Week 1: Introduction
History of Reinforced Concrete (RC); Advantages of RC; Load paths; Introductions to different structural systems used in modern concrete construction; Introduction to design concepts & philosophies.
Week 2: Materials
Types of cement; Basic hydration process; Stress-strain behaviour of concrete under compression and tension; Behaviour of concrete under multi-axial stress; High strength concrete; Lightweight concrete; Failure theories for concrete under Combined stress state; Grades of steel; stress-strain behaviour of steel rebars; Tension-stiffening of Concrete; Effects of creep, shrinkage, and temperature on material and structural behaviour.
Week 3: Durability Aspects in Reinforced Concrete Design
Deterioration mechanisms of concrete; Alkali silica reaction; Sulphate attack; Corrosion of steel; Durability considerations in concrete mix design; Methods to check loss of durability in concrete; Cover to reinforcement; Cracking and spalling of concrete; Periodic maintenance and its cost; Breakdown of concrete due to freezing and thawing effect.
Week 4: Behaviour under Pure Axial Loads
Basic Laws of Mechanics; Load-displacement behaviour of RC members under pure axial compression and tension; Role of concrete and steel in compression and tension; Differences in behaviour of high strength and normal strength concrete.
Week 5: Behaviour and Design under Flexure
Analysis at ultimate; Moment-curvature and load-deflection relationships; Effect of reinforcement ratios, concrete strength, and axial compression on moment-curvature behaviour; Flexural design aspects using IS Code- Singly reinforced vs Doubly reinforced with examples.
Week 6: Behaviour and Design under Flexure(Cont.)
Analysis at ultimate; Moment-curvature and load-deflection relationships; Effect of reinforcement ratios, concrete strength, and axial compression on moment-curvature behaviour; Flexural design aspects using IS Code- Singly reinforced vs Doubly reinforced with examples
Week 7: Analysis and Design for Shear
Relationship between flexure and shear; Effect of shear span to depth ratio; Definition of nominal shear; Critical sections for shear; Concept of Mohr circle; Different failure modes in shear; Internal resisting mechanisms under shear; Shear design aspects using IS code; Design example.
Week 8: Analysis and Design for Torsion
Behaviour of reinforced concrete members subjected to Torsion; Design methods of Torsion; Difference between equilibrium and compatibility torsion; Concepts behind the derivation of code equations; Concept of equivalent shear and bending; Design examples; Design for combined loading (Torsion + Bending + Shear).
Week 9: Columns
Concept of effective length; Short columns vs slender column; Effect of confinement; Derivation of axial compression and bending interaction curves; Design of slender columns; Design for biaxial bending; Examples as per IS code.
Week 10: Columns(Cont.)
Concept of effective length; Short columns vs slender column; Effect of confinement; Derivation of axial compression and bending interaction curves; Design of slender columns; Design for biaxial bending; Examples as per IS code.
Week 11: Serviceability Checks
Difference between short-term and long-term deflections; Estimation of deflections; Estimation of crack widths and shrinkage cracks; Vibrations and fatigue; IS code Examples.
Week 12: Analysis and Design of Two-way Slabs
Difference between one-way and two-way slabs; Limitations of code coefficient method; Direct design method; Equivalent frame method; Design examples.
Week 13: Tutorial- Analysis and Design of a Residential RC Building using ETABS.
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