Academic and Resource Planning Division

To: Dean, ARP Division Date:04.05.2017

Through: _____________________

Form for changing the description of a course

1. Name of Department and campus proposing the change: Civil Engineering, Hyderabad, Pilani, and
Dubai

2. Details of the course for which change in description (s) is (are) being sought:

S.NO. Course No. Name of Course L P U

CE F343 Design of Steel Structures 3 0 3

3. Existing course description(write topics only):

Introduction to Limit State Design and Plastic design; Limit state design of bolted and welded connections;
Eccentric connection; Design of Tension Members; Design of Compression Members; Design of Beams; Design
of plate girders ,Design of Beam-Columns, Column bases.
4. Proposed course description:
Introduction to Limit State Design and Plastic design; Limit state design of bolted and welded connections;
Eccentric connection; Design of Tension Members; Design of Compression Members; Design of Beams; Design
of plate girders, Column bases.
5. Justification for the change in course description:
Curriculum review experts and CCDCA observed that the existing course content is too large to be effectively
taught over 41-42 lectures, with adequate importance to the critical topics. The topic on Beam Columns to be
moved to advanced structural design course (CE F413).

6. Have the proposed changes been discussed in Departmental committee on academics (DCA ) and the
cross campus Departmental Committee on Academics (CCDCA)?
Yes. And Yes. Consensus reached.

Signature of Head of the department

[A signed hard copy of this form is to be submitted to campus Associate Dean, ARP for record. A
softcopy in MS word with file name as Department Name_Campus (eg. EEE_Pilani) to be sent
to arp@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in]