SCHOOL OF CIVIL & RESOURCE ENGINEERING THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA CIVL3112 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE DESIGN SEMESTER TWO

O 2011 UNIT OUTLINE

UNIT COORDINATOR
Dr. Daniela Ciancio

LECTURER
Dr. Daniela Ciancio Room 2.66, Civil Engineering Building E-mail: daniela@civil.uwa.edu.au

ONLINE RESOURCES
Further information about this unit (including a copy of this unit outline) may be obtained from: http://units.civil.uwa.edu.au/teaching/CIVL3112

INTRODUCTION
This unit provides an introduction to the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. The basic properties of concrete and reinforcing steel will be investigated, and the influence of these properties on reinforced concrete design examined. Design for serviceability, strength, durability and robustness is addressed. Students will be introduced to modern methods of analysing and designing basic structural elements, and assembling these elements into simple structural frames. The basic elements considered are beams, slabs, columns, footings, retaining walls and deep beams.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Students should be aware of the University guidelines on Academic Misconduct (see http://www.teachingandlearning.uwa.edu.au/tl4/for_uwa_staff/policies/student_related_policies /academic_conduct) Students should be aware of the Faculty Policy for Appeals (see http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/policies/appeals) Students should be aware of the Charter of Student Rights (see http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/home/policies/charter) Students should be aware of the Code of Ethics and a Code of Conduct for all University Staff and Student (see http://www.hr.uwa.edu.au/publications/code_of_ethics ) Lecture and tutorial classes are NOT available on Lectopia The consultation time is a 45min session scheduled once a week from week 2 to week

13, and it is a time in which students can consult the lecturer and tutors about the contents covered in the unit. Extra consultation sessions will be organised the week before the mid-term exam and 2 weeks before the end-term exam. The lecturer will be available 15 minutes before and after each lecture and tutorial class during the entire semester. Students should be aware that no extra consultation sessions will be organised outside the ones described above.

GENERIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Outcome Students who successfully complete this unit should further develop: The ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals to complete assigned tasks In-depth technical competence The ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution The ability to communicate effectively and to work in a Assessment Activity

Weekly tutorials Mid-semester test Final examination Group project

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SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

Outcome Students who successfully complete this unit should be able to: Apply appropriate analysis techniques in the design process Understand and identify load paths Produce clear and concise written design calculations Design simply supported, cantilevered and continuous beams for strength in bending and shear, anchorage length, deflection and crack control Design one- and two- way simple and continuous slabs for in bending and shear, anchorage length, deflection and crack control Design short and slender columns for combined axial and bending actions Design concentrically or eccentrically loaded isolated rectangular spread footings Use knowledge of beams, columns and footings to design framed concrete structures Design retaining walls Design deep beams Design concrete structures for durability Understand the mechanisms of shrinkage and creep Assessment Activity

Weekly tutorials Mid-semester test Final examination Group project

ASSESSMENT MECHANISM STATEMENT

Assessment consists of 4 weekly, 1 group design project, 1 paper review, a mid-semester test and a final examination. Final grading of the unit is based on semester two only. No supplementary assessment will be available for the unit. Final unit marks may be modified in accordance with Faculty policy (see http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/for/students/assess).

Assessment

Contribution

1-4 5 6

4 Weekly web-based assignments with hand-in* of supporting 10% engineering design calculations of professional quality group design project** 1 fortnightly assignment: paper review 90-minute mid-term exam 3-hour end-term exam*** 10% 5% 10% 65%

*The assignments will be submitted in the assignment box located on first floor of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering building, north wing (close to office 1.90). **Assignment 5 is compulsory. Students will loose 5% mark if they do not submit the design project. ***A mark higher than 33% is need in the end-term exam to pass the unit. RECOMMENDED TEXT
Foster S.J., Kilpatrick A.E., Warner R.F, Reinforced Concrete Basics 2E, Pearson Education Australia (2010), ISBN 978 1 4425 3845 0

RECOMMENDED READING
Warner R.F., Rangan B.V., Hall A.S., Faulkes K.A., Concrete Structures, Longman (1998) [Note: Concrete Structures was published in 1998, before the 2001 introduction of Grade 500N reinforcing bar. The text therefore uses the superseded Grade 400Y bar. This must be taken into account when referring to the text.] Australian Standard HB2.2, Australian Standards for civil engineering students Part 2: Structural Engineering , Standards Australia (2003 or 2004) [Note: In 2002, a new set of loading Codes was published. The set includes AS/NZS 1170:0:2002 and AS/NZS 1170:1:2002, which together supersede AS 1170 Part 1 - 1994. HB2.2 2003 contains extracts of the current codes. If you are using HB2.2 - 2002, you will need to make some changes as the course proceeds.] Australian Standard AS 3600, Concrete structures, Standards Australia (2009) Standards Association/Cement and Concrete Association, Guide to Concrete Construction, C&CAA T41/SAA HB64-2002