Course Syllabus – Fall 2008
0908.481 – Reinforced Concrete
Design
Instructor:
Douglas B. Cleary, Ph.D., P.E., 856-256-5325, cleary@rowan.edu
Office Hours: Room
233 Rowan Hall, Open Door Policy
Prerequisites: CEE08 382
Structural Analysis
Meeting Times: TR 9:25 –
10:40 Rowan 104
Objective: The analysis and design of
reinforced concrete structural members includes properties of concrete and
steel, fundamentals of reinforced concrete behavior, analysis and design of
rectangular beams, T-beams and slabs including flexural and shear behavior,
development of reinforcement, deflections and crack control. Analysis and
design of short reinforced concrete columns is also included. The course may
include appropriate computer applications.
Upon
successful completion of the course, you will be able to do the following:
Understand the fundamentals of
reinforced concrete behavior
Analyze and design reinforced
concrete beams for strength
Design shear reinforcement for
concrete beams
Determine and specify required
reinforcement anchorage
Calculate deflections for
reinforced concrete beams
Meet serviceability requirements
such as deflection and cracking control
Analyze and design short
reinforced concrete columns
Analyze and design one-way
reinforced concrete slab-beam systems
Textbook:
Reinforced Concrete Design, 7th Edition, 2007, Wang, Salmon, and Pincheira, ISBN 0-471-26286-2.
Design Code:
Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete ACI 318-08 (purchase through
course instructor for discounted student price; $61.50).
Course
Grading: Exam 1: 25%
Exam
2: 25%
Cumulative Final: 25%
Homework: 5%
Quizzes and Labs: 20%
Class
Policies: Attendance
is expected at all class meetings. If you are unable to attend a class
you should inform the instructor beforehand in order to obtain assignments,
etc. Make-up quizzes or exams will not be given except under extreme
circumstances. The University attendance policy is posted at http://www.rowan.edu/provost/policies/documents/AttendancePolicy-classroom.pdf. Homework will be assigned but will not be
graded for correctness. Solutions will
be posted and it is up to each student to check their work against the solution
and meet with the course professor for anything that needs clarification. It is up to each student to work these
problems on their own to assess their understanding of the course material. Quizzes will be given covering recent course
material.
The
engineering program will adhere to the posted drop dates (see Fall 2008 schedule of courses for specific dates). The Dean of Engineering will not sign
withdrawal forms during the last four weeks of classes without documented
extenuating circumstances.
Your
academic success is important. If you have a documented disability that may
have an impact upon your work in this class, please contact me. Students must
provide documentation of their disability to the
Course
Topics (approximate time)
|
Text
|
Code
|
|
Properties
and Materials (1 week) |
Chapter 1
and 2 |
Chapter 3 |
|
Flexural
Behavior, Strength and Design of Rectangular Sections (2 weeks) |
Chapter 3 |
Cha. 8, 9,
10 |
|
Rectangular
Sections in Bending under Service Conditions (2 weeks) |
Chapter 4 |
Chapter 9 |
|
Shear
Design in Concrete Beams (2 weeks) |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 11 |
|
Detailing
and Development of Reinforcement (1 ½ weeks) |
Chapter 6 |
Cha. 7
& 12 |
|
Continuous
One-way Systems (1 weeks) |
Chapter 7 |
Cha. 8, |
|
Design of
One-Way Slabs (1 week) |
Chapter 8 |
Cha. 8, 9,
10 |
|
Short
Columns (2 weeks) |
Chapter 13 |
Chapter 10 |
Important
Dates:
November 4th
(NO CLASS – Election Day)
November
27th (NO CLASS - Thanksgiving)
Tuesday,
December 16th (Final Exam, 10:15 am)
What is
Structural Engineering?
Structural
Engineering is
the art of
using materials that have properties which can only be estimated,
to build real structures that can only be approximately analyzed
to withstand forces that are not accurately known
So that our responsibility with respect to public safety is
satisfied.