INS 338 - Reinforced Concrete I

Course Objectives

Description of the behavior of concrete and steel based on previous Strength of Materials lecture. Determination of the structural behavior of reinforced concrete sections subjected to various load combinations.

Course Description

Reinforced concrete members, concrete, reinforcing steel, mechanical properties of concrete and steel, mechanism of bond transfer, development of anchorage and splicing of reinforcement, loads and load effects, structural failure providing safety in R/C, material factors, the load factors, load groups, mechanics of R/C beam, over reinforced beam, balanced beam, ultimate strength design analysis of R/C beams, analysis of flanged beams, column capacity, eccentrically loaded columns, column interaction diagram, bi-axially loaded columns, tied and spiral columns , diagonal tension failure of beam without stirrup, load transfer in a cracked beam, shear reinforcement, shear design procedures, behavior of R/C members subjected to torsion, design for torsion, shear and moment, analysis and design of slender columns, determination of moment magnification factor, elastic design assumptions, elastic analysis of beams with rectangular cross-sections, frame, beam-column joints, redistribution, general construction knowledge.