Course Description

The course deals with design principles of concrete structural components that are used in Civil Engineering infrastructure under different possible modes of loading.

Objectives

  • create appreciatation of the importance of concrete as a structural material.
  • enhance appreciation of the shortcomings of concrete and how to overcome them.
  • Design various structural concrete elements loaded in tension, compression, bending and torsion.
  • Design connections of concrete with other materials like steel, masonry and timber.

 

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CIV3102 Design of Structures I (Concrete) DOC PDF PS