TAMILNADU STATE COUNCIL FOR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CHENNAI-600 025

STUDENT PROJECTS SCHEME

2019-2020

A PROJECT PROPOSAL OF

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF

COLD FORMED COMPOSITE COLUMNS

SUBMITTED BY
SHARON ROSE. S

M.E STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Mr. G.R. IYAPPAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur-603 203

 CERTIFICATE

It is to certify that SHARON ROSE. S is a bonafide final year student of

M.E. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, in our institution and also to certify that
two copies of utilization certificate and final project with seminar paper will be send
to the council after completion of project by end of May-June 2020.

Signature of Guide Signature of HOD

Mr. G.R. IYAPPAN Dr. D. ELANGO

Assistant Professor Head of the Department

Department of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering

Signature of the Principal : _______________________

Name : Dr. B. Chidambara Rajan

Designation : Principal

Institutional Address : SRM Valliammai Engineering College,

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur.

 STUDENT PROJECT PROPOSAL

NAME OF THE STUDENT : SHARON ROSE. S

M.E STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING –
FINAL YEAR

EMAIL ID : rose.civil.30@gmail.com

PHONE NUMBER : +91-9789171475

INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESS : DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL

ENGINEERING,
SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING
COLLEGE,
KATTANKULATHUR - 603203.

NAME OF THE GUIDE : Mr. G.R. IYAPPAN,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING,
SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING
COLLEGE,
KATTANKULATHUR - 603203.

PROJECT TITLE : EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE

BEHAVIOUR OF COLD FORMED
COMPOSITE COLUMNS

SECTOR : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT

Concrete - Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) columns have been widely used in
modern buildings and bridges because of their excellent structural properties such as
high strength, high ductility, large energy absorption capacity, and high cost
effectiveness. In this study, the theoretical, analytical and experimental
investigations are to be done to study the compressive strength of specially shaped
cold formed composite column. The objective of this study is to assess the
comparative structural performance of conventional column and specially shaped
column.

INTRODUCTION

Structural safety, reliability and serviceability aspects require enhancement in

the performance of CFST members, for large scale practical implementation, as
they are potential light weight material. In contrast to hot rolling, where there is
only a limited choice of cross sectional profiles, the cold-formed process, coupled
with automatic welding, permits an unlimited variety of shapes, thus making this
type of steel construction not only economical but also adoptable to special
requirements. Furthermore, like other developing countries, structural designers in
India, are faced with global competition in the design of fast track and cost effective
structural systems to meet the huge deficit of various infrastructural systems. For
this purpose, CFST sections provide an ideal choice not only for cost effective
structural systems but also for the desired fast track construction.

Fig. 1. Typical Cross Sections

 Fig. 2. Proposed Column Shape
The proposed column shape is inspired from the natural structure of human
Femur bone.
OBJECTIVES
 To perform theoretical, analytical and experimental investigations to study
the compressive strength of specially shaped cold formed composite column.
 To compare the results with conventional samples and prove CFST sections
provide an ideal choice not only for cost effective structural systems but also
for the desired fast track construction.

METHODOLOGY

Literature Collection & Study

Material Collection

Fabrication, Casting and

Testing

Software Analysis using ANSYS

Result analysis

Conclusion
WORK PLAN

ACTIVITIES AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR

Literature Collection
Column Designing
Software Analysis
Preliminary Test
Casting and Testing
Results Analysis
Preparation of Project Thesis

PROJECT BUDGET DETAILS

ACTIVITIES Amount
Literature Collection ₹ 500

Preparing Specimen
[Cold formed steel fabrication,
Concrete casting] ₹ 8000

Specimen Testing ₹ 2000

Transportation Charges ₹ 1,000

Project Thesis ₹ 500

Total ₹ 12,000

PROJECT SCOPE

Performance under eccentric loadings, seismic performance, performance of

long columns using the proposed shape can be studied in future.