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CIEN E4232 Advanced Design of Concrete Structures

Course Description:

Structural concrete is one of the most important building materials worldwide, because the materials are widely available and affordable. A structural engineer needs to be familiar with the principles of design of concrete structures. Undergraduate curricula typically cover these principles only partially, and to be fully prepared for the tasks of a modern design office, structural engineers would greatly benefit from an advanced course that fills the gaps left in their undergraduate education. This course reviews the basic principles of reinforced concrete design and covers topics not dealt with in a typical undergraduate course on reinforced concrete design, such as two-way slabs and strut-and-tie models. The second half of the course introduces the basic design principles of prestressed concrete design.

Faculty/Manager:

Christian Meyer

Contact Information:

Christian Meyer
email: cm25@columbia.edu

Credits for Course:

Viewing Schedule:

1 lecture per week

Prerequisites:

Structural Analysis (CIEN E3121) or the equivalent and Structural Design Projects (CIEN E3127) or the equivalent

Applicable Degree Program:

MS program Civil Engineering

Required Text(s):

ACI Building Code and Commentary, ACI 318-05
C. Meyer, Design of Concrete Structures, Prentice Hall, 1996 (for review - out of print)
A.H. Nilson and G. Winter, Design of Concrete Structures, 12th Ed., WCB-McGraw Hill
T.Y. Lin and N.H. Burns, Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, 3rd Ed., J. Wiley and Sons, 1981
M.P. Collins and D. Mitchell, Prestressed Concrete Structures, Prentice Hall, 1991

Notes:

Lecture	Topic	Assignment
1	Introduction, Slide Lecture, Concrete Materials	1
2	Review of Reinforced Concrete Design	2
3	Review of Reinforced Concrete Design	3
4	Continuous Beams and Frames	4
5		-
6	Design of Slabs	5
7	Strut-and-Tie Models	Take-Home
8	Review and Catch-up	-
9	Prestressed Concrete Fundamentals	6
10	Prestressed Concrete Design for Flexure	7
11	Prestressed Concrete Design for Flexure	8
12	Design for Shear and Bond	-
13	Cable Layout, Load Balancing	9 (Optional)
14	Unified Theory	-
15	(Study Day)
	Final Exam

* The information contained in this syllabus is subject to change at any time.