CE 47300 – Reinforced Concrete Design

Credits and contact hours:

  • 4 credits

Specific course information:

  • Catalog description: Design and behavior of reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs, and columns
  • Prerequisites: CE 371 Structural Analysis I
  • Course status: 

Specific Goals for the course:

  • Student learning outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course the student shall be able to:
    • develop knowledge of engineering material properties of concrete and mild reinforcing steel.
    • develop technical competence on flexure and shear theory and design procedures for reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs and columns under uniaxial bending.
    • develop technical competence on the theory and procedures to calculate deflections of reinforced concrete beams and one-way slabs.
    • develop technical competence on the theory and procedures to detail reinforcement in reinforced concrete beams, one-way slabs and columns.
  •  Relationship of course to program outcomes
    • Outcome 2: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

Topics:

  • Introduction and design process
  • Materials
  • Flexural Design of Beam Sections
  • Serviceability- Crack control
  • Deflections
  • Shear Design of Beams and Columns
  • Detailing of reinforcement
  • Design of continuous one-way slabs
  • Column design under uniaxial bending