ANALYSIS OF SELF SUPPORTED STEEL CHIMNEY AS PER INDIAN STANDARD A thesis Submitted by Kirtikanta sahoo (210CE2262) Inpatial fulfilment of the requirements ‘fr the award of the degree of Master of Technology In Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) Under The Guidance of Dr. Pradip Sarkar & Dr. AV Asha Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Rourkela Orissa -769008, India May 2012NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA, ORISSA -769008, INDIA This is to certify that the thesis entitled, “ANALYSIS OF SELF SUPPORTED STEEL CHIMNEY AS PER INDIAN STANDARD” submitted by Kirtikanta Sahoo in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Master of Technology degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela is an authentic work carried out by her under our supervision and guidance. To the best of our knowledge, the matter embodied in the thesis has not been submitted to any other University/Institute for the award of any degree or diploma, Research Guide Place: Rourkela Dr. Pradip Sarkar Dr. AV Asha Date Associate Professors Department of Civil Engineering NIT RourkelaACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, praise and thanks goes to my God for the blessing that has bestowed upon me inall my endeavors. Tam deeply indebted to Dr. Pradip Sarkar, Associate Professor of Structural Engineering Division, my advisor and guide, for the motivation, guidance, tutelage and patience throughout the research work. I appreciate his broad range of expertise and attention to detail, as well as the constant encouragement he has given me over the years. There is no need to mention that a big part of this thesis is the result of joint work with him, without which the completion of the work ‘would have been impossible. Tam grateful to Prof. N Roy, Head, Department of Civil Engineering for his valuable suggestions during the synopsis meeting and necessary facilities for the research work J extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Robin Davis P the faculty members of Structural Engineering Division for their helpful comments and encouragement for this work Tam grateful for friendly atmosphere of the Structural Engineering Division and all kind and helpful professors that I have met during my course I would like thank my parents and sister. Without their lave, patience and support, I could not have completed this work. Finally, I wish to thank many friends for the encouragement during these difficult years, especially, Saine Sikta, Snehash, Avadhoot, Haran, Kirtikanta Sahoo