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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Course Title: Structural Design 1 (Reinforced Concrete)
Course Code: CIV 3118
No of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CIV 3115
Co-Requisites: None
Lecturer/Instructor: Dr. William Wilson
DESCRIPTION
Reinforced concrete is the primary structural engineering material globally due to its superior engineering characteristics and versatility
as a construction material. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the structural behaviour, design and detailing principles of
various reinforced concrete elements. Topics include: design of RC beams and slabs for flexure and shear; design of short columns
under axial load and combined axial load and bending; design of RC footings. Detailing of flexural and shear reinforcement.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
1. Understand the engineering principles, characteristics and behavior of reinforced concrete.
2. Understand design philosophy and failure mechanisms for reinforced concrete members.
3. Assess loading on buildings and Load Transfer mechanism for Reinforced concrete structures
4. Apply the relevant Design Codes (BS, ACI, and Eurocodes) for Reinforced Concrete structures.
5. Design reinforced concrete beams, slabs for strength (flexural and shear) and serviceability.
6. Design reinforced concrete columns and foundations
7. Apply reinforcement detailing principles for various structural elements.

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CONTENT
 Grades of concrete and reinforcing steels.
 Structural characteristics and behavior of reinforced concrete.
 Design methods and Codes: BS, ACI, Eurocodes: Limit State design, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)
 Loads and Load Transfer Mechanisms on structures – Gravity loads (dead and live loads); Lateral loads (wind and earthquake)
 Behavior of Reinforced concrete beams -ultimate limit state: rectangular stress block; Singly and Doubly reinforced beams.
 Design of beams: ultimate moment of resistance Flexure, shear, bond and anchorage; Serviceability; reinforcement curtailment
principles
 Design of slabs: one-way spanning; two-way spanning; continuous slabs
 Serviceability limit states: deflection, cracking.
 Design of shallow foundations: isolated footing, combined footing.
 Design of strip foundations.
COURSE DELIVERY / TEACHING METHOD
This course will be delivered in dual mode: Virtually and face-to-face through a combination of virtual lectures, tutorials sessions,
assignments and face-to-face Tests. The lectures will cover the theoretical aspects design principles of the subject with tutorial sessions
to reinforce student learning through active engagement and practice on design problems by students.
Contact and Credits Hours:
Contact Hours Credit Hours
Lectures 30 30
Tutorials /review sessions 10 0
Field trips 8 0
Projects /Laboratory tests 12 10
Total 60 40

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ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES/METHODS
For the current semester (Semester 1 – 2022/2023) the course will be assessed on the basis of Continuous Assessment as follows:
Assignments (2 No.) 10%
Project (1 No) 20%
Mid-semester Test (face-to-face) 30%
In-course Test (face-to-face) 40%
Total 100%
REQUIRED READINGS
1. Allen, A. H (2018) Reinforced Concrete to BS 8110 Simply Explained (1st
Ed) E & F. N Spon, London
2. Arya, Chanakya (2009) Design of Structural Elements: concrete, steelwork, masonry, and timber designs
to British standards and Eurocodes (3rd Ed) Taylor & Francis
3. McCormac. Jack, C and Brown, Russel H. Design of Reinforced Concrete (10th
Ed) 2015, Wiley, USA
4. Nawy, Edward, G. (2009). Reinforced Concrete: A Fundamental Approach (6th
Ed). Prentice Hall
5. Nilson, Arthur H, Darwin, David and Dolan, C. W (2014) Design of Concrete Structures (14th
Ed) McGraw-Hill
6. Kong, F. K and Evans, R. H. (1985) Reinforced and Prestresssed Concrete (2nd
Ed) Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK)
7. Mosley, W. H and Bungey, J. H (1988) Reinforced Concrete Design (3rd
Ed) McMillan (London)
Important Codes and Standards
1. ACI 318-18 ISC. Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete
2. ASCE 07-15 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and other Structures
3. BS 8110 Part 1: Code of practice for design and construction.
Part 2: Code of practice for special circumstances.
Part 3: Design charts for singly reinforced beams, doubly reinforced beams and rectangular columns
4. Eurocode 2: BS EN 1992 1-1 Design of concrete structures -
Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings
5. 2018 International Building Code (ICC IBC-2018). The International Code Council.

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LECTURE SCHEDULE 2022-2023 ASSIGNMENTS (Dates Tentative)
Week 1
12-09-2022
Introduction to Reinforced Concrete:
 Stress-strain characteristics of Concrete and Steel
 Types and Grades of Steel reinforcement
 Normally reinforced; Prestressed concrete; post-tensioned concrete members.
Week 2
19-09-2022
Design Codes and Standards:
 British Standard (BS), American Concrete Institute (ACI), Eurocode
 Methods of design: LRFD, Limit State Design
 Loading Analysis Design Loads, Load Transfer Mechanisms (1-way, 2-way
spanning)
ASSIGNMENT #1 Loading
Analysis
Week 3
26-09-2022
Singly Reinforced Beams Design - LRFD, Limit State Design
 Design Considerations – Strength - Bending, Shear, torsion; Serviceability Limit
state of Deflection
 Flexure (Rectangular Stress Block); Shear, Serviceability (Deflection)
Week 4
03-10-2022
Doubly Reinforced Beams
 Strength Design - Flexure, Shear
 Serviceability design Deflection
ASSIGNMENT #2
Week 5
10-10-2022
Beams Design (Framed Structures)
 Continuous Beams
 Flanged Beams – T-beams; L-beams
Week 6
17-10-2022
RC Slab - Design Considerations
 Simply Supported Slabs (1-way spanning, 2- way spanning)
 Design of 1-way spanning Slabs
Week 7
24-10-2022
Design of RC Slabs
 2- way spanning
 Continuous slabs
MID-SEMESTER TEST (Face-to-
face On Campus)
Week 8
31-10-2022
Column Design - Axially Loaded rectangular column
 Design Considerations (effective length)
Week 9
07-11-2022
Column Design – Combined Axial load + Bending
 Asymmetrically Loaded / laterally loaded
 Eccentrically Loaded
GROUP PROJECT
Week 10
14-11-2022
Foundation Design
 Isolated Pad Foundation
 Combined Footing

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Dr. W. A. Wilson
2022-09-12
Week 11
21-11-2022
Foundation Design
 Strip Foundation
Week 12
28-11-2022
BS 8110 / EuroCode Design Principles
 RC BEAMS
Week 13
05-12-2022
BS 8110 / EuroCode Design
 RC SLABS
Week 14
12-11-2022
BS 8110 / / EuroCode Design DESIGN
 RC COLUMNS
Week 15
19-12-2022
Revision Final In-Course TEST
(Face-to-face On Campus)