CS3001:03
Concrete Engineering 1
Townsville
39 lectures, 13 tutorials, 15 hours practicals, 6 hours field work. First semester.
Available to civil engineering students.
Properties of plastic and hardened concrete, mix design, concrete construction. Strength and durability of hardened concrete, reinforcing and prestressing steel. Reinforced Concrete : transformed section analysis of uncracked and cracked reinforced beams; ultimate bending strength of singly and doubly reinforced beams, T and I beams; ductility; anchorage and stress development, reinforcement detailing; design for shear; deflection and crack control; slabs and slab systems; ultimate strength of reinforced concrete columns. Prestressed Concrete: concept and construction methods; stresses in simple uncracked members, equivalent loads and load balancing, deflections; prestress losses; ultimate bending strength; introduction to end block design and anchorage. Australian design codes.
Learning Objectives:
- specify the cement type and concrete grade required for specific applications;
- design a basic concrete mix to satisfy strength and durability requirements;
- perform basic quality control tests on fresh or hardened concrete;
- calculate the ultimate strength of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns and prestressed concrete beams;
- estimate deflections in simple reinforced and prestressed concrete beams and use span/depth ratios to control deflections;
- understand the advantages of prestressing, and estimate prestress requirements for simple cases;
- read and interpret engineering drawings of concrete structures and check the adequacy of detailing.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).