Reinforced Concrete Design II

Dr. Nader Okasha

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Syllabus

Reinforced Concrete Design II

Instructor

Dr. Nader Okasha.

Email

nao204@lehigh.edu

Office Hours

As needed.

Reinforced Concrete Design II

This course is only offered for students who have

passed concrete design I.
If you dont meet this criteria you will not be
allowed to continue this course.

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References:
Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete and
commentary (ACI 318M-08). American Concrete Institute,
2008.
Design of Reinforced Concrete. 7th edition, McCormac, J.C.
and Nelson, J.K., 2006.
Reinforced Concrete Design. By Dr. Sameer Shihada.
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Additional references (internationally recognized books in

reinforced concrete design):
Reinforced Concrete, A fundamental Approach. Edward Nawy.
Design of Concrete Structure. Nilson A. et al.
Reinforced Concrete Design. Kenneth Leet.
Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design. James K. Wight,
and James G. MacGregor.
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Course outline
Week

Topic

Analysis and design