Post Graduate Program in STAAD.Pro for RCC, Industrial buildings and Metro Viaducts

Week 01 - Introduction to Industrial Structures

• Steel structures in the industry
• The stress-strain behaviour of structural steel
• The properties of steel & shapes
• Types of industrial structures
• The key design factors
• Types of structural systems in steel building
• The general loads on industrial structures
• Basic structural steel elements
• Gravity and lateral load path
• Structural redundancy
• General design procedure
• Iterative design process

Week 02 - Design of Tension Member

• The types of tension members
• The behaviour of tension member
• Failure mode possibilities
• The design strength of tension members
• Factors affecting member strength
• Shear Lag
• Sections used for the tension member
• Design of tension member

Week 03 - Design of Compression Member

• The types of compression member
• The behaviour of compression member
• Failure mode possibilities
• Sections used for compression member
• The effective length of compression member
• Design of compression member
• Design of Built-up compression member

Week 04 - Design of Beams

• Types of beam
• The loads on Beam
• Section classification
• Lateral stability of beams
• The effective length of beams
• The design of laterally restrained beams
• The design of laterally supported and unsupported beams
• Design of purlins (Hot rolled)

Week 05 - Design of Plate Girder

• The types of sections
• Elements of plate girder
• General considerations
• The proportioning of section
• Preliminary sizing
• Design of plate girder using IS 800:2007

Week 06 - Structural System of Industrial Structure

• Lateral load resisting system
• Vertical load resisting system
• Flooring system (Plating grating & Deck Beam)
• Grating & chequered plate
• Composite floor deck

Week 07 - Modelling of Structure in STAAD.Pro

• Introduction to STAAD.Pro
• Modelling nodes and beam element
• Generating model geometry
• Viewing geometry
• Creating groups
• Assigning properties
• Assigning specification
• Modelling tapered members
• Assigning custom sections using user table
• Member material specification
• Modelling Finite elements
• Modelling in physical modeller

Week 08 - Loading, Analysis and Design Procedure in STAAD.Pro

• To create load cases
• To apply self-weight
• Modelling member loads and Floor loads
• Application of load (vertical/lateral)
• Modelling reference loads
• Modelling of moving loads
• Seismic load generation
• Wind load generation
• Application of design parameters
• Performing simple analysis
• Post-processing result interpretation

Week 09 - Analysis & design of Typical Steel Frame structure using STAAD. Pro

• Input preparation
• General modelling
• Load & load calculations
• Analysis of structure
• The application of design parameters
• Design of structure
• The interpretation of post-processing results

Week 10 - Modelling , Analysis & Design of Industrial building (PEB) in STAAD.Pro.

• Introduction to Pre-engineered building
• the comparison of PEB over conventional building
• Various components of PEB
• General loads on PEB
• Load combination as per IS 800: 2007 & AISC ASD
• Input preparation
• Load & Load calculations
• Analysis of structure
• The application of design parameters
• Design of structure

Week 11 - Analysis & design of Pipe Rack structures using STAAD.Pro

• Introduction to pipe racks
• The components of pipe racks
• The types of pipe racks
• Loads on pipe racks
• Load combination as per AISC, LRFD, ASD
• Design criteria of structure
• Case Study of pipe rack structure

Week 12 - Design of Foundation using STAAD.Foundation

• Introduction to STAAD.Foundation
• Modelling supports
• Modelling support loading
• Importing information from STAAD.Pro
• To design isolated footing
• To design eccentric isolated footing
• To design continuous footing
• To design pile cap
• To design soil supported mat foundation
• To design pile-supported mat foundation

Week 01 - Introduction to Connection Design, Bolted Connection Theory

• Introduction to Connection Design
• Types of connections
• Bolted Connections
• Introduction
• Types of bolts
• Load Transfer Mechanism

Week 02 - Bolted Connection Theory

• Bolted Connection
• Failure Mechanism of Bolted Connection
• Edge Distances and Spacing of Bolts
• Bearing Type Connection
• Slip Critical Connection

Week 03 - Welded connection Theory

• Welded Connection
• Introduction
• Types of Weld
• Weld Symbols

Week 04 - Welded Connection Theory (Continued)

• Welded Connection
• Welding Procedure
• Weld Quality
• Specifications of Weld
• Welded Joints vs Bolted Joints

Week 05 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces

• Design of Connections
• Introduction
• The general procedure of Connection Design
• Types of Connections

Week 06 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces (Continued)

• Shear Connections
• Introduction
• Single Angle Shear Connection
• Double Angle Shear Connection

Week 07 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces (Continued)

• Shear Connections
• Fin Plate Connection
• Extended End Plate Connection
• Beam to Beam Shear Connection

Week 08 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces (Continued)

• Moment Connections
• Introduction
• Bolted Flange Plate Connection
• Welded Flange Plate Connection

Week 09 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces (Continued)

• Moment Connections
• End Plate Moment Connection
• Beam Splice Connection

Week 10 - Design of Connections for Shear, Moment & Axial Forces (Continued)

