REINFORCED CONCRETE

STRUCTURES 1 – CI2091
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Instructor: Ho Huu Chinh Email: chohuu@hcmut.edu.vn

 SUBJECT OBJECTIVES

1. Understand the mechanical properties of reinforced

concrete (RC) structures and interaction behavior
between steel reinforcement and concrete.

2. Provide fundamental principles to analysis and design

RC members against bending, shear, torsion,
compression and combined actions of bending and
compression.

3. Introduce limit state design methods.

Instructor: Ho Huu Chinh Email: chohuu@hcmut.edu.vn

 REFFERENCES

[1] EN 1992-1-1:2004: Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete

Structures - Part 1-1: General Rules and Rules for Buildings
[2] Bond AJ, Harrison T, Narayanan RS, et al. (2006), How to
design concrete structures using Eurocode 2, Concrete Centre
[3] Martin LH, Purkiss JA (2006), Concrete design to EN
1992, 2nd Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann
[4] Bhatt P, MacGinley TJ, Choo BS (2014), Reinforced
concrete design to Eurocodes: Design theory and examples,
4th Edition, CRC Press

Instructor: Ho Huu Chinh Email: chohuu@hcmut.edu.vn

 SUBJECT OUTLINE

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Properties of reinforced concrete
Chapter 3: Design principles and detailing
Chapter 4: Member under flexure
Chapter 5: Member under shear
Chapter 6: Member under torsion
Chapter 7: Column
Chapter 8: Serviceability

Instructor: Ho Huu Chinh Email: chohuu@hcmut.edu.vn

 ASSIGNMENTS & ASSESSMENTS
➢ Four quizzes (30 minutes): in class during lecture 20% (5% each)
➢ Midterm exam ( 60-90 minutes): in class during lecture 30%
➢ Final exam (90-120 minutes) 50%

Schedule Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8

Design Service-
Content Introduction Materials Flexure Shear Torsion Column
principles ability

Teaching week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4-6 week 7-8 week 9 week 10-12 week 13-14

Quiz Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4

TA hours week 6 week 8 week 12 week 14

Review / Mid-term Review
Exam (week 7) (week 15)

Instructor: Ho Huu Chinh Email: chohuu@hcmut.edu.vn

 Chapter 1
Introduction

1.1 Basic concepts

1.2 Brief history
1.3 Advantages and limitations
1.4 Concrete classifications
1.5 Applications

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 1.1 Basic concepts
 Reinforced Concrete can be defined as a composite material
consisting of 2 different components:

 Reasons why Concrete and Steel are compatible

• Concrete is brittle material, strong in compression, but weak in tension
• Steel is strong in tension, but buckles in compression
• Similar coefficients of thermal expansion
• Bond together
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 1.2 Brief history
 The time period during which
concrete was first invented depends
on how one interprets the term
“concrete.”
 Ancient materials were crude 3000 BC-
cements made by crushing and Egyptian
burning limestone. When sand and Pyramids
water were added to these cements,
they became mortar, which was a 70-80 AD-
plaster-like material used to adhere Colosseum,
stones to each other. Roma

 Over thousands of years, these

materials were improved upon,
combined with other materials and,
ultimately, morphed into modern
concrete.

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 1.2 Brief history

 François Coignet was the

first to use iron-reinforced
concrete as a technique for
constructing building
structures. In 1853, Coignet
built the first reinforced
concrete structure, a four-
story house at 72 rue Charles
Michels in the suburbs of
Paris.
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 1.3 Advantages and limitations

Advantages

➢ Most ingredients of concrete may be easily available in nearby

building sites: sand, crushed stone, gravel…(excluding steel and cement).

➢ Concrete has good durability and water resistance, its maintenance

cost is almost negligible.
➢ Concrete can withstand high temperatures due to its non-combustible
nature and thus makes a building fire-safe.

➢ Concrete can be cast to any desired shape according to aesthetic

architecture requirements.
➢ Concrete can be recycled, and thus environment friendly.

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 1.3 Advantages and limitations
Limitations

➢ Strength-to-weight ratio is low, especially tensile strength of

concrete is relatively small compared to timber and steel.
Using light-weight concrete, prestressed concrete

➢ Cost of casting concrete is high due to the need of formwork,

construction time is long.
Using precast concrete

➢ Shrinkage causes crack development and strength loss of concrete,

and thus may affect aesthetic quality.
Using prestressed concrete, polymeric fiber or steel fiber

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 1.4 Concrete classifications

 Classifying based on compressive strength

 Classifying based on density

 Classifying based on purpose

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 1.4 Concrete classifications
 Based on compressive strength

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 1.4 Concrete classifications
 Based on density

Radiation shields Underwater pipeline

a/- Light weight concrete b/- Heavy weight concrete

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 1.4 Concrete classifications
 Based on purpose

a/- Cast - in- situ slabs b/- Precast slabs

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 1.4 Concrete classifications
 Based on purpose
a/- Prestressed slab

b/- Prestressed beam

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Building World’s first high-rise concrete building

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Building World’s tallest concrete building

Burj Khalifa (2010), 163 stories, Dubai

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Building Vietnam’s tallest concrete building

Landmark 81 (2018), 81 stories, Ho Chi Minh City

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Bridge World’s first reinforced concrete bridge

Alvord Lake Bridge (1889), span = 20 m, San Francisco

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Bridge World’s longest cable-stayed bridge (RC tower)

Russky Bridge (2012), longest span = 1104 m, Vladivostok

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Bridge Vietnam’s longest cable-stayed bridge (RC tower)

Nhat Tan Bridge (2015), longest span = 300 m, Hanoi

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Dam World’s first largest concrete project

Hoover Dam (1936), 2.5 million m3 of concrete, Nevada

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Dam World’s largest concrete dam

Three Gorges Dam (2003), 27.2 million m3 of concrete, Hubei

2309 m long
101 m high
40-115 m thick

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Dam Vietnam’s largest concrete project

Son La Dam (2012), 2.7 million m3 of roller compacted concrete, Son La

962 m long
138 m high
90 m thick

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Tunnel World’s longest concrete tunnel

Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016), length = 57 km, Switzerland

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 1.5 Applications
▪ Tunnel Vietnam’s first concrete metro tunnel

Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro route (2021), length = 2,6 km, HCM City

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