CENG3101 Reinforced Concrete Structures I

Department of Civil Engineering

Addis College

Course Number COTM 3071

Course Title Reinforced Concrete Structures I
Lecturer
Target Group COTM, 3rd year
Pre-requisite Theory of Structure II
Credit Point 3

Course Objectives and Objective

Competences to be This course provides an introduction to the use of reinforced
Acquired concrete as used in structures and foundations.
Competencies to be acquired by the student in this course:
Understand the design philosophy which underpins the use
of EBCS2
Analyze and design singly and doubly reinforced
rectangular and T-beams under flexure and shear loading
Conduct a service load analysis to control deflection and
cracking of beams
Determine bong length, lap splice and detailing
requirements for reinforced concrete members
Attendance Minimum 80%
Requirements

Course Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Reinforced Concrete

Mechanical Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel
Concrete mix design
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts of Design
Design Philosophy
Limit State Design (LSD) method
Chapter 3 Design of Beams
Singly and doubly reinforced rectangular beams and T-beams
Detailing of flexural reinforcement
Shear in beams- truss model. Bond, anchorage and development
length.
Detailing of shear reinforcements

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 Chapter 4 Design of Slabs
One-way solid and ribbed slabs
Two-way solid slabs
Serviceability elastic analysis of beam sections, cracking,
moment curvature relationship, deflection.
Chapter 5 Comparison of hand calculations with SAP/Etabs/Excel

Assessment/Evaluatio Continuous assessment (50%0

n & Grading System o Tests10%
o Mini Project.15%
o Field Report..5%
o Assignments..10%
o Presentations..5%
o Class Attendance5%
Final Exam (50%)

References Arthur H Nelson, Design of concrete structures, McGraw-

Hill, 14th Edition, 2010
James MacGregor, Reinforced concrete mechanics and
design, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition.
Ethiopian Building Code Standard (EBCS-2), Structural use
of concrete 1995
Any other related book