• Axial Force Connections
• Pinned & Fixed Baseplates
• Column Splice Connection
• Truss Connections (Gusset plate Connections)
• Introduction to Tubular Connection

Week 11 - RAM Connection

• This session will include practical software demonstration

Week 1 - Concept of Steel Connections and Types of Connections

• Steel member joints like rigid joints, flexible joints, semi-rigid joints
• Force flow through connections and concept of force distribution
• Types of connections 
• Difference between shear and axial connection
• Analysis and design of bolted connection & welded connection

Week 2 - Concept of Moment connection & Base Plate

• Force flow in moment connections and rigid joints
• Analysis and design of a moment joint
• Concept of force flow in base plate connection
• Types of base plate connections 
• Analysis and design of pinned type base plate

Week 3 - RAM Connection – Shear Connection Design (Part 1)

• Shear connections
• Bent plate beam column flange connection
• Bent plate beam girder connection

Week 4 - RAM Connection – Shear Connection Design (Part 2)

• Clip angle beam column connection
• Clip angle beam girder connection 
• Welded beam column connection

Week 5 - RAM Connection – Moment Connection Design (Part 1)

• Moment connections 
• Moment connection angle at beam column junction

Week 6 - RAM Connection – Moment Connection Design (Part 2)

• Moment connections of end plate at the beam column junction
• Moment connection with haunch

Week 7 - RAM Connection – Base Plate Connections

• Base plates
• Pinned type base plate connection
• Fixed type uniaxial base plate connection
• Fixed type biaxial base plate connection

Week 8 - RAM Connection – Splice Plate Connections

• Bolted splice flange plate connection for beam splice
• Bolted splice flange plate connection for columns splice
• Bolted splice web plate connection for beam splice
• Bolted splice web plate connection for columns splice

Week 9 - STAAD.Pro Connection Module (Part 1)

• Connections module in STAAD.Pro
• Method of design for welded connections
• Method of design for moment connections

Week 10 - STAAD.Pro Connection Module (Part 2)

• Method of design for end plate connections 
• Design of base plates
• Design of splice joints

Week 01 - Structural systems, Properties of concrete & Properties of reinforcing steel

• Objectives of structural design
• Example of structural systems (different types of floor systems, vertical and lateral framing systems etc.)
• Design codes
• Basics of concrete mix proportions and unit weight.
• Unconfined compressive strength of concrete (cylinder & cube)
• Stress-strain curve for concrete and its characteristics modified Hognestad parabola)
• Concrete stress-strain curve per IS 456:2000
• Confined strength of concrete (overview)
• Characteristic strength of concrete, the tensile strength of concrete
• Shrinkage & creep
• Properties of steel (stress v/s strain, Fe250/Fe415/Fe500)

Week 02 - Design Philosophies & Beam in Flexure (analysis)

• Preview into WSM, Strength Design (ULM) and Limit State Design (LSD)
• Two Limit States (serviceability & strength)
• Characteristic loads and load safety factor
• Design material strength
• Building frame example [Load distribution from slab – beam-column – foundation]
• Slabs in building
• One-way slabs (behaviour and structural analysis)
• Theory of flexure
• Concept of the neutral axis
• Failure modes of RC section (under-reinforced, over-reinforced & balanced section)
• Moment of resistance

Week 03 - One-way slabs & Two-way slabs

• Structural analysis and design of one-way slab
• Reinforcement detailing for one-way slabs
• Introduction to two-way slabs
• Difference between one-way & two-way slabs
• Analysis of two-way slabs
• Effective span for two-way slabs
• Design example (two-way slabs)
• Reinforcement detailing in two-way slabs

Week 04 - Beams in Flexure

• Introduction to reinforced concrete beams
• Moment of resistance
• Concept of flanged beams in buildings
• Analysis of under-reinforced rectangular beams
• Analysis of over-reinforced rectangular beams
• Flanged beams (effective width and other
• characteristics)
• Analysis of flanged beams in flexure
• Limiting percentage of steel in beams

Week 05 - Beams in Flexure

• Analysis of T-Beam (design example)
• Concept of doubly reinforced rectangular beam
• Analysis of doubly reinforced beam

Week 06 - Beams in Flexure, Bond, development length and anchorage length

• Structural analysis of beam in the building frame
• Design of singly reinforced beam in the building frame
• Reinforcement detailing of beams
• Bond strength of concrete
• Development length and anchorage length

Week 07 - Shear

• Principal stress in beams
• Modes of cracking
• Shear transfer mechanism
• Effect of reinforcement on shear failure
• Nominal shear stress in the beam
• Critical section for one-way shear
• Shear strength without shear reinforcement
• Shear strength of the slab
• Shear strength with shear reinforcement
• Reinforcement detailing of shear reinforcement
• Design example

Week 08 - Torsion & Deep Beams

• Torsion in structural members (compatibility torsion and equilibrium torsion)
• Torsional reinforcement provisions per IS code
• Torsional reinforcement detailing
• Design example
• Introduction to deep beams and design example

