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SEMESTER 2 EXAMINATIONS 2017-18

TITLE: Advanced Structural Design

DURATION: 120 MINS

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An Engineering Data Book by Calvert and Farrar is provided

Note that a formula sheet is provided at the end of this paper

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 Formulae and data sheet

Basic information:
Concrete density = 25kN/m3
fcd = 0.567fck
Young’s Modulus of steel = 210000N/mm2
Dead Load Factor = 1.35
Imposed Load Factor = 1.5

Basic equations:

Prestressed Concrete:

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Cracking in Concrete:

Arches:

k = 1.0 for two or three pinned arches

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Thin Walled Structures:
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2 tA m

For stiffened plates:

Shear and bending:

Shear and compression:

Combined shear, compression and bending:

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Buckling coefficients

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