STABILITY ASPECTS OF STRUCTURAL STEEL
DESIGN: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
PROF. MAHENDRAKUMAR MADHAVAN
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Hyderabad
PRE-REQUISITES : Basic Design of Steel Structures
INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG Civil Engineering students (3rd year and above) /PG Structural Engineering /Industry Person
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COURSE OUTLINE :
Structural stability and the design of steel structures are commonly perceived as distinct fields in structural engineering. However, the core
philosophy behind the development of design provisions available in IS 800:2007 can be directly traced back to the fundamental
understanding of structural stability. This course seeks to bridge the gap between these two domains by formulating stability equations
based on fundamental principles. The course commences with simple spring bar models,introducing stability concepts, and then progresses
to one-dimensional members like columns,beams, and beam-columns. Additionally, it covers two-dimensional elements such as plates,
directly applicable to designing long-span structures like plate girders. Upon completing this course, students are expected to confidently
navigate global steel design standards. The course structure will ensure that students gain a profound understanding of the origin of design
provisions. This will enable them to comfortably apply the concepts learned to design safe and stable steel structures with an inherent
understanding of the limitations and their applicability. Upon completing this course, students are expected to confidently navigate global
steel design standards. The course's emphasis on tracing these standards back to fundamental principles in structural stability will
significantly enhance the understanding of the students, equipping them to be industry-ready on a global scale.
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR :
Prof. Mahendrakumar Madhavan is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad,
India. Prof. Madhavan teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, provides industry training by conducting short courses and
seminars, assists practicing structural engineers by offering consultancy services, and leads the structural steel research group at IITH with
the goal of enabling sustainable construction practices at home in India and around the globe. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and a Masters’s Degree from The National University of Singapore, Singapore. Prior to joining IIT
Hyderabad, [Link] worked as a Structural Engineer at Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, and is a Registered Professional
Engineer (PE) in the State of Alabama USA. Prof. Madhavan’s principal research interests lie in the area of physical testing of structural
members and systems, numerical modeling through the use of commercially available finite element packages,and the development of new
design methods for steel-intensive structures. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed internationally reputed journals and is the
Chair of the "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Structural Members Committee on
Metals"and a member of “ASCE SEI Cold-Formed Steel Members Committee". He is an Editorial board member of the Journal of
Structures and is an Associate Editor for ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. Prof. Madhavan is a Fellow of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), London, and is also the first Indian to be elected as a
Fellow of ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute (SEI).
COURSE PLAN :
Week 1: Introduction to stability: Concepts of stability, Types of stability, Methods of analyses in stability, Small deflection theory,
Large deflection theory, Spring bar models
Week 2: Columns: Classical column theory, Pin-Ended columns, End-restrained Columns, Eccentrically loaded columns, Secant’s
formula
Week 3: Imperfections in columns: Initially crooked columns, Effect of residual stresses, Experimental stub-column stress-strain
curve, Perry-Robertson Formula
Week 4: Design curves for steel columns: Design equation as per IS:800, Column research council curve, Structural stability
research council, Single column curve as per AISC, Design curves as per Eurocode
Week 5: Members under subjected to torsional loading: Types of torsion - St. Venant torsion and Warping torsion, Torsional
and Flexural-Torsional buckling of columns – The three critical loads of members, Tutorial problem
Week 6: Members under subjected to transverse loading: Elastic critical moment for simply supported beams subjected to
uniform bending moment – With closed (Rectangular section) and open cross-sections (I section); With different loading conditions
{Unequal end moments, Central concentrated load}, Generic solution of Mcr for a generic loading case
Week 7: Members under subjected to transverse loading (Cont.): Elastic critical moment for beams - With different support
conditions {Effective length factors for Lateral Torsional Buckling of Cantilever beams, Fixed beams}, Mcr equation for continuous
beams, Beam with generic support conditions
Week 8: Design of beams: Based on Structural Stability Research Council Approach, Tutorial problem on laterally unsupported beam
Week 9: Plated structures: Introduction to stability of plates- Strength of plates underuniform edge compression -Shear buckling
equations-PostOnline critical methods-Tension field method
Week 10: Design of Plate Girder: Introduction - Elements of Plate Girder – General Considerations-Stiffeners-Design Procedure-
Tutorial problem
Week 11: Members under combined Axial load and Moments: Beam Column with Concentrated and Distributed Lateral Load;
Effect of Axial Load on Bending Stiffness-Slope Deflection Equation- Moment magnification factors
Week 12: Behaviour of Beam-column - Nominal Strength-Instability in the Plane of Bending - Interaction Equation- Code design
procedures- Design of Beam Column (Tutorial Problem)