Credits : 3

Prerequisites : CE308

Compulsory/Optional : Compulsory

Aim(s)
To teach basics of reinforced concrete design so that the students use this knowledge when they design low-rise reinforced concrete frame buildings.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to; Discuss the limit state design principles Explain the behaviour of reinforced concrete material. Analyse sub-frames for vertical and lateral loading. Design reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns and foundations conforming to a standard code of practice. Produce design information in the form of detailed drawings and specifications. Design water-retaining structures conforming to a standard code of practice.
Course content/Course description
Mechanical properties of concrete and reinforcement: strength, constitutive relationships Limit states, durability, fire resistance and other prime considerations; partial factors of safety; loading, load transfer paths, critical loading arrangements Elastic behaviour of uncracked and cracked reinforced concrete beams, tension stiffening; serviceability considerations such as deflection and crack width Collapse of reinforced concrete structural elements: modes of collapse Unbraced frames and braced frames; analysis of sub-frames, redistribution of moments Design of reinforced concrete structural elements: slab, beam, column, and footing; application of codes of practice; robustness of structures Design of a reinforced concrete multi-storey building Application of draughting software for reinforced concrete structural drawings Extension of reinforced concrete design and detailing concepts for water-retaining structure applications; codes of practice Design of a reinforced concrete water-retaining structure
Recommended Texts
Beeby, AW and Narayanan, RS 1995, Designers’s Handbook to Eurocode 2, Part 1.1: Design of Concrete Structures, Thomas Telford. Mosley, B Bungey, J and Hulse, R 2007, Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, 6th edn, Palgrave Macmillan. EN 1992-1-1:2004, Design of Concrete Structures – Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings.