This course will cover the design of two–way slab systems (solid and ribbed slabs), design of beam-columns including length effects, design of some shallow footing systems, and design for torsion.
Course Aims:
The main aims of this course are to:
To explain the effects of slenderness, secondary moments, buckling, biaxial bending on the design of columns and to be able to design these components.
To explore the influence of two way bending on the design of slabs and to be able to design these components,
To uncover the concepts required for the design of integrated reinforced concrete frames against gravity and lateral loads.
Course outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
Design two-way slabs.
Design long slender columns.
Calculate the structural capacity of reinforced concrete sections associated with combined axial compression and flexural loading and understand the interaction between these two modes of failure.
Design combined footings, strap footings and strip footing.