Week 09 - Columns

• Tied columns and spiral column
• Loading on columns
• The effective length of the column (braced & unbraced length)
• Effective length per IS 456
• Slender and short columns, slenderness limits
• Reinforcement detailing of columns
• The design strength of short column under pure axial load

Week 10 - Columns

• Short column subjected to axial load and uniaxial moment
• Strain profile under axial load and varying eccentricities
• Introduction to P-M interaction curve
• Possible modes of failure of column
• Generating P-M interaction curve (equations and design example)
• Design of column subjected to axial load and uniaxial moment
• Design of column subjected to axial load and biaxial moment
• Use of design aids (SP 16) for column design

Week 11 - Foundations

• Types of foundation (isolated, raft, combined, wall)
• Bearing pressure under footing (due to axial load, axial load and uniaxial moment)
• Design considerations (Bearing pressure, one-way shear, two-way shear and flexure)
• Transfer of forces at column base: Bearing of concrete
• Reinforcement detailing
• Design example: Isolated, concentrically loaded footing
• Design example: Isolated, eccentrically loaded footing

Week 12 - Foundations

• Combined foundation (introduction and need for combined foundation)
• Analysis of combined foundation
• Design example: Combined foundation

Week 1 - Introduction to Basics

• User interface (UI) of the software
• Types of structures
• Material specifications
• Support conditions 
• Design parameters
• Analysis and post processing options available in STAAD.Pro

Week 2 - Modeling of RC Building

• Steps involved in modelling, designing, and analysing RC structures
• Structure’s framework
• Structural elements

Week 3 - Input Generation

• Material specifications
• Assigning supports and constants
• Design parameters of the model under study. 
• Analysis of buildings according to requirements

Week 4 - Load Generation

• Load cases and load combinations 
• Load calculations 
• Dead load 
• Live load 
• Wind load 
• Applying calculated load to software models

Week 5 - Analysis of the Model

• Complete analysis of the structure
• Post-processing results 
• Interpretation of results 
• Extracting shear force diagram (SFD), bending moment diagram (BMD), reactions, and displacements for design purposes

Week 6 - Output Interpretation

• Design of structural elements (slab, beam, column, and foundation) using STAAD.Pro
• Verifying results with manual calculation sheets

Week 7 - Introduction to Steel Structures

• Types of steel structures 
• Components in a steel building 
• Rafters 
• Purlins 
• Side wall and end wall girts
• Column 
• Bay spacing 
• Cladding

Week 8 - Modelling of Steel Building

• Study of a steel structure 
• Modelling the structure using the coordinate method

Week 9 - Input Generation

• Input parameters according to specifications and standards. 
• Calculation of loads in a steel building using Microsoft Excel 
• Applying the calculated load on a model

Week 10 - Analysis of the Model

• Input parameters 
• Design specifications 
• Analysis of structures

Week 11 - Result Interpretation

• Interpretation of the output file generated
• Extraction of results for each element in the building 
• BMD 
• SFD
• Serviceability check

Week 12 - Documentation & Verification of the Output

• Representing analysis in the form of documents and drawings 
• Factors to be considered when representing the design (Detailing drawing with cross section (C/S) and longitudinal section (L/S))
• Cross-checking extracted results from software with manual calculations

Week 01- Introduction and Planning of Metro Viaducts

• An introductory lecture on the present and future prospects of metro projects in India
• Discussion on elevated and underground metro projects.
• Design Basis Report
• Planning of the metro viaduct
• Challenges faced in design and at construction sites
• Proposed solutions

Week 02 -Overview of Structural Components

• An overview of all the structural components of the bridge – both the superstructure and the substructure.

Week 03 - Design of Prestressed Open Web Structures (Superstructure)

• Design of Superstructure Components-Prestressed open web structures such as U-girders
• Longitudinal analysis of prestressed open web structures such as U girders
• Transverse analysis of prestressed open web structures such as U girders

Week 04 - Design of Prestressed I-Girders (Superstructure)

• Design of superstructure components-prestressed I-girders
• Longitudinal analysis of prestressed I-girders

Week 05 - Design of Prestressed I-Girders (Superstructure)

• Transverse analysis of prestressed I-girders and design of slabs
• Design of cross girders/diaphragms

Week 06 - Design of Bearings (Superstructure)

• Design of superstructure component - bearings

Week 07 - Design of Prestressed Pier Caps (Substructure)

• Design of substructure component – prestressed pier cap
• Longitudinal analysis and design of prestressed pier caps
• Comparison of RCC vs PSC

Week 08 - Design of RCC Pier Caps (Substructure)

• Design of substructure component-  RCC pier cap

Week 09 - Design of Pier (Substructure)

• Design of substructure component - RCC pier

Week 10 - Design of Pile Cap

• Design of pile cap

Week 11 - Design of Pile Foundation

• Design of pile foundation

Week 12 - Design of Open Foundation & Design of Well Foundation

• Design of open foundation
• Design of well foundation