{"id":20697,"date":"2025-07-24T15:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=20697"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:15:58","slug":"ce312","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/ce312\/","title":{"rendered":"CE312"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Design of Structures II - CE312 <\/h2><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Credits : 3<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : CE308<\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Compulsory<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To teach basics of reinforced concrete design so that the students use this knowledge when they design low-rise reinforced concrete frame buildings.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Discuss the limit state design principles<\/li>\n
  2. Explain the behaviour of reinforced concrete material.<\/li>\n
  3. Analyse sub-frames for vertical and lateral loading.<\/li>\n
  4. Design reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns and foundations conforming to a standard code of practice.<\/li>\n
  5. Produce design information in the form of detailed drawings and specifications.<\/li>\n
  6. Design water-retaining structures conforming to a standard code of practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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Course content\/Course description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Mechanical properties of concrete and reinforcement :<\/b> strength, constitutive relationships<\/li>\n
  2. Limit states, durability, fire resistance and other prime considerations : <\/b>partial factors of safety; loading, load transfer paths, critical loading arrangements<\/li>\n
  3. Elastic behaviour of uncracked and cracked reinforced concrete beams, tension stiffening : <\/b>serviceability considerations such as deflection and crack width<\/li>\n
  4. Collapse of reinforced concrete structural elements : <\/b>modes of collapse<\/li>\n
  5. Unbraced frames and braced frames :<\/b>analysis of sub-frames, redistribution of moments<\/li>\n
  6. Design of reinforced concrete structural elements : <\/b>slab, beam, column, and footing; application of codes of practice; robustness of structures<\/li>\n
  7. Design of a reinforced concrete multi-storey building<\/li>\n
  8. Application of draughting software for reinforced concrete structural drawings<\/li>\n
  9. Extension of reinforced concrete design and detailing concepts for water-retaining structure applications : codes of practice<\/li>\n
  10. Design of a reinforced concrete water-retaining structure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Recommended Texts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  1. Beeby, AW and Narayanan, RS 1995, Designers\u2019s Handbook to Eurocode 2, Part 1.1: Design of Concrete Structures, Thomas Telford.<\/li>\n
  2. Mosley, B Bungey, J and Hulse, R 2007, Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, 6th edn, Palgrave Macmillan.<\/li>\n
  3. EN 1992-1-1:2004, Design of Concrete Structures \u2013 Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Lectures<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Tutorials<\/td>\n01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Practical<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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    Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    In-course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Assignments\/Quizzes<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mid Semester Examination<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    End-semester<\/strong><\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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