Lecture meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks
Specific course information
Catalog description: The course introduces students to the behavior and design of prestressed concrete structures and provides them the background needed to design various prestressed concrete members. Course topics include an overview of prestressing technology, loss of prestress, axially loaded prestressed members, flexural and shear behavior/design of prestressed members, and deflections. At the end of the course, students are expected to have the ability to describe the expected behavior of and perform basic design procedures for typical prestressed concrete members.
Prerequisites: CCE 473 Reinforced Concrete Design
Course status: Required course
Specific goals for the course
Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
Identify cases in which prestressed concrete is a cost-effective solution
Estimate prestresses losses
Design elements to resist flexure
Design elements to resist shear
Design composite beam elements
Apply code provisions to the design of structural members
Relationship of course to program outcomes
Outcome 1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
Outcome 5: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
