CE 333 - Reinforced Concrete Design

Spring 2010

Texts:

1)Nawy, Edward, Reinforced Concrete: A Fundamental Approach, 6th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2009, ISBN:978-0-13241703-7
2)ACI 318-08, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, American Concrete Institute, 2008, www.concrete.org

Instructor:

Prof. M. Wecharatana, Room 209 Colton Hall, 1-973-596-2474, methi@njit.edu

TA:

Prerequisites:  CE 332 and CE 260.  The student must have a working knowledge of structural analysis including determinate and indeterminate beams and frames.  Primary objectives include the following: to acquaint the student with the properties of concrete and steel and with the behavior of reinforced concrete as a structural material; also to develop methods for the design of reinforced concrete structural members such as beams, slabs, footings, and columns.  Both ultimate strength design and working stress method will be studied.

Week

Topics

Contents

Homework Problems

1

Introduction, Material Properties, ACI Mix Design

Chap. 1 & 3

To Be Assigned

2

 

ACI Structural Design Philosophy, Structural Concrete, Systems and Continuity in R.C. Buildings

Chap. 4-1 to 4-7

 

3, 4
 

Flexural analysis (Strength Method) in Beams

4-1 to 4-7

5, 6
 

Flexural Design (Strength Method) in Rectangular and T-Beams

5-1, 5-9
 

7

Shear Design (Strength Method) in Beams

6-1 to 6-8

8

Computer use in Structural Analysis and Design of RC Members

Exact time may change depending on progress on other topics and class needs

9
 

Strength Method for One-Way Slab Design and Introduction to Two-Way Slab Design

Chap. 8; 8-1 to 8-9
 

10
 

Strength Method for Bond Development Length, Bar Splices and Cutoffs

Chap. 10-1 to 10-7
 

11
 

Serviceability Requirement-Control of Cracking,
Serviceability Requirement-Control of Deflection

8-10
 

12
 

Strength Method for Reinforced Concrete Short Columns

Chap. 9, 9.1 to 9.8

13
 

Introduction to Strength Method for Reinforced Concrete Slender (Long) Columns

Chap. 9, 9-11 to 9-15

14

Strength Method for Footing Design

Chap. 12, 12.1 to 12.8

15

FINAL EXAM

GENERAL INFORMATION
Homework problems will be assigned by the instructor, approximately one-two problems every other week.  Also, the students are encouraged to solve many additional problems in the text book.  During the term, each student is required to complete the following requirements in addition to the requirements previously  mentioned.

1. Use STAAD Pro computer or SAP 2000 program to design a reinforced concrete structure. (to be assigned).
2. The above work must be performed independently by each student.

There will be examinations on the weeks shown.
                            Week                                                                Materials Covered
                         * Quizzes (Weeks 5 and 10, tentative)            Material covered to that point from prior quiz
                         * 15 (Final Exam)                                                             All
The tests will be open book and you will be allowed to bring in the ACI-318-08 Code and Commentary.  The final grade will be arrived at on the following basis.

*The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld, and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention
of the Dean of Students.
*Students will be notified well in advance should there be any modifications or deviations from the syllabus throughout the course of the semester.          
*No make up will be given.  Instead, the grade for the final exam will be proportionately
higher if mid-term is missed (only under legitimate, documented and extenuating circumstances).