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Concrete Structures Elements

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 221-0202/02
Abbreviation PBK
Course title Concrete Structures Elements
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator Ing. Lucie Mynarzová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Principle, utilization and history of concrete. Reliability and limit states.
2. Reological properties of concrete; durability; action of concrete and reinforcement.
3. Bending moment bearing capacity.
4. Shear force bearing capacity.
5. Reinforcement configuration in elements, design plans.
6. Combination of bending moment and tension or compression. Stability problems.
7. Reinforcement configuration for pressed element.
8. Eccentric compression and tension.
9. Punching.
10. Torsion.
11. Serviceability limit state - cracking and limiting the stress in concrete and tension in reinforcement.
12. Serviceability limit state - deformations of concrete structure.
13. Serviceability limit state - deformations of concrete structure.
14. Design of unreinforced concrete elements.



Tutorials:

1. Action on structures, combination for load bearing capacity and serviceability limit state, individual project.
2. Material characteristics of reinforcement, reinforcement configuration, anchorage.
3. Design of simply supported slab and beam.
4. Slab and girder floor, design of the beam.
5. Interactive diagram, combination of stress and bending moment.
6. Shear force load bearing capacity.
7. Plan of reinforcement.
8. Eccentrically pressed column.
9. Eccentrically pressed column, reinforcement configuration.
10. Eccentrically tensioned element.
11. Eccentricity in two directions.
12. Crack elimination.
13. Deflection elimination - simplified method.
14. Calculation of deflection.

E-learning

LMS Moodle: 221-0201/02 Elements of concrete structures

Literature

EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, Brussels, 2004.

PROCHÁZKA, Jaroslav a ŠTEMBERK, Petr. Design procedures for reinforced concrete structures. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2012. ISBN 978-80-01-04240-3.

Advised literature

PUSTKA, David. Concrete Structures Elements. Solved Problems. Inovace studijního programu Stavební inženýrství [CDROM]. Ostrava: FAST VŠB-TU, 2015.

Institution of Structural Engineers. Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete - A Manual for Best Practice (3rd Edition). Great Britain: ISI, 2006.

MARTIN, L. H., PURKISS, J. A. Concrete Design to EN 1992, Elsevier, 2006.

O'BRIEN, E. J., DIXON, A. S., SHEILS, E. Reinforced and prestressed concrete design to EC2: the complete process. 2nd ed. London: Spon Press, 2012.

BEEBY, A. W., NARAYANAN, R. S. Designers' Guide to Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures. London: Thomas Telford Limited, 2005.

The Concrete Centre. How to Design Concrete Stuctures using Eurocode 2. Surrey: The Concrete Centre, 2006.

JACOBS, J. P. (ed.) Eurocode 2. Commentary. Brussels: European Concrete Platform ASBL, 2008.
JACOBS, J. P. (ed.) Eurocode 2. Worked Examples. Brussels: European Concrete Platform ASBL, 2008.