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 421-411 Concrete Theory and Design

Credit Points

7.1

Coordinator

Mr J.L. Van Der Molen

Prerequisites

421-313 Concrete Theory and Design

Semester

1

Contact

12 hours of lectures, 6 hours practice classes, 2 hours laboratory classes, 16 hours design

Subject Description

At the conclusion of this unit students should have developed advanced skills enabling them to analyse and design reinforced and prestressed concrete structures.

Idealised frame method of slab design, flat plates and slabs. Punching shear. Partially prestressed beams and slabs. Introduction to torsion. Slender Columns. Bi-axial bending of columns. Reinforced concrete walls. Concrete technology (mix design, use of admixtures, durability). Major design project.

Assessment

One written examination not exceeding three-hours at the end of the Semester (70%). Design project and laboratory reports submitted during the course (30%)

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