Advanced Structural Engineering

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Undertake ultimate limit state calculations of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and composite structural elements
• Carry out complex design calculations for a wide range of practical design situations
• Identify failure modes in reinforced concrete, prestressed and composite structures.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• 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
• Understand the background to design methods in Eurocodes 2 and 4
• Undertake design calculations for composite beams and slabs in accordance with Eurocode 4
• Design prestressed concrete structural members to Eurocode 2

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• 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
• Apply theoretical principles of structural mechanics to a wide range of design situations

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Effective communication through written reports
• Solving problems via idealisation and analysis
• Application of critical analysis to engineering problems

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.

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.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Hewson, Nigel R.v (2003). Prestressed concrete bridges: design and construction. Thomas Telford Publishing.

Collings, David (2013). Steel–concrete Composite Bridges: Designing with Eurocodes. ICE Publishing.

Gilbert R.I, Mickleborough, N.C., Ranzi, G. (2017). Design of Prestrestressed Concrete to Eurocode 2. CRC Press.

Collings, David (2010). Steel-concrete composite buildings: Designing with Eurocodes. London: Thomas Telford Ltd.

Mosley, W. H., Hulse, R., & Bungey, J. H. (2012). Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2. Macmillan International Higher Education.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

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.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External