Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VIII EXAMINATION – WINTER 2015
Subject Code: 180604 Date:16/12/2015
Subject Name: Structural Design-II
Tim[Link]pm to 5:30pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Use of IS:800, IS:875,IS:456,IS:3370,SP-16 and steel table is permitted.
3. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
4. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) A retaining wall is to be design to retain horizontal earth fill of 3.5 m height. 14
Workout the dimension for various components, provide necessary stability
checks and design either stem or heel slab. Furnish the reinforcement detailing.
Consider following design data.
(i) Unit weight of soil :17 kN/m3
(ii) Angle of internal friction of soil : 30º.
(iii) Safe bearing capacity of soil strata: 175 kN/m2
(iv) Coefficient of friction between base and soil : 0.55
Use M20 concrete and Fe 415 steel
Q.2 (a) A G+3 storey RCC framed building for the shopping centre is to be design for 07
20 m x 7.5 m clear room area at each floor. Prepare structural layout showing
position and orientation of columns, beams and slab. Design any one
component from the following and furnish reinforcement detailing.
(i) Any one beam of typical floor (ii) any one column
Take floor height 3.0 m and consider walls are of 230 mm thick brick masonry
(b) A five storey framed building is situated in Bhuj city on a plane a ground. It has 07
4 bays of 5m each along each direction with total 25 columns. Height of each
storey is [Link] nodal wind forces on an interior frame as per IS
provisions.
OR
(b) A steel tower is to be design for power transmission line. Enlist various loads to 07
be considered for the design and discuss about critical loading conditions.
Q.3 (a) A steel foot over bridge at railway junction is to be design for 24 m span with 14
4.0 m width. Prepare structural layout and design one cross beam and top chord
member near middle of the span.
OR
Q.3 (a) A simply supported welded plate girder of span 24 m is to be design to carry 14
uniformly distributed service load of 50 kN/m along with two point loads each
of 240 kN acting at 8.0 m from each supports. Design and detail the cross
section of the girder for the critical moment. Provide all required checks as per
IS provisions. Workout locations for the flange curtailment.
Q.4 (a) Design an appropriate section for a gantry girder for the following 14
requirements.
(i) Span of the gantry girder : 6 m
(ii) Span of the crane : 20 m
(iii) Crane capacity : 240 kN
(iv) Self weight of the crane girder : 10 kN/m
(v) Self weight of the crab : 50 kN
(vi) Minimum hook approach = 1.00 m
(vii) Wheel base of crane = 3.0 m
Provide checks for Bending Moment and deflection only
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Q.4 (a) Prepare structural layout of industrial steel shed 36 m x 18 m x 7 m (length x 14
width x height) to be constructed at GIDC Ahmedabad,showing position of
columns, trusses, braces, and gantry. Show the truss configuration and workout
nodal wind forces on the truss. Also design the intermediate purlin.
Q.5 (a) An underground rectangular RCC water tank with clear plan dimensions 6 m x 14
4 m is to be design for 60000 litre capacity. Consider top edges of walls free.
Design all elements and furnish reinforcement detailing.
OR
Q.5 (a) An intz shaped elevated water tank of 25 m height is to be design to for 4.5 lacs 14
litre capacity. Work out the dimensions of container and design roof, top ring
beam and wall. Furnish reinforcement detailing.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VIII EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2016
Subject Code:180604 Date:18/05/2016
Subject Name:Structural Design II
Tim[Link] AM to 01:30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Use of IS:800, IS:875,IS:456,IS:3370,SP-16 and steel table is permitted.
5. Material is M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 Steel for RCC and fy=250 Mpa
for steel if not specified.

