Changes in CE 676

                                                                                 Engineering Faculty Document No. 23-05

                                                                                                                   February 23, 2006

TO:                 The Faculty of the College of Engineering

FROM:           The Faculty of the School of Civil Engineering

RE:                 Changes in CE 676 Course Description

From:              CE 676 – Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members

Sem. 2, Class 3, Cr. 3.

Prerequisite: CE 576.   Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course prerequisites.

Studies of the behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members; beams subjected to pure bending, combined bending, and shear; columns under axial compression and eccentric loading; deflections, bond, and cracking. Review of research and pertinent literature. Emphasis is placed on the background, use, and limitations of present design specifications.

To:                  CE 676 – Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members

Sem. 2, Class 3, Cr. 3.

Prerequisite: CE 576.   Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course prerequisites.

Studies of the behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members, behavior of beam-columns, deflections, shear, bond, and cracking.  Review of research and pertinent literature.  Emphasis is placed on the background, use, and limitations of present design specifications.

Reason:          To provide an updated course description.