Course detail
Concrete structures 1
FAST-BL005Acad. year: 2018/2019
Reinforced concrete monolithic structures – one- and multi-storey frame structures and their structural elements. Design principles of cast-in-place foundation structures – wall footing, strip, grid and mat foundation.
Dimensioning reinforced concrete members considering theirs limit serviceability.
Two-ways slabs – edge supported. Circular and annular slabs. Two-way ribbed and cassette slabs. Wall beams – simple and continuous.
Construction and expansion joints in concrete structures. Realisation and control of concrete structures.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Knowledge of the principles of static solution of concrete structures of building construction and civil engineering. Ability to verify outputs from PC and related modern software by usage of simple techniques. Understanding to the behaviour of flat concrete structures. Knowledge of designing framed reinforced concrete structures. Knowledge of designing simple foundation structures. Designing slab and wall concrete structures.
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Course curriculum
2. Multi-storey frame structures – structural analysis, reduction and redistribution of internal forces.
3. Multi-storey frame structures – reinforcement detailing, constructive principles.
4.-5. Serviceability of reinforced concrete structures – stress limitation, cracks control, deflection control.
6.-7. Principles of design of cast in place foundation structures – reinforced and plain concrete footing, continuous footings and grids.
8. Single-storey frame structures – pointed and arched girder, corbels.
9. Two-way edge supported slabs - structural arrangement, structural analysis, reinforcement.
10. Continuous two-way slabs – principle of solution, reinforcement detailing. Slabs partially edge supported.
11. Serviceability of two-way slabs. Slabs of common shape.
12. Circular and annular slabs. Waffle slabs.
13. Simple supported and continuous deep girders. Work joints and expansion gaps in structures. Manufacturing and control of structures.
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Aims
Understanding of the behaviour of flat concrete structure. Design of stab and wall concrete structures.
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Syllabus
2. Multi-storey frame structures – structural analysis, reduction and redistribution of internal forces.
3. Multi-storey frame structures – reinforcement detailing, constructive principles.
4.-5. Serviceability of reinforced concrete structures – stress limitation, cracks control, deflection control.
6.-7. Principles of design of cast in place foundation structures – reinforced and plain concrete footing, continuous footings and grids.
8. Single-storey frame structures – pointed and arched girder, corbels.
9. Two-way edge supported slabs - structural arrangement, structural analysis, reinforcement.
10. Continuous two-way slabs – principle of solution, reinforcement detailing. Slabs partially edge supported.
11. Serviceability of two-way slabs. Slabs of common shape.
12. Circular and annular slabs. Waffle slabs.
13. Simple supported and continuous deep girders. Work joints and expansion gaps in structures. Manufacturing and control of structures.
Exercise
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2. Calculation of internal forces of the frame.
3. Calculation of internal forces of the frame - continuation, combination of loads.
4. Dimensioning of cross beam for bend and shear (stirrups, eventually also bends).
5. Curtailment of reinforcement of cross beam. Checking.
6. Dimensioning of one internal column.
7. Structural solution and dimensioning of single footing below internal column.
8. Drawings of reinforcement of the cross beam, single footing and column. Checking.
9. Serviceability limit states – deformation, cracks.
10. Two-way slab – preliminary design, load, internal forces, dimensioning – design of reinforcement.
11. Rebar or netting reinforcing.
12. Final checking.
13. Project submission. Credit.