Mirpur University of Science and Technology Form UG-OBE-01

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COURSE CODE: CE-364

COURSE NAME: Reinforced Concrete Design-I
CREDIT HOURS: Theory = 3
Practical = 1
Total = 4
CONTACT HOURS: Theory = 48
Practical = 48
Total = 96
MODE OF TEACHING:
Instruction: Three hours of lecture per week 75 %
Design Lab 25%
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This subject is designed to cover the basic concepts and modern techniques and methods for analysis and
design of different reinforced concrete members.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To familiarize the students with basic concepts and philosophy behind different design methods
and Codal requirements
 To enable students to design various reinforced concrete structural members
RELEVANT PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs):
The course is designed so that students achieve following PLOs:

1 Engineering Knowledge:  7 Environment and Sustainability: ☐

2 Problem Analysis:  8 Ethics: ☐
3 Design/Development of Solutions:  9 Individual and Team Work: ☐
4 Investigation: ☐ 10 Communication: ☐
5 Modern Tool Usage: ☐ 11 Project Management: ☐
6 The Engineer and Society: ☐ 12 Lifelong Learning: ☐
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs):

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Taxonomy
S.No CLO Domain PLO
Level
Explain basic principles and theories related to reinforced
1 concrete design Cognitive 2 1

Apply different codes of practice for Analysis of

2 reinforced concrete beams Cognitive 3 2

Apply different codes of practice for design of beam,

3 slabs and concentrically loaded columns Cognitive 3 3

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:
Reinforced concrete is the most frequently used construction material due to abundant availability of its
constituent materials in Pakistan. It is required to design different structural systems and structural
members keeping in view different socio-economic aspects and safety.
TOPICS COVERED WITH THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO PLOs:
Theory:
Week
Topics
/Lecture

1 Introduction to Reinforced Concrete

2 Basic Principles of Reinforced Concrete
3 Design philosophy and different aproaches
4 Working Stress method
5 Analysis and design of beams using working stress method
6 Basic concepts of LRFD
7 Analysis of Singly reinforced beams by LRFD
8 Design of Singly reinforced beams by LRFD
Mid Term exam
9 Analysis and design of doubly reinforced beams
10 Analysis and Design of T- Beams
11 Continuous Beams
12 Shear behavior of RC and shear design of beams
13 Design of One way slab
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14 Design of two way slab

15 Design of concentrically loaded column
16 Design of eccentrically loaded column by using moment interaction diagram
17 End semester exam

ASSESMENT SYSTEM:

1. CLOs Assessment

Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

Spreadsheet

2. Relative Grading

Theoretical / Instruction 100%

Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
Mid Term Exam 30%
End Semester Exam 50%
Total 100%

Written By Name with Sign Muhammad Tausif Arshad

(Instructor) Date 19/03/2018
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