| Title: | RC Design &Concrete Technology |
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| Long Title: | RC Design & Concrete Technology |
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| Field of Study: |
Civil Engineering
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
DES WALSH |
| Module Author: |
DONOGH COLEMAN |
| Module Description: |
Advanced topics are presented in (1) the design and detailing of reinforced concrete elements to the Eurocodes and in (2) concrete technology. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Design and detail RC slabs and RC doubly reinforced RC beams. |
| LO2 |
Design RC foundations and RC cantilever retaining walls. |
| LO3 |
Explain the structural properties of fresh and hardened concrete. |
| LO4 |
Carry out test procedures for the principal laboratory properties of fresh and hardened concrete. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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RC slabs and beams
Two-way spanning slabs, flat slabs, doubly reinforced beams.
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RC Foundations
Pads with axial loads and moments, combined pads, cantilever retaining walls.
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Concrete Technology
Cements: Portland cements, composite and combination cements, cement standard I.S. EN 197, cement tests to I.S. EN 196.
Aggregates: Characteristics and sources, size and grading, quality requirements to I.S. EN 12620.
Concrete mixes: Proportions by volume and weight in concrete mixes, water/cement and cement/aggregate ratios, nominal, standard and design mixes.
Fresh concrete: Consistence, segregation and bleeding, batching, transportation, placing and compaction.
Admixtures: Types of admixtures,actions and interactions, effects on concrete properties, standards.
Hardened concrete: Compressive strength, tensile strength, I.S. EN 206 strength specification and conformity, concrete mix design.
Special concretes: Self-compacting concrete, underwater concrete, sprayed concrete, mass concrete, pumped concrete, high strength concrete.
Laboratory tests: Aggregate sampling, sieve analysis of aggregates, consistence of fresh concrete, compressive / tensile strength of concrete.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
Design and detail a slab and/or a beam |
1 |
30.0 |
Week 5 |
| Project |
Design and detail a foundation and/or a retaining
wall |
2 |
30.0 |
Week 12 |
| Multiple Choice Questions |
In class assessment |
3 |
20.0 |
Week 12 |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Laboratory tests on aggregates and concrete carried over the semester for final submission in week 13 |
4 |
20.0 |
Week 13 |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Design theory, design examples and technology |
2.5 |
Every Week |
2.50 |
| Tutorial |
Design Office |
1.5 |
Every Week |
1.50 |
| Lab |
Laboratory tests on aggregates, fresh and hardened concrete |
1.0 |
Every Week |
1.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Revision of lecture material and completion of class examples |
2.0 |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
5.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Design theory, design examples and technology |
2.0 |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Tutorial |
Design Office |
1.0 |
Every Second Week |
0.50 |
| Lab |
Laboratory tests on aggregates, fresh and hardened concrete |
1.0 |
Every Second Week |
0.50 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Revision of lecture material and completion of class examples |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
8.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Bill Mosley, John Bungey & Ray Hulse 2012, Reinforced Concrete Design, 7th Ed. [ISBN: 9780230302853]
- The Institution of Structural Engineers 2019, Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2, 1.3 Ed. [ISBN: 9780901297426]
- William M.C. McKenzie 2013, Design of Structural Elements to Eurocodes, 2nd Ed. [ISBN: 9780230217713]
- The Institution of Structural Engineers & The Concrete Society 2006, Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete [ISBN: 9780901297419]
- Eugene O'Brien, Andrew Dixon, Emma Sheils 2012, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2, 2nd Ed. [ISBN: 9780415571951]
- Crook, R. N. and Day, R.I. 2015, GCG 8 Concrete practice: guidance on the practical aspects of concreting, 4th Ed., The Concrete Society UK [ISBN: 9781904482901]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- The Concrete Society 2017, Design and Detailed - Eurocode 2, 4th Ed. [ISBN: 9781904482918]
- Chanakya Arya 2009, Design of structural elements, 3rd Ed. [ISBN: 9780415467209]
- M. Clara Gonçalves and Fernanda Margarido 2015, Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering: Science, Processing, and Design, Springer London [ISBN: 97833190836]
- A. M. Neville 2012, Properties of Concrete, 5th Ed., Longman [ISBN: 9780582230705]
- Neil Jackson and Ravindra K. Dhir, Civil Engineering Materials, 5th Ed., Macmillan [ISBN: 0-333-63683-X]
- A. M. Neville, J. J. Brooks 1993, Concrete Technology, Longman [ISBN: 0582988594]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Booklet: Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering 2012, Design Aids Booklet
- Guidance document: The Concrete SocietyGuidance document: The Concrete Society
2015, Concrete on Site (parts 1 -12)
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