Steel Skywalk

A steel skywalk structure is analyzed and designedusing conventional and finite element approach. Analysis based onstiffness method has been carried out using analysis and design software STAAD.Pro-05 and the results so obtained are verified by manualcalculations. The skywalk design is as per the clauses and normsspecified by IS 800-1982 . Finite element model of the same is formulatedand analyzed using ANSYS-10 and the results are compared withstiffness analysis and experimental testing. A prototype of skywalkstructure is prepared to a scale of 1:10 using mild steel. The experimentalmodel is tested under static loads and simulated wind loads forvarious load combinations. Free vibration analysis of the model iscarried out to determine its natural frequency and other importantparameters influencing its behavior under dynamic loads.

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A UT Austin Graduate in Structural Engineering and currentlyworking as a Technical Director in a well-established structural firm, StrudcomConsultants Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India.An avid admirer for design and construction of steel structuresand a strong believer of achieving innovation and change in the Indian construction industry.