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IS 800:2007

IS 800:2007 is the current Indian Standard for the “General Construction in Steel -- Code of Practice” issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). In India, it is the basic code for general constructions using structural steel. The 2007 revision was undertaken by BIS “realising the necessity to update the standard to the state of the art of the steel construction technology and economy” from the previous revision of 1984.

IS 800:2007 is the fundamental reference document for all designs performed using Osdag. A PDF copy of IS 800:2007 is available at https://standardsbis.bsbedge.com/BIS_SearchStandard.aspx?Standard_Number=IS%20800&id=15139.

IS 808:2021

IS 808:2021 is the current Indian Standard for “Hot Rolled Steel Beam, Column, Channel and Angle Sections -- Dimensions and Properties” issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). This standard includes the traditional tapered-flange sections (MB, HB, SC, etc.), as well as the parallel-flange sections (NPB, WPB, MPC, PBP, etc.). A PDF copy of IS 808:2021 is available at https://ia801301.us.archive.org/1/items/gov.in.is.808.2021/IS808%3A2021.pdf.

IS 4923:2017

IS 4923:2017 is the current Indian Standard for “Hollow Steel Sections for Structural Use -- Specification” issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). A PDF copy of IS 4923:2017 is available at https://standardsbis.bsbedge.com/BIS_SearchStandard.aspx?Standard_Number=IS%204923&id=11782

IS 1161:2014

IS 1161:2014 is the current Indian Standard for “Steel Tubes for Structural Purposes -- Specification” issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). A PDF copy of IS 1161:2014 is available at https://www.bis.org.in/qazwsx/oth/DDGE22IS1161.pdf 

INSDAG Teaching Resource Material (TRM)

INSDAG’s TRM is a useful manual that elaborates the design process of various steel components and systems following the IS 800 specifications. The manual also provides the best detailing practices used in steel construction.

FreeCAD

FreeCAD is a cross-platform, free and open-source parametric 3D modeller. It can read and write various open CAD file types. The 3D CAD of the designed component (in IGES, STEP, STL or BREP format) can be imported into FreeCAD for further enhancements, such as creating 2D projections, dimensioning, labelling, joining with other parts, etc. For more on FreeCAD, please visit https://www.freecadweb.org.

AutoCAD Student/Non-Commercial

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design and drafting software application used by many professionals across the industries and academia. The Students Edition of AutoCAD is licensed for free with a 3-year renewable license. Similar to other CAD softwares, the 3D CAD model of the designed components from Osdag can be imported into AutoCAD to subsequently prepare a detailed fabrication drawing. For more details on the Students Edition of AutoCAD, please visit https://www.autodesk.com.

NPTEL Courses on Steel Design

NPTEL, a project funded by the MHRD, GoI, has created three courses on the design of steel structures, which can serve as excellent resources for anyone interested in learning structural steel design:

  1. Design of Steel Structures I (Web course) by Prof. A.R. Shantha Kumar and Prof. S.R. Satish Kumar (IIT Madras)

  2. Design of Steel Structures II (Web course) by Prof. A.R. Shantha Kumar and Prof. S.R. Satish Kumar (IIT Madras)

  3. Design of Steel Structures (Video course) by Prof. Damodar Maity (IIT Kharagpur)

  4. Design of Connections in Steel Structures (Video course) by Prof. Anil Agarwal (IIT Hyderabad)