Anna University B.Tech CE (R13) 8th Sem Tall Buildings Detailed Syllabus

Tall Buildings Syllabus for B.Tech 8th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Tall Buildings B.Tech (R13) eightsem is as follows

OBJECTIVES:

The design aspects and analysis methodologies of tall buildings will be introduced. The stability analysis of tall buildings is another important objective of this course.

UNIT I : DESIGN CRITERIA AND MATERIALS     [9 hours]
Development of High Rise Structures – General Planning Considerations – Design philosophies – Materials used for Construction – High Strength Concrete – High Performance Concrete – Self Compacting Concrete – Glass – High Strength Steel

UNIT II : LOADING      [9 hours]
Gravity Loading – Dead Load – Live Load – Live load reduction technique – Impact Load – Construction Load – Sequential Loading. Lateral Loading – Wind load – Earthquake Load. Combination of Loads.

UNIT III : BEHAVIOUR OF VARIOUS STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS   [9 hours]
Factors affecting growth, Height and Structural form. High rise behaviour of Various structural systems – Rigid frames, braced frames, Infilled frames, shear walls, coupled shear walls, wallframes, tubular structures, cores, outrigger – braced and hybrid mega systems.

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TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:

• At the end of this course the student should have an understanding on the behaviour of tall buildings subjected to lateral building. The students should have knowledge about the rudimentary principles of designing tall buildings as per the existing codes.

TEXTBOOKS:

• Bryan Stafford Smith, Alex coull, “Tall Building Structures, Analysis and Design”, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1991.
• Taranath B.S., “Structural Analysis and Design of Tall Buildings”, McGraw Hill, 2011.

REFERENCES:

• Lin.T.Y, Stotes Burry.D, “Structural Concepts and systems for Architects and Engineers”, John Wiley, 1988.
• Lynn S.Beedle, “Advances in Tall Buildings”, CBS Publishers and Distributors, Delhi, 1986.
• Wolfgang Schueller “High Rise Building Structures”, John Wiley and Sons, New York 1977.

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