28(0/ 1F- neg.No.:[ TTT TTTTTTI 1 ie Question Paper Code: 41153 M.EJ/M.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018. Elective Structural Engineering ST 5014 — DESIGN OF STEEL CONCRETE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES (Regulations 2017) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks 10. Answer ALL questions. PART A— (10x 2 = 20 marks) Mention any four applications of steel concrete composite construction. Explain the mechanism of composite action. Define effective stiffness of a member. What are the advantages of composite columns? What are the types of shear connectors? What is meant by partial shear interaction? Write the limitations of deflection of a girder. What are the basic variables in choosing cross section of a box girder? Define second order effect. Give two examples for steel concrete composite construction in bridges.11 12. 13, 14, 15. 16. (@) (b) (a) (a) (b) (@) ) (a) ) @ (b) PART B— (6 x 13 = 65 marks) Discuss about the elastic behaviour of composite membe: construction. and composite Or Explain in detail about the serviceability and construction issues in design. Explain the step by step procedure for the design of composite columns, Or What are the advantages of composite trusses? Explain the design methodology of the same. Outline the step by step procedure of connection in composite structures. Or Explain the design methodology of shear connectors. Explain the bending, torsion behaviours of box girder bridges. Or Explain the step by step procedure for design of box girder bridges. With sketches explain steel concrete composite bridge construction. Or Explain about behaviours of composite connections. PART C—(1x 15 5 marks) A composite beam 8 m span is spaced at 4 m centre to centre thickness of RC slab is 130 mm. The floor has to carry an imposed load of 4 kN/m? Partition load of 2 kN/m? and a floor finish of 0.5 kN/m?. The floor will not be propped during construction. Find the adequacy of the section at preconstruction stage. Or Describe the detailing requirements for composite structure and give any one example for composite structure failed due to poor detailing, Explain in detail. 2 41153