Q.1 (a) For the counterfort retaining wall of height 7m above G.L., fix the basic 14
dimensions of the various elements. Angle of repose of soil is 30o. SBC of soil is
180 kN/m2 and density of soil is 18 kN/m3. Friction coefficient between soil and
concrete is 0.55. Design and detail the stem of retaining wall.
Q.2 (a) List the elements of the plate girder. Explain different types of stiffeners in detail 07
with their codal provisions.
(b) For a structural lay out of G+3 storey building as shown in figure 1 calculate the 07
load coming on to the column B at level of storey 1. Take live load on roof and
floor 1 kN/m2 and 4 kN/m2 respectively, Floor finish 1 kN/m2, Thickness of slab
120 mm, Beam dimension 230 mm width and 450 mm overall depth, all wall
thickness 230 mm, column dimension 350 mm X 350 mm.
OR
(b) For a structural lay out of G+3 storey building as shown in figure 1 calculate the 07
load coming on to the Beam ABCD for the same data as in Q.2(b) above. Also
draw load distribution diagram.
Q.3 (a) Design a gantry girder without lateral restraint along its span carrying EOT 14
crane of capacity 200 kN & center to center distance between column is 10 m.
Consider Span of crane girder =18 m, Wheel spacing =3.5m, Weight of rail 0.4
kN/m, Weight of crab = 50 kN, Minimum hook approach = 1.2 m. Weight of
crane girder = 180 kN. Use Fe 410 steel. Only show the check for shear and
moment only for the section.
OR
Q.3 (a) Design a welded plate girder for a simply supported bridge deck 20 m in span 14
subjected to a point load of 200 kN at distance 5 m from both ends in addition
to the imposed load of 20 kN/m and dead load excluding self weight is 20
kN/m., Provide only end stiffeners and avoid the intermediate transverse
stiffener. Use simple post critical method.
Q.4 (a) Fix the dimensions of circular overhead water tank container with flat bottom 14
for a capacity of 4 lakh liters. Design and detail top spherical dome, top ring
beam and cylindrical wall of the container. Take live load 1.5 kN/m2 and
diameter of tank 12m. Use M25 grade concrete and Fe 415 steel.
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Q.4 (a) Estimate wind load and plot wind pressure diagram in critical direction for a 14
multi storey building of plan area 12 m X 16 m situated on hilly area for the
following data.
Height of building = 19 m
Bottom Storey height = 4 m
All other storey height = 3 m
Bay width in both direction = 4 m
location of Building = Ahmedabad,
Terrain Category= II
Ground slope= 1 vertical to 10 horizontal on both side of crest
Hill height= 120 m,
Location from crest =100 m leeward,
Design life 100 years.
Q.5 (a) Roofing system of an industrial shed consists of trusses spaced at 5 m apart. The 14
span of roof truss is 24 m and pitch is 1/4. The level of eaves is 10 m above the
ground. Assume suitable configuration of truss. Design bottom chord member
near support only. The shade is situated on flat terrain with sparsely populated
buildings. The shed has less than 10% permeability.
OR
Q.5 (a) Design a cross beam and a top chord member U1U2 for a foot over bridge shown 14
in figure 2. Span of bridge is 24m and pedestrian load on bridge is 4 kN/m2. The
clear distance between two trusses is 3.0m. Take dead weight of truss as 1.20
kN/m.

2m

4m

A B C D

2m

6m 6m 6m

Figure 1

U0 U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6

3m

3 m X 8 Panels = 24 m

Figure 2

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER– VIII EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2015

Subject Code: 180604 Date:07/05/2015

Subject Name: STRUCTURAL DESIGN-II
Time:10.30AM-01.30PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Use of IS:800, IS:875,IS:456,IS:3370,SP-16 and steel table is permitted.
5. Material is M20 grade concrete and Fe 415 Steel for RCC and fy=250 Mpa
for steel if not specified.

Q.1 (a) A cantilever retaining wall is designed to retain the earth 5 m high behind the 14
wall. The unit weight of soil is 18 kN/m3 and angle of internal friction is 220.
The bearing capacity of soil is 130 kN/m2 and coefficient of friction between
base and soil is 0.4. Use M20 – Fe 415. Assume depth of foundation is as 1.0
m. Fix the dimension of retaining wall and design only stem. Also carry out
stability checks.
Q.2 (a) A fifteen storied building in Ahmedabad on plane ground has 6 bay of 4m in 07
length and 4 bay of 5m in width. Height of each storey is 3.0 m. Plot wind
pressure diagram as per provisions of to IS:875(part-III).
(b) Design bearing stiffener at support for plate girder designed in Q.3(or) 07
OR
(b) Elaborate the various types of stiffeners with respective codal provisions 07
Q.3 (a) Fix the basic dimensions of Intz type container of an elevated water tank to 07
store 6.0 lacs liter of water and design the top ring beam.
(b) Design a rectangular tank for the following data. Length of tank=6 m, width of 07
tank=4m & Depth of water= 3.5 m. The tank rests on ground. The wall and
base slab are not monolithic.
OR
Q.3 (a) A simply supported welded plate girder of span 24 m is subjected to service 14
load of 50kN/m UDL and two fixed point loads of 240 kN each spaced at 7 m
from each supports. Design the plate girder cross section using the fy 250 steel
plates. Perform all required checks for cross section as per IS code provisions.
Apply curtailment of flanges.
Q.4 (a) A foot over bridge is of span 16m and pedestrian load of 3 kN/m2. The clear 14
distance between two trusses is 3.2m and truss height is 2.0m. Take dead
weight of truss is 1.1kN/m. Assume suitable configuration of truss. Design &
detail a cross beam and a horizontal memberat support.
OR
Q.4 (a) A gantry girder of 7.0m span is to be designed for crane capacity of 300 kN. 14
The effective span of crane girder is 18m. Weight of crane girder excluding
crab is 180 kN and weight of crab is 50 kN. Take clearance as 1.1m and wheel
base as 3.2m. Choose suitable section and check the bending stresses and
deflection.
Q.5 (a) Roofing system of an industrial shed consists of howetrusses spaced at 4.0 m 14
apart. The span of roof truss is18 m and rise is 3 m. The level of eaves is 8.0 m

