ENEQ676-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Advanced Reinforced Concrete

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

Studies of the behaviour and strength of reinforced concrete structures and elements, long-term volumetric changes, deflections, shear, bond, cracking, ‘progressive’ collapse, response to impulsive and cyclic demands. Review of historical and state-of-the-art research and pertinent literature. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of existing structures and the background, use, and limitations of present design specifications and evaluation methods. Consideration is given to topics beyond the contents of conventional undergraduate courses including: two-way slabs, deep beams and diaphragms, collapse mechanisms, progressive collapse, and the mechanics of RC under large deformation demands.

Studies of the behaviour and strength of reinforced concrete structures and elements, long-term volumetric changes, deflections, shear, bond, cracking, ‘progressive’ collapse, and response to impulsive and cyclic demands. Review of historical and state-of-the-art research and pertinent literature. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation of existing structures and the background, use, and limitations of current structural design specifications and evaluation methods. Consideration is given to topics beyond the contents of conventional undergraduate courses including: two-way slabs, deep beams and diaphragms, collapse mechanisms, progressive collapse, and the mechanics of RC under large deformation demands.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain from fist principles and/or tangible evidence the mechanics of concrete under combined axial, lateral (confining), and shear stresses considering the effects of:
-transient cyclic and monotonic demands,
-sustained demands,
-strain rate,
-cracking,
-concrete mix proportions, and
-curing conditions
-volumetric changes related to water loss
-corrosion
2. Estimate effects of long-term volumetric changes (creep and shrinkage) on the response of RC structural elements
3. List, describe, and critique experimental evidence related to the bond stresses occurring between reinforcing steel and concrete in RC.
4. List, describe, and critique experimental evidence related to the ability of RC to resist shear.
5. Describe in detail the response of RC structures to demands causing redistribution of moments, formation of plastic failure mechanisms, and/or disproportionate (or ‘progressive’) collapse
6. Quantify the reliability of available methods to estimate the rotational capacity of reinforced concrete elements (beams, columns, walls).
7. List the limitations of current knowledge on the topics mentioned in the previous outcomes.

Prerequisites

An introductory course on design of RC structures such as ENCI426, ENCI436 or similar.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 441
12 Aug - 25 Aug
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 101
12 Aug - 25 Aug
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 101
12 Aug - 25 Aug
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 16:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 111
12 Aug - 25 Aug
Lecture E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 16:00 - 18:00 Jack Erskine 101
12 Aug - 25 Aug

Course Coordinator

Santiago Pujol Llano

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Opinion Paper #1 33% Opinion Paper #1
Opinion Paper #2 33% Opinion Paper #2
Opinion Paper #3 34% Opinion Paper #3

Textbooks / Resources

Full list of references available here: ftp://ftp.ecn.purdue.edu/spujol/CE676/CE%20676_REF.htm
Essential textbooks:
Principles of Reinforced Concrete. Sozen, Ichinose, Pujol. CRC Press.
The Elements of Style. Strunk, White, Kalman. The Penguin Press.
Simple and Direct. Barzun. The University of Chicago Press.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Tufte. Graphics Press.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,197.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

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