Module overview
This module covers the advanced design of reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete structures and steel-concrete composite structures. For each of these structural typologies, the fundamental principles of structural behaviour and design requirements in the context of the Eurocode design codes are covered. Both the serviceability limit state and ultimate limit state design requirements are taught and practiced.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Solving problems via idealisation and analysis
- Effective communication through written reports
- Application of critical analysis to engineering problems
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Carry out complex design calculations for a wide range of practical design situations
- Undertake ultimate limit state calculations of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and composite structural elements
- Identify failure modes in reinforced concrete, prestressed and composite structures.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply theoretical principles of structural mechanics to a wide range of design situations
- Identify the underlying structural mechanics which are used in design codes
- Understand the behaviour and design aspects of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and composite structures
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Undertake design calculations for composite beams and slabs in accordance with Eurocode 4
- Design concrete members under a variety of ultimate limit state loading conditions including axial load, flexure, shear and torsion and their combinations to Eurocode 2
- Design prestressed concrete structural members to Eurocode 2
- Understand the background to design methods in Eurocodes 2 and 4
Syllabus
Part 1: Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
Strut and tie method; Design of slender columns; Design of two way flat slabs; Design for torsion; Design of shear walls; Serviceability, crack width and deflection calculations.
Part 2: Prestressed Concrete Design
Prestressing systems and devices; Analysis for flexure; Losses in prestress; Ultimate strength and design for flexure; Shear behaviour and design.
Part 3: Composite Construction
General concepts; Composite beams; Composite slabs; Composite columns.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
Learning activities include:
- Worked examples
- Tutorial questions
- Coursework
- Problem assignments
- Private study
PowerPoint slides, tutorial sheets and solutions, worked examples and pre-recorded videos available from the module Blackboard site.
Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
Revision | 42 |
Lecture | 26 |
Independent Study | 36 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Collings, David (2010). Steel-concrete composite buildings: Designing with Eurocodes. London: Thomas Telford Ltd.
Gilbert R.I, Mickleborough, N.C., Ranzi, G. (2017). Design of Prestrestressed Concrete to Eurocode 2. CRC Press.
Hewson, Nigel R.v (2003). Prestressed concrete bridges: design and construction. Thomas Telford Publishing.
Mosley, W. H., Hulse, R., & Bungey, J. H. (2012). Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Collings, David (2013). Steel–concrete Composite Bridges: Designing with Eurocodes. ICE Publishing.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 50% |
Continuous Assessment | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Final Assessment | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External