COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Design of a Reinforced Concrete Structure CIV 491 Fall 02+02+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Civil Engineering
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: -
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: Get the ability of dimensioning RC members in a basic structure.
Course Contents: • Slabs (one-way/two-way)
• Shallow foundations
• RC structural systems (frame, wall, cast-in-place, precast etc.)
• Design loads
• Structural design and detailing (beams, columns, connections)
• Principles of seismic design
• Principles od repair and strengthening
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Be able to design reinforced concrete structural systems (beams and columns) and members under axial loads and bending moments by means of properly applying principles of building codes
  • 2- Be able to design and analyze simple reinforced concrete structures and present the analysis
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: The course consists of 4 basic phases.At the end of each phase students will be asked to do a mini presentation. Enthusiasm at class is graded 30% and is assessed by the mentor while the written and oral presentations of the projects are graded 45%. 5% of the presentation grade is assessed by the peers and the written and oral presentations have the same 20% weight. The quality of in class reports is weighted 25%.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Phase1: Preliminaries Understanding R/C members and its properties -
2 Phase1: Preliminaries Understanding design criteria Project assignments, determining specifications about the project
3 Follow up presentation, mini report Presentations, class discussions
4 Phase2: Determining design loads: Determining the forces important to the design Preliminary design using design codes
5 Phase 2: Determining design loads: Determining the forces important to the design Determining major forces important to design using codes
6 Follow up presentation, mini report Presentations, class discussions
7 Phase 3: Detailing/Dimensioning Dimensioning tension and compression members -
8 Phase 3: Detailing/Dimensioning Dimensioning tension and compression members Dimensioning utilizing codes
9 Follow up presentation, mini report Presentations and feedback
10 Phase 4: Adding up non-structural design considerations -
11 Phase 4: Adding up non-structural design considerations Dimensioning utilizing codes
12 Tailor made design, Principles of seismic design -
13 Tailor made design, Principles of seismic design -
14 Final Presentations Presentations and feedback


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

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OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 30
In-Class Application Reports 4 25
Project Reports 4 20
Project Presentations (Faculty member review) 4 20
Project Presentations (Peer review) 4 5
Total: 30 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active14114
In-Class Studies where Students are Active14456
Out-of-Class Studies where Students are Active14342
Presentation of Project Reports14114
Total Workload (hour):126


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11
LO1                      
LO2