BIWE-01 Design of Concrete Structures

Elective module in the Masters course: Advanced

Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies

4 credits can be acquired for this module.

The grade is the grade of the written examination.

The workload is 120 working hours, to be completed in one

semester

Docent:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Curbach

Dr.-Ing. Harald Michler
Dr.-Ing. Maria Patricia Garibaldi

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General recommendations:

Study, comprehension, dedication, research

Beware of study time demands, and university requirements before taking

time-off for recreational or work purposes

Project Work, Masters Thesis requirements & options

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Course Details

Duration = 1 semester
Lectures and exercises = weekly + exercises = every
Thursday, and Monday (every even week)
Tutorials (on a voluntary basis) = Tuesday OR Friday (uneven
weeks). There will be two groups due to lack of space in the
computer Pool- PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME on the Group of
your choice
no strict separation between lecture and exercises
examples about each topic and additional exercises are
included in lessons

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Opal Course Information

https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/3
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Pre-requisites of the course are: basic concrete design, mechanics

of materials, structural analysis methods.

Self-study is fundamental!
8 Design tasks
5 Plausibility checks
Reading of selected topics

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 File Name:
Design_Tutorial_pre-requisite content-Part 1.pdf

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Design Tutorial:

The structure is an industrial multi-story reinforced concrete

building with a stiffened staircase core, an exterior non-structural
masonry facade, a hall and a horizontal flat roof.

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Required Literature

Mosley, B., Bungey, J., Hulse, R., Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2.
Seventh Edition, NY, 2012.

Recommended Literature
ACI SP-273 Further Examples for the Design of Structural Concrete with
Strut-and-Tie Models.
ACI SP-208 Examples for the Design of Structural Concrete with Strut-and-
Tie Model.
Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures
(https://law.resource.org/pub/eu/eurocode https://law.resource.org/pub/
eu/eurocode/guidance/)
Fib bulletin 14: Externally bonded FRP-reinforcement for RC structures
Fib bulletin 17: Management, maintenance and
strengthening of concrete structure
Additional recommended literature will be provided for individual
lectures as needed

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Exam

The module examination consists of a written examination of

90 min duration = 90 points

60 min. closed book

30 min. open book (only Dr. Garibaldi section Not Strut-and-
Tie)

The closed book examination comprises 45 min. regarding

Strut-and-Tie, and 15 min. related to concrete design theory.

The open book exam is for the portion of the concrete design
material taught by Dr. Garibaldi, and will not include the Strut-
and-Tie content of the course.
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Lectures

Lectures (as PDF in a text format or power point presentation)

will be posted in Opal at the end of the week. Handout to
write personal notes are already posted in OPAL. Each student
shall print hand outs or lecture documents before coming to
class. The lecture documents will be updated by 10:00 AM on
the day of lecture.

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Lectures and contact information

Lectures cover special problems of concrete structures

(overview follows)
Good attention to the module BIWE-06 (Prof. Hussler-
Combe), which presents computational methods for reinforced
concrete structures
Design lectures instructor: Dr. Patricia Garibaldi, Bey 76
(ground floor) consultation hours by appointment only.
Strut-and-Tie lectures instructor: Dr. Michler, Bey 74 (ground
floor)

For administrative questions you can also contact:

Dr. Kerstin Speck (Bey 56)
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Research Focus at the Institute of Concrete Structures

are:

Textile reinforced concrete

Multi-axial strength
Bond between textile and concrete
Concrete under impact load
Modelling with discrete elements

We offer project work and masters theses in these

different research fields

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The module offers an introduction to the maintenance

principles of bridge and building management.

Inspection, investigation, testing, and condition assessment

of existing reinforced concrete structures are covered in
these lectures.

The capacity calculation of old buildings and bridges is

covered, as well as advanced calculation methods in order to
estimate additional available load bearing capacity of the
section or the structure.

The participants should be able to assess existing reinforced

concrete structures and to design and calculate necessary
remedial activities of these structures.
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(Shear Load Path for Indirect Web Support,

PCI Journal, Schaich, 1987)

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Content

The lecture covers seven topics:

1. Design methods for reinforced concrete members according

to existing codes and technical regulations using EC2 as an
example (just to get you all on the same level for the
following topics)
Design for flexural loads
Design for shear loads
Design for torsional loads
Design for axial loads (columns)

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Content (cont.)

2. Design-relevant concrete properties

Obtaining material properties for concrete
Test methods (destructive and non-destructive)
Compressive strength, tensile strength and Youngs
modulus of concrete
Tensile strength, Youngs modulus and bond of steel
reinforcement
Differences in codes
Application of the measured values in concrete design
3. Load bearing behaviour of concrete under multi-axial
loading
Mechanical properties
Applicability
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Content (cont.)

4. Strengthening methods for reinforced concrete members

General introduction
Analysis of buildings and load tests
Comparison of strengthening methods
Applicability
Sample Calculations
Shotcrete
CFRP lamellae and sheets (carbon fibre reinforced
polymers)
Textile reinforced concrete (TRC)

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Content (cont.)

5. Methods for plausibility check (included in selected lectures)

Simple methods for checking whether you can trust the
results of a computer simulation Midas Civil
Rules of thumb for structural pre-analysis (Faustregeln
fr Vorbemessung)
6. Prestress concrete
Principle of prestressing
Methods of prestressing
Analysis of concrete section under working loads
Design for the serviceability limit state
Analysis and design at the ultimate limit state

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Content (cont.)

7. Strut-and tie-models (Dr. Michler)

Method for application and dimensioning of components
to which the general bending theory is not valid for
(consoles, vertical slabs, frame corners, openings in
beams, pile caps )
Standard models
Design and calculation method

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Content (cont.)

See Schedule of Classes

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of concrete design theory, civil engineering

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Reading Assignments for next class

Design_Tutorial_pre-requisite content-Part 1.pdf

Mosley, B., Bungey, J., Hulse, R., Reinforced Concrete Design to

Eurocode 2. Seventh Edition, NY, 2012. Chapter 1 & 2 Pages (1-32).

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