18CV53 Design of RC Structural Elements syllabus for CV



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Module-1 Introduction to working stress and limit State Design 0 hours

Introduction to working stress and limit State Design: Introduction to working stress method, Difference between Working stress and Limit State Method of design, Modular Ratio and Factor of Safety and evaluation of design constants for working stress method. Philosophy and principle of limit state design with assumptions. Partial Safety factors, Characteristic load and strength. Stress block parameters, concept of balanced section, under reinforced and over reinforced section.

Limiting deflection, short term deflection, long term deflection, Calculation of deflection of singly reinforced beam only. Cracking in reinforced concrete members, calculation of crack width of singly reinforced beam. Side face reinforcement, slender limits of beams for stability.

Module-2 Limit State Analysis of Beams 0 hours

Limit State Analysis of Beams: Analysis of singly reinforced, doubly reinforced and flanged beams for flexure and shear.

Module-3 Limit State Design of Beams 0 hours

Limit State Design of Beams: Design of singly and doubly reinforced beams, Design of flanged beams, design for combined bending, shear and torsion as per IS-456.

Module-4 Limit State Design of Slabs and Stairs 0 hours

Limit State Design of Slabs and Stairs: Introduction to one way and two way slabs, Design of cantilever, simply supported and one way continuous slab. Design of two way slabs for different boundary conditions. Design of dog legged and open well staircases. Importance of bond, anchorage length and lap length.

Module-5 Limit State Deign of Columns and Footings 0 hours

Limit State Deign of Columns and Footings: Analysis and design of short axially loaded RC column. Design of columns with uniaxial and biaxial moments, Design concepts of the footings. Design of Rectangular and square column footings with axial load and also for axial load & moment.

 

Course outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the design philosophy and principles.

2. Solve engineering problems of RC elements subjected to flexure, shear and torsion.

3. Demonstrate the procedural knowledge in designs of RC structural elements such as slabs, columns and footings.

4. Owns professional and ethical responsibility.

 

Question paper pattern:

  • The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
  • Each full question will be for 20 marks.
  • There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
  • Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
  • The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
  • The designs are as per IS-456 and SP (16) relevant charts to be provided in the question paper.

 

Textbooks:

1. Unnikrishnan Pillai and Devdas Menon, “ Reinforced Concrete Design” , McGraw Hill, New Delhi

2. Subramanian, “ Design of Concrete Structures” , Oxford university Press

3. H J Shah, “Reinforced Concrete Vol. 1 (Elementary Reinforced Concrete)” , Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

 

Reference Books:

1. P C Varghese, “Limit State design of reinforced concrete” , PHI, New Delhi.

2. W H Mosley, R Husle, J H Bungey, “Reinforced Concrete Design”, MacMillan Education, Palgrave publishers.

3. Kong and Evans, “Reinforced and Pre-Stressed Concrete”, Springer Publications.

4. A W Beeby and Narayan R S, “Introduction to Design for Civil Engineers”, CRC Press.

5. Robert Park and Thomas Paulay, “Reinforced Concrete Structures”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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