CE 67600 – Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members

Credits and contact hours:

  • 3 credits
  • Lecture meets 3 times per week for 50 minutes per meeting for 15 weeks

Specific course information:

  • Prerequisite: CE 47300 Reinforced Concrete Design

Overview:

The course focuses on the behavior of reinforced concrete members and structures, in particular towards how to calculate the nonlinear load-displacement response, perform nonlinear static (pushover) analysis and on strengthening methods for RC structures (conventional and advanced methods).

Topics:

  • Material behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) - confinement, stress-strain behavior of confined concrete
  • Inelastic behavior of RC members - moment-curvature, moment rotation characteristics
  • Performance of RC under seismic loads - pushover analysis
  • Behavior and analysis of beam-column joints - nonlinear spring models
  • Strengthening of RC members - FRP, haunch retrofit solution
  • Behavior of RC members under fire (if time permits)