Semester:

5

Course Code:

CE3020

Course Name:

Design of Concrete Structures

Credit Value:

3 (Notional hours:150)

Prerequisites:

CE2010

Core/Optional

Core

Hourly Breakdown

Lecture hrs.

Tutorial hrs.

Practical hrs.

Design/ Assignment hrs.

Independent Learning & Assessment hrs.

29

4

4

20

93

Course Aim: To provide knowledge on basics of reinforced concrete design so that the students will be able to apply this knowledge while designing low-rise reinforced concrete buildings.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;

➢      describe the behaviour of reinforced concrete material.

➢      analyze building frames for vertical and lateral loading.

➢      design reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns and foundations conforming to a standard code of practice.

➢      generate design information in the form of detailed drawings and specifications.

Course Content:

➢      Introduction to concrete design and code of practice: Limit states, durability, fire resistance and other prime considerations; Partial factors of safety; Loading, critical loading arrangements.

➢      Material properties: Mechanical properties of concrete and reinforcement, strength, constitutive relationships; High-strength concrete.

➢      Structural idealization and analysis: Unbraced frames and braced frames; Analysis of sub- frames; Redistribution of moments; Approximate analysis for lateral loads.

➢      Behaviour of reinforced concrete: Flexure, shear and axial behaviour; Failure mechanisms; Analysis of section.

➢      Design of typical reinforced concrete structural elements: Design of solid slabs, rectangular and flanged beams, short and slender columns, and isolated footings conforming to a code of practice; Detailing.

➢      Detailed serviceability assessment for flexure: Flexure behaviour at serviceability loads, calculation of deflection and crack width.

➢      Design of disturbed regions: Strut-and-tie concept, deep beams, pile caps, corbels.

➢      Robustness of structures: Vertical ties, internal ties, horizontal ties, peripheral ties, column ties.

➢      Field visit to a construction site

➢      Assignment: Design and detailing of a four storey braced building

Teaching /Learning Methods:

Classroom lectures, tutorial discussions, supervised/guided design exercises, field visits

Assessment Strategy:

Continuous Assessment

40%

Final Assessment

60%

Details:

Quizzes 10%

Assignments 20%

Viva-voce 10%

Theory (%)

60

Practical (%)

-

Other (%)

-

Recommended Reading:

➢      Mosley, B., Bungey, J., & Hulse, R. (2012). Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, 7th edn, Palgrave Macmillan.

➢      Obrien, E., Dixon, A., & Sheils, E. (2012). Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2, 2nd edn, Spon Press, Oxon.

➢      CEN (2010). Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures-Part 1-1: General Actions-Densities, Self-weight, Imposed Loads for Buildings (EN 1991-1-1), European Committee for Standardization, Brussels.

➢      CEN (2009). Eurocode-Basis of Structural Design (EN 1990:2002+A1), European Committee for Standardization, Brussels.

➢      IStructE. (2006). Manual for the Design of Concrete Building Structures to Eurocode 2, Institution of Structural Engineers, UK.

➢      IStructE/Concrete Society. (2006). Standard method of detailing concrete structures-A manual for best practice, 3rd edn, Institution of Structural Engineers/Concrete Society, UK.

➢      Narayan, R.S., & Goodchild, C.H. (2006). Concise Eurocode 2, The Concrete Centre, Surrey.

➢      CEN (2004). Eurocode 2 Design of Concrete Structures-Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings (EN 1992-1-1), European Committee for Standardization, Brussels.