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 above the ground. Assume suitable configuration of truss. Design the
continuous angle purlin of truss only. The shade is situated on flat terrain with
lightly populated buildings. The shed has less than 3% permeability.
OR
Q.5 (a) Prepare a typical structural lay out for G+3 storey building having 4 bays of 4 14
m in X –direction and 5 bays of 3 m in Y-direction. Prepare structural layout
and plot load distribution diagrams for typical floor. Design and detail a typical
continuous beam of the chosen building.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VIII • EXAMINATION – WINTER • 2014

Subject Code: 180604 Date: 27-11-2014

Subject Name: Structural Design-II
Time: 02:30 pm - 05:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Use of IS:800, IS-875, IS:456, IS:3370, SP-16 and steel table is permitted.
5. If not specified, use M20 grade of concrete and FE 415 steel for RCC and
FY=250MPa for steel.

Q.1 (a) A simply supported welded plate girder of span 25m is subjected to service load of 14
60kN/m UDL and two fixed point loads of 250 kN each spaced at 8.5m from each
supports. Design the plate girder cross section. Provide all required checks for cross
section as per IS code provision. Apply curtailment of flanges.
Q.2 (a) Design stiffener under concentrated loads for plate girder designed in Q.1. 07
(b) Explain with sketches basic structural configurations of steel towers. 07
OR
(b) State and explain in brief loads acting on chimneys. 07
Q.3 Design a suitable section for gantry girder for the following data: 14
Crane capacity = 250 KN, Span of the crane girder = 8 m, Self weight of the crane
girder excluding trolley = 200 KN, Self weight of the trolley = 50 KN, Minimum
hook approach = 1.25 m, Wheel base of crane = 3.5 m, Self weight of rail section =
300 N/m. Assume no lateral retraining along the span. Provide checks for B.M and
deflection only.
OR
Q.3 Prepare a typical structural lay out for G+3 storey building having 4 bays of 3 m in 14
x-direction and 3 bays of 4 m in y-direction. Design a two way slab with one short
edge discontinuous. Floor height is 3.2 m. Provide all necessary checks and neat
sketch of reinforcement detailing.
Q.4 Fix the basic dimensions of intz tank to store 4 lacs litre water. Height of the staging 14
is 20 m up to the bottom of the tank. Wind load = 1.5 KN/m2 throughout the height.
Design and detail i) cylindrical wall ii) conical dome . Use M30 & Fe415.
OR
Q.4 For a rectangular water tank open at top resting on ground having size 3.6 m x 8.5 14
m x 3 m high, design short wall and long wall .Use M30 and Fe 415.
Q.5 Fix the basic dimensions of retaining wall with the following data: Angle of repose = 14
32°,Unit weight of the soil = 17 KN/m3, height of wall above ground level = 7.5 m,
safe bearing capacity of the soil = 175 KN/m2, coefficient of friction between the
base and the soil is 0.55,Design stem slab only and Provide all necessary checks. Use
M20 & Fe 415.
OR
Q.5 A foot over bridge is of span 22 m and pedestrian load of 4 KN/m2. The clear 14
distance between two trusses is 3 m and truss height is 2.4 m. Take dead weight of
truss is 2 KN/m. Assume suitable configurations of truss and design & detail a cross
beam and a top chord near centre.
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