Structural Design of
Multi-Story Building in
Salem, India
P. Jayachandran
And
S.Rajasekaran
India Project Center
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India Project Center
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
PSG is a top 10 school in India
PSG Industrial Institute
PSG College of Medicine
PSG College of Nursing
India Project Center
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PSG College of Arts for Women
PSG Industrial Institute
Electrical Machinery, Machine Tools
Lathes, Milling Machines
Pumps and Robots
WPI student Projects, IQP and MQP
7 week projects
Building Description
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Multi-story Residential Building, Salem
Reinforced Concrete Building
Gravity and Lateral Loads
Indian Standards Codes
Canadian Code 1995
ANSI Standards 1995
Wind and Earthquake Loads
Structural Design
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Design of Slabs
Design of Beams
Design of Girders
Structural Analysis using Staad 3
system
Structural Design of Columns
Design of Footings
Structural Design
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Design Criteria
Strength Design-Flexure
Strength Design-Shear
Design of Columns-Axial Loads
Design of Columns-Bending
Design of Reinforcements
Connections
Design Documents
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Design Drawings by using Auto-Cad
Quantities of Materials
Specifications
Structural Drawings
Check Displacements
Check Stability
Design Verification
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Design of Cladding
Elastic Curve and Moment Diagrams
Finite Element Analysis
Final Design and Verification
Final Drawings and Detailing
Project Team
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Fred Carrie, Abraham Pinales
Antonio Duarte
Senior Thesis
Wang and Salmon, RC Design
J.MacGregor, RC Mechanics and
Design
S.Rajasekaran, Finite Element Analysis
Conclusions
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Conclusions
Design for Legislators
Cultural Influences in India
Reinforced Concrete vs Structural Steel
Pre-stressed Concrete
One way and two way slabs
Flat Plates
Design Process
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Analysis
Design
Drawings
Connections
High Strength Concrete
Codes and Standards
Design verifications by Computer
Projects in India
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Working in an ancient culture
Visit to Taj Mahal
Visit to Jaipur Palaces
Visit to Kathmandu-Nepal
Visit to Ooty and Wellington
Enhancement of Life experiences
Visit to Temples in Madurai
LCA Light Combat Aircraft
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Aeronautical Development Agency
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
IIT-Madras
PSG College of Technology
Structural Engineering Research Centre
Madras, CSIR National Labs, largest
Mach 2.0 Lightest Fighter Plane
PSG Industrial Institute
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PSG-II is making wings and fuselage
Carbon Fibre Composites, Rudder
Delta Wing Aircfraft, GE Engine
$ 18.45 million per plane
Swedish Gripen $34.5 million-mach 2.5
Prof.S.Rajasekaran-PSG Tech
Non-linear FEM stress analysis
WPI India Project Centre
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Will open in 2006-2007 year
1998 we sent 20 students
Senior Thesis
Society-Technology Projects
Master’s Thesis Projects
PSG-IM Internships at PSG-II
Top ten schools-PSG Tech, IM, Medicine
Research in Tall Buildings
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Profs. Jayachandran and Rajasekaran
Prof. John Bull, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Structural Design Agents
Preliminary Design of Tall Buildings
Stress Analysis
Final Design and Drawings
Software for Non-linear FEM
Web Pages
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www.psgtech.edu
www.sercm@nic.in
www.iitm.ac.in
rajasekar@mail.psgtech.ac.in
John.bull@newcastle.ac.uk
jayachan@wpi.edu
www.annauniv.edu