MASTER IN CIVIL ENGINEERING - Faculdade de Engenharia da ...

Structural Concrete I
Credits Contact Time Total Time
8 ECTS 75 214
Objectives, Skills and Learning Outcomes
This course aims to:
- expose the principles, theories and models for the analysis and dimensioning of
structural concrete elements.
- provide a full comprehension of the structural behaviour of elements made of
reinforced and prestressed concrete.
- discuss and to apply the rules from the concrete norms, regulations and codes.
- introduce the students in the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete
structures.
Learning Outcomes (CDIO):
Knowledge of underlying sciences
Core engineering fundamental knowledge (Sciences of Engineering)
Advanced engineering fundamental knowledge (applications)
Engineering reasoning and problem solving
Experimentation and knowledge discovery
Advanced engineering fundamental knowledge (System reasoning?)
Personal skills and attitudes
External and societal context
Conceiving and engineering systems
Program
1. Introduction. Bases of design. Historical perspective. Methods of analysis and
design.
Actions. Types of actions. Combinations of actions.
2. Material properties. Concrete: classification and constitutive relationships.
Reinforcement. Joint performance of both materials.
3. Cross sections submitted to bending and to the axial force. General bases
concerning bending performance. Sections submitted to axial forces. Sections
submitted to uniaxial bending without axial force. Sections submitted to uniaxial
bending combined with the axial force. Prestressed concrete cross sections. Sections
submitted to biaxial bending.
4. Reinforced concrete beams. Shear. Performance of reinforced concrete beams
under bending combined with shear. Safety evaluation under shear. Specific rules for
the design and detailing of beams.
5. Torsion. Torsion acting alone and torsion associated with shear.
6. Second order effects in columns. Design and safety verification of columns with
second order effects according to the Eurocode 2 method based on nominal curvature.
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