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Development of innovative technologies for better utilization of steel in structural components and structures is one of the challenging research areas across the globe. In order to understand the behavior of various hot-rolled and Cold Formed Steel (CFS) structural components and structures, research activities in the area of steel structures was started at CSIR-SERC about three decades back.

Steel Structures Laboratory (SSL) is actively involved in number of sponsored research, consultancy and technical services projects involving analysis and design checking, experimental investigations, condition assessment to various government, public and private sector organizations by using Non Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E) methods. Visual inspection and NDT&E of steel structures are regularly carried out in various power plants and processing industries to detect various forms of defects, including surface corrosion, pitting and intergranular corrosion, surface cracks and imperfections. Failure assessment of steel structures is also carried out based on critical examination of the failed / collapsed structure to understand the root cause and sequence of failure and appropriate retrofitting/strengthening scheme is recommended for implementation.

STEEL STRUCTURES LABORATORY (SSL)

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CSIR - StructuralEngineering Research Centre(CSIR-SERC), Chennai, is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India. Established in the year 1965, CSIR-SERC has built up excellent facilities and expertise for carrying out R&D in the field of structural engineering covering analysis, design and testing of model / prototype structures as well as structural components. The centre has developed many cutting-edge technologies for the construction industry and also offers various services to public and private sector organisations.

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State-of-the-art research related to analysis, design and testing of steel structural components and structures is pursued by scientists at SSL.The following are the major, actively-pursued research areas:•Behaviourofsteel-foamconcretelight-weightload-bearingcomposite

(SFCC) panels• Investigationsonthebehaviourofhot-rolledreplaceablebeam-column

connections•ExperimentalandanalyticalinvestigationsonCFSbeam-column

connections•Behaviourofsteelbeam-columnconnectionsunderelevatedtemperature

and corrosion• Fatigueandfracturebehaviourofboltedconnectionconfigurations

•Testfloorforconductingexperimentalinvestigations up to 250kN of loading• Fatigue-rated50kNactuatorwithastrokelengthof±125mm•Electrochemicalmodularworkstation(Autolab)withpotentiostat/

galvanostat for induced corrosion simulation and measurement•Automaticfoamconcretemixermachine•NDTtools/techniquessuchascoatingthicknessgauge,hardnesstester,thicknessgauge,dyepenetrationtest,ultrasonicflawdetector,magneticparticle testing and 3D disto

• FormulationofguidelinestoIS:800-2007andIS:801draftcodesofpractice•Analysisofsingle-lanemodularsteelbridges(30ftto230ft)toprepare

complete load span charts and experimental investigations on 220ft single-lane bridge - load test for garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., Kolkata

• SeismicperformanceevaluationofmodelofaG+7coldrolledsteelframed sructure for M/s. Synergy Thrislington, Mohali

• Loadtestandnondestructivetestingforperformanceevaluationofcriticalcomponents of rope car system, Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani

•ExperimentalstudiesonCFS-concretecompositeslabtoevaluateshearbond characteristics (m-k factor), INSDAg, Kolkata

• Structuralhealth&integritycheckingoftheexistingshopfloorbuildingsof BHPV, Visakhapatnam

•ConditionassessmentofstructuralcomponentsofvariousstructuresatVizag Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, NTPC, Badarpur and NLC, Neyveli

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NDT & E of Steel Structural Components in Real Life Structures

Seismic Performance Assessment of Cold Rolled Steel Framed Structure

Studies on Column under Elevated Temperature

Studies on SFCC Panels

Load Test of Bunker after Retrofitting

Load Test of Modular Steel Bridge with 70R Loading