Welcome to CVLE 422:

Reinforced Concrete Design III

Spring 2015 – 2016

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Course Personnel
Dr. Ayman TRAD
Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering

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Office: B302
Email: a.trad@bau.edu.lb

RC Design III - CVLE 422

Office hours:
o Monday 8:00 am -10:00 am

Introduction
o Wednesday 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
o Friday 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Course Description
 Design of the discontinuity regions in case of Framed
Structures:

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o Shear Friction
o RC Hinges
o Corbels and Brackets

 Design of Deep Beams / Ledge beams

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 Design Slender Columns

Introduction
 Reinforced Concrete Stairs

 Design of Water Tanks

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Course Description
Text book:

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Wight J. K., and Macgregor J. G., Reinforced Concrete, Mechanics
and Design, Sixth Edition, Pearson International Edition, 2011

Reference books:
o Nawy E. G, Reinforced Concrete, A fundamental Approach, Sixth
Edition, Pearson International Edition, 2009.

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o McCormac J. C, and Nelson Jr. J. K, Design of Reinforced
Concrete, Seven Edition, John Willey and sons, 2006.

Introduction
o Kong F. K, Evans R. H, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete, 3rd
Edition, Chapman and Hall, 1990.
o Yehia A. Daou, Reinforced Concrete Design Data Book, Beirut
Arab University, 2010.
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Course Description
Shear Friction: case of construction joint

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Shear Friction: case of precast beam

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Corbels and Brackets

Introduction
Slender Columns
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Deep Beams (like a wall beam)

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Reinforced Concrete Stairs

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Reinforced Concrete Water Tanks

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Grading
 Home Works and Drop Quizzes 10 %

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 Exam 1 during the 6th week 25 %
 Exam 2 during the 11th week 25 %
 Final 40 %

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General Policy
 Attendance is mandatory

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 10% Absence: 1st Warning
 15% Absence: 2nd Warning
 20 % Absence: Automatic FW

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Note: class will begin at the specified time and doors
will be closed after 5 min.

Introduction
 Disturbance in the class will affect your
understanding and therefore your grade.

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