Pub, New Delhi.
3. Reinforced Concrete - Limit State Design, A.K. Jain, Nem Chand and Co., Roorkee.
4. Indian Standard Code for RCC Design – IS : 456 – 2000.

Course coordinators
MLV Prasad/B.K Roy
Copy Submitted to
The HOD Civil Engineering Deptt, NIT Silchar for kind perusal and needful action.
The Dean (academic) , NIT Silchar for kind perusal and needful action.