Apr 19, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CV 5230 - Reinforced Concrete Structure Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course presents the design of reinforced concrete floor systems. Topics include design of pan joists systems, design of two-way slabs and flat plate floors, ACI Direct Design and Equivalent Frame methods, connection design, and commercial structural design software. (prereq: AE 3231 or equivalent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Be familiar with the ACI code provisions and engineering methods needed to design any of the common concrete floor systems: pan joist, wide pan, flat slab and flat plate with conventional reinforcement

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Reinforced concrete design

Course Topics
  • ACI code provisions for pan joist floors
  • Designing a pan joist floor for shear and moment
  • Wide pan code considerations
  • ACI code provisions for flat slab floors
  • The Direct Design and Equivalent Frame method
  • ACI code provisions for flat plate floors
  • Introduction to posttensioned floor design

Coordinator
Dr. Todd Davis



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