Structural Concrete Design

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Structural systems for buildings. Flexural design in reinforced concrete. Design of continuous beams and one-way slabs using moment coefficients. Shear design. Bond and development. Serviceability. Two-way slab and flat plate systems: direct design method, punching shear. Biaxially loaded and long columns. Walls: laterally loaded walls, bearing walls, shear walls. Footings: wall footings, isolated footings. Pre-stressed concrete: introduction and elastic analysis. Use of computer programs where applicable. Prerequisite(s): Civil Engineering 451. Corequisite(s): Civil Engineering 551.