Course detail

Concrete Structures 1

FAST-BLA002Acad. year: 2022/2023

Reinforced concrete monolithic structures – one- and multi-storey frame structures and their structural elements. Design principles of cast-in-place foundation structures – wall footing, strip, grid and mat foundation.
Dimensioning reinforced concrete members considering theirs limit serviceability.
Two-ways slabs – edge supported. Circular and annular slabs. Two-way ribbed and cassette slabs. Wall beams – simple and continuous.
Construction and expansion joints in concrete structures. Realisation and control of concrete structures.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Strnad, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• Knowledge of designing framed reinforced concrete structures and simple foundation structures.
• Understanding to the behaviour of flat concrete structures.
• Designing slab and wall concrete structures.

Prerequisites

technical mathematics, technical physics, structural mechanics, theory of elasticity, loads, design of concrete members, foundation of buildings, static analysis of load-bearing structures using a computer

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Multi-storey frame structures – system arrangement, loading, design, space stiffness – bracing.
2. Multi-storey frame structures – structural analysis, reduction and redistribution of internal forces.
3. Multi-storey frame structures – reinforcement detailing, constructive principles.
4.–5. Serviceability of reinforced concrete structures – stress limitation, cracks control, deflection control.
6.–7. Principles of design of cast in place foundation structures – reinforced and plain concrete footing, continuous footings and grids.
8. Single-storey frame structures – pointed and arched girder, corbels.
9. Two-way edge supported slabs – structural arrangement, structural analysis, reinforcement.
10. Continuous two-way slabs – principle of solution, reinforcement detailing. Slabs partially edge supported.
11. Serviceability of two-way slabs. Slabs of common shape.
12. Circular and annular slabs. Waffle slabs.
13. Simple supported and continuous deep girders. Work joints and expansion gaps in structures. Manufacturing and control of structures.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To teach the students to design reinforced framed concrete structures and simple foundation structures.
Understanding of the behaviour of flat concrete structure. Design of stab and wall concrete structures.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ČÍRTEK, Ladislav. Betonové konstrukce II. Konstrukce prutové a základové. Brno: VUTIUM, 1999. ISBN 80-214-1543-6. (CS)
PROCHÁZKA, Jaroslav a ŠTEMBERK, Petr. Design Procedures for Reinforced Concrete Structures. Praha: ČVUT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04240-3. (EN)
ZICH, Miloš a BAŽANT, Zdeněk. Plošné betonové konstrukce, nádrže a zásobníky. Brno: CERM, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7204-693-5. (CS)

Recommended reading

Elektronické studijní opory FAST VUTČírtek Ladislav. Betonové konstrukce prutové. 78 stran, 2005; Čírtek Ladislav, Zich Miloš. Základové konstrukce. 51 stran, 2005; Bažant Zdeněk. Betonové konstrukce plošné I. 56 stran, 2006; Bažant Zdeněk. Betonové konstrukce plošné II. 73 stran, 2005 (CS)
McCORMAC, Jack C. a BROWN, Russell H. Design of Reinforced Concrete. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-27927-4. (EN)
NILSON, Artur, DARWIN, David a DOLAN, Charles. Design of Concrete Structures. New York: McGraf-Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-0073293493. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-SI Bachelor's

    specialization S , 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme BPA-SI Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
  • Programme BKC-SI Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc., dr. h. c.
doc. Ing. Ladislav Klusáček, CSc.
Ing. Jan Koláček, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Strnad, Ph.D.
Ing. Petr Šimůnek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Multi-storey frame structures – system arrangement, loading, design, space stiffness – bracing. 2. Multi-storey frame structures – structural analysis, reduction and redistribution of internal forces. 3. Multi-storey frame structures – reinforcement detailing, constructive principles. 4.–5. Serviceability of reinforced concrete structures – stress limitation, cracks control, deflection control. 6.–7. Principles of design of cast in place foundation structures – reinforced and plain concrete footing, continuous footings and grids. 8. Single-storey frame structures – pointed and arched girder, corbels. 9. Two-way edge supported slabs – structural arrangement, structural analysis, reinforcement. 10. Continuous two-way slabs – principle of solution, reinforcement detailing. Slabs partially edge supported. 11. Serviceability of two-way slabs. Slabs of common shape. 12. Circular and annular slabs. Waffle slabs. 13. Simple supported and continuous deep girders. Work joints and expansion gaps in structures. Manufacturing and control of structures.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ivana Švaříčková, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Perla
Ing. Petr Šimůnek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. František Girgle, Ph.D.
Ing. Vojtěch Kostiha, Ph.D.
Ing. Michal Požár, Ph.D.
Ing. Jakub Venclovský, Ph.D.
Ing. Dorde Čairović, Ph.D.
Ing. Ondřej Januš, Ph.D.
Ing. Juraj Lagiň, Ph.D.
Ing. Pavlína Zlámalová

Syllabus

1. Cast-in-place RC framed structure – preliminary design of dimensions, scheme of shape of structure, load, loading states for internal frame. 2. Calculation of internal forces of the frame. 3. Calculation of internal forces of the frame – continuation, combination of loads. 4. Dimensioning of cross beam for bend and shear (stirrups, eventually also bends). 5. Curtailment of reinforcement of cross beam. Checking. 6. Dimensioning of one internal column. 7. Structural solution and dimensioning of single footing below internal column. 8. Drawings of reinforcement of the cross beam, single footing and column. Checking. 9. Serviceability limit states – deformation, cracks. 10. Two-way slab – preliminary design, load, internal forces, dimensioning – design of reinforcement. 11. Rebar or netting reinforcing. 12. Final checking. 13. Project submission. Credit.