BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY

ENGINEERING FACULITY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEEREING
Reinforced Concrete Design II (CEng-314), 2nd Semester_______
Instructor:

Yibeltal Temesgen

Office:

NDD 6

Prerequisite:

CEng 313 (Reinforced Concrete I)

You are expected to be familiar with the standard approach and methods of
reinforced concrete analysis and design.

Schedule:

2 hours lecture and 3 hours tutorial per week

Lecture notes will be distributed by the instructor. They are made to
complement the text books. Therefore; students are supposed to read both
the text books and reference books that cover the subjects discussed by the
instructor.

Office Hours:
Classroom
Policies:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 2:00 pm or by appointment

Regular attendance is necessary to maintain pace with the lectures and the
progress of the class. Therefore, attendance is expected of all students.
Unexcused absence will result in a grade reduction. Acceptable reasons to
miss a class include: officially approved trips, illness, death in the family and
religious holiday observance.
A student who fails to attend all sessions because of the above reasons should
have a minimum of 85% attendance (Art 84, Senate Legislation).

Learning
Objectives:

After completing this course the student shall be able to

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Expected
Outcomes:

Design slabs and beams considering inelastic moment distribution

Determine ultimate capacity of a slab using yield liner theory
Design flat slabs for flexure and shear.
Classify columns based on different criteria
Develop interaction curves for columns and use them in designing the same.
Describe the behavior of members with torsion and Design elements for torsion

Design special structural elements such as corbels and deep beams

Predict service stresses in simple prestress members and determine
ultimate capacity in simple prestress members
Familiar with some of Ethiopian Building code standards for the design of
the above elements.

This course contributes to the following educational outcomes

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An ability to approach and solve design problems in a structured manner

An ability to communicate effectively
A sensitivity to practice personal and professional ethics.
A basic understanding of social and environmental issues as they affect
engineering decisions.

Week

(1)

(2, 3)

(4 & 5)

(6 & 7)

(8)

(9 & 10)

(11, 12
&13)

Schedule and Course Description

Dates
Topic(s)
Inelastic Moment Redistribution
- Introduction
- Non-linear analysis of indeterminate structures
Feb 13 Feb 15
- Plastic hinge and collapse mechanisms
(Yek 5 Yek 7)
- Moment redistribution as per EBCS 2
Assignment 1: Design of continuous beams considering inelastic
moment redistribution
Yield Line Theory for Slabs
- Introduction
Feb 18 Feb 29 - Upper and lower bound theorems
(Yek 10 Yek 21) - Methods of yield line analysis
- Moments along skewed line
- Effects of restrained corners
Assignment 2: Design of slabs using yield line theory
Flat Slabs
- Introduction
- Load transfer in flat slabs
Mar 3 Mar 14
- Distribution of moments in flat slabs
(Yek 24 Meg 5)
- Practical analysis of flat slabs
- Design of flat slabs as per EBCS 2
Assignment 3: Design of flat slabs
Columns
- Introduction
- Classification of columns based on different criteria
Mar 17 Mar 28
- Interaction diagrams for rectangular columns
(Meg 8 Meg 19)
- Interaction diagrams for circular columns
- Design of columns as per EBCS 2
Assignment 4: Design of Columns
Mar 31 Apr 4
MIDTERM EXAM

(Meg 22 Meg 26)

Analysis and Design for Torsion

- Introduction
- Behavior of members with torsion
- Equivalent hollow section
Apr 7 Apr 18
(Meg 29 Miaz 10) - Principal stresses due to torsion
- Torsion in reinforced concrete members
- Design members for torsion as per EBCS 2
Assignment 3: Design of beams for torsion
Apr 21 May 9 Special Structural Elements
(Miaz 13 Gin 1)
- Introduction
- Behavior of deep beams

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May 12 - May 23
(Gin 4 Gin 15)

(16)

May 25 Jun 2
(Gin 18 Gin 25)

Text
Books:

- Strut and tie models for the design of deep beams

- Design of deep beams as per EBSC 2
- Behavior of corbels
- Strut and tie models for the design of corbels
- Design of corbels as per EBSC 2
Assignment 4: Design of deep beams and corbels
Introduction to Prestressed Concrete Structures
- Introduction
- Methods of presstressing
- Materials for Prestressing
- Loss of prestress
- Basic concepts of prestressed concrete
- Analysis and design of prestressed members as per EBCS 2
Assignment 5: Analysis and design of prestressed members
FINAL EXAM

1. Design of Concrete Structures by Nilson

2. Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design by MacGregor
3. EBCS 1 Ethiopian Building code standard for Basis of design and actions
on Structures
4. EBCS 2- Ethiopian Building code standard for Structural Use of Concrete

References:
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2.
3.
4.
5.

Reinforced concrete Designers Handbook by Charles E. Reynolds

Reinforced Concrete Structures by R. Park & T. Paulay
Reinforced Concrete A fundamental Approach by Edward G. Nawy
Reinforced Concrete by MacGinley
EU and ACI Codes fro the design of Concrete Structures

Discussing assignments and course project is encouraged, but the work

turned in shall be the individual effort of each student. It shall also be
delivered by the due date.

Class participation
Assignments and project
Mid exam
Final Exam

Assignments &
Course project:

Grading:

10%
20%
20%
50%