CE6014 STORAGE STRUCTURES SYLLABUS(Elective-IV)

CE6014 STORAGE STRUCTURES LT P C 3 0 0 3 

OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce the student to basic theory and concepts of design of storage structures like steel and concrete tanks, bunkers and silos.

UNIT I                                       STEEL WATER TANKS                                                           (9)
 Design of rectangular riveted steel water tank – Tee covers – Plates – Stays –Longitudinal and transverse beams – Design of staging – Base plates – Foundation and anchor bolts – Design of pressed steel water tank – Design of stays – Joints – Design of hemispherical bottom water tank – side plates – Bottom plates – joints – Ring girder – Design of staging and foundation.

UNIT II                                  CONCRETE WATER TANKS                                                       (9)
 Design of Circular tanks – Hinged and fixed at the base – IS method of calculating shear forces and moments – Hoop tension – Design of intze tank – Dome – Ring girders – Conical dome – Staging – Bracings – Raft foundation – Design of rectangular tanks – Approximate methods and IS methods – Design of under ground tanks – Design of base slab and side wall – Check for uplift.

UNIT III                               STEEL BUNKERS AND SILOS                                                     (9)
 Design of square bunker – Jansen‟s and Airy‟s theories – IS Codal provisions – Design of side plates – Stiffeners – Hooper – Longitudinal beams – Design of cylindrical silo – Side plates – Ring girder – stiffeners.

UNIT IV                               CONCRETE BUNKERS AND SILOS                                            (9)
 Design of square bunker – Side Walls – Hopper bottom – Top and bottom edge beams – Design of cylindrical silo – Wall portion – Design of conical hopper – Ring beam at junction

UNIT V                               PRESTRESSED CONCRETE WATER TANKS                             (9)
 Principles of circular prestressing – Design of prestressed concrete circular water tanks

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
 At the end of the course the student shall be able to design concrete and steel material storage structures.

TEXT BOOKS: 
1. Rajagopalan K., "Storage Structures", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 1998. 2. Krishna Raju N., "Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design", CBS Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 1998.

REFERENCES:
1. Punmia B.C, Ashok Kumar Jain, Arun K.Jain, "R.C.C. Designs Reinforced Concrete Structures", Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2006.
2. Gambhir.M.L., "Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures", Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 2012.

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