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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology M.E. - Structural Engineering SCIA7005 Theory of Plates and Shells Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA7005 THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION OF THIN PLATES 9 Hrs.
Thin plates with small deflection –Laterally loaded thin plates. Governing differential equations. Various boundary conditions.

UNIT 2 RECTANGULAR PLATES 9 Hrs.
Simply supported rectangular plates. Plates with various edge conditions. Navier’s and Levy’s method.

UNIT 3 MEMBRANE THEORY OF SHELLS 9 Hrs.
Classical theory of shells. Structural behavior of thin shells. Classification of Shells. Membrane theory of doubly curved
shells. Edge disturbances.

UNIT 4 DESIGN OF SHELL STRUCTURES 9 Hrs.
Design of spherical shells, conical shells, hyperbolic, paraboloid shells. Cylindrical shells.

UNIT 5 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF FOLDED PLATES 9 Hrs.
Design of Folded Plates – Assumptions in the analysis of folded plates. Types of folded plates. Analysis and design of folded
plates.
Max. 45 Hrs.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Ramaswamy G.S., “Design and Construction of Concrete Shell Roof”, R.E.Kriegger, Malabar, Florida, 2006.
2. Timoshenko S., "Theory of Plates and Shells”, McGraw Hill Book Company, 2010.
3. Szilard R., "Theory and analysis of Plates”, Prentice Hall Inc.,1973.

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