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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Structural Engineering SCIA7010 Design of Tall Buildings Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA7010 DESIGN OF TALL BUILDINGS
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND LOADING 9 Hrs.
Design philosophy, Reliability Based design, working stress design, limit state design, plastic design. loading, sequential
loading, Gravity loading, dead load, live load, Construction load, Combined loading, Wind Loading – Static and dynamic
approach – Analytical and wind tunnel experimental method. Earth quake loading – Equivalent lateral force materials, high
performance concrete – Fiber reinforced concrete –High strength concrete – Light weight concrete – Self compacting
Concrete.

UNIT 2 BEHAVIOR OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 9 Hrs.
Factors affecting growth, Height and structural form – High rise behavior, rigid frames – braced forms – infilled frames, shear
walls, coupled shear walls, wall frames, tubular, cores, outrigger - braced and hybrid mega systems. Behavior of structural
form –and modes of failure- flexure, shear, combination of flexure and shear.

UNIT 3 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Modeling for approximate analysis, Accurate analysis and reduction techniques, Analysis of a building as total structural
system considering overall integrity and major sub system interaction,, Analysis of member force , drift and twist,
computerized general three dimensional analysis. Deflection, cracking, prestressing, shear flow, design for differential
movement, creep and shrinkage effects, temperature effects and fire resistance.

UNIT 4 STABILITY OF BUILDINGS 9 Hrs.
Overall buckling analysis of frames, wall frames, Approximate methods, second order effects of gravity, of loading, P- Delta
analysis, simultaneous first order and P delta analysis, Translational, Torsional instability,, out of plumb effects, stiffness of
member in stability, effect of foundation rotation.

UNIT 5 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR TALL BUILDINGS 9 Hrs.
Assembly of buildings, Safety Policy, Stages of Site investigation, On site tests, Foundation, Basement construction and
Water proofing, Materials, Selection & handling, Wall & Floor construction, Roof Construction.
Max. 45 Hrs.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Taranath. B. S. “Structural Analysis in tall buildings”, McGraw Hill, 1988.
2. Bryan Stafford Smith, Alexcoull. “Tall building structures”, Analysis and Design, John Willey and Sons inc., 1991.
3. Beedle. L.S. “Advances in Tall Buildings” , CBS Publishers & Distributors, Delhi, 1986.
4. Lin T.Y., Stotes Burry D., “Structural Concepts and systems for Architects and Engineers”,1981.
5. Chew Yit Lin, Micheal, "Construction Technology for Tall Buildings", Singapore University Press, 2nd Edition, 2006.
6. Draft Indian code for Tall Buildings Design.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 5 Questions of 6 Marks each – No choice 30 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 14 Marks 70 Marks