Design of Structural Systems

By Prof. T. Jothi Saravanan | IIT Bhubaneshwar

Learners enrolled: 1310 | Exam registration: 172

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course covers the fundamentals of load analysis, material selection, and the creation of detailed drawings and specifications for various structural components. Emphasizing both theoretical principles and practical applications, it prepares learners to create precise, effective designs that meet industry standards and regulatory requirements. The design of structural systems is crucial for ensuring safety, as it guarantees that buildings can withstand loads and stresses. Efficient designs enhance sustainability by optimizing material usage and reducing waste. A well-conceived structure provides durability, minimizing the need for costly repairs and maintenance. Ideal for civil engineering students and professionals, the course bridges the gap between conceptual design and actual construction practices, equipping participants with essential skills for the construction industry.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: 75+

PREREQUISITES: Reinforced Concrete Structures, Steel Structures

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Every Civil/Structural design based organizations and firms will be benefited

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	19 Jan 2026
End Date :	10 Apr 2026
Enrollment Ends :	02 Feb 2026
Exam Registration Ends :	20 Feb 2026
Exam Date :	24 Apr 2026 IST
NCrF Level	4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to the design of Concrete and steel structures: Structural Systems, Materials, Loadings and Structural Analysis; Design Codes and Handbooks – Relevant to Indian Standard, Design philosophy for RC Structures

Week 2: Behavior in Flexure: Beams for Bending Moment, Design of Singly and Doubly Reinforced Rectangular Sections. Design for Shear, Bond and Torsion

Week 3: Design of One and Two-way Slabs Analysis for Design Moments in Continuous Slab Systems, Design of Staircase, Design of Flat slabs

Week 4: Design of compression members - Axially and eccentrically loaded Columns. Beam-Columns for combined compression and flexure, Stability Index

Week 5: Design of Footings: Isolated Footing and Combined Footing

Week 6: Detailing of RC Slabs, Beams, columns and footings. Basic of seismic design and ductile detailing.

Week 7: Load Combinations and Limit States for Member Design. Moment Resisting Frames (MRF) Under Lateral Loads.

Week 8: Plastic Hinge Formation and Nonlinear Behavior in Member Design. Advanced Moment Redistribution in Beams and Columns.

Week 9: Design of Cantilever and Counterfort Retaining Walls

Week 10: Detailed Design of Multistoried RC Building. Structural Stability and Load Path in Tall Structures

Week 11: Design of Industrial Steel Building with Truss Roof and Detailing of Trusses

Week 12: Gusseted Joints, Eccentric Connections Riveted/Welded, Beam End Connections, Built-up Column. Wind and Seismic Effects on Steel Structures

Books and references

David A Fanella - Reinforced Concrete Structures Analysis and Design (2nd Edition)-McGraw Hill
Pillai, S.U. and Menon, D., Reinforced Concrete Design, Tata McGraw Hill Gambhir, M.L., Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, PHI Learning
Chu-Kia Wang, Charles G. Salmon, José A. Pincheira - Reinforced Concrete Design-Wiley
Varghese, P.C., Limit State Design of Reinforced Concrete, PHI Learning
Park, R. and Pauley, T., Reinforced Concrete Structures, Willey International
Limit State Design of Steel Structures – S K Duggal
Design of Steel Structures: Theory and Practice – N. Subramanian
Design of reinforced concrete Structures-Oxford University Press– N. Subramanian
Design of Steel Structures – S.S. Bhavikatti

Instructor bio

Prof. T. Jothi Saravanan

IIT Bhubaneshwar

Dr. T. Jothi Saravanan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Previously, he worked as JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan. He obtained doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan in 2018 with Thesis Adjudged Excellent. He is a recipient of various fellowships/scholarships namely, Quick Recruitment Scientist (Fellow) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, India in 2014-15; Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship by Govt. of Japan in 2015-2018; Visiting Scholar to University of Cambridge, UK in 2016; JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2018-20; Promising Young Structural Engineer Award- IAStructE National Awards 2023.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 24, 2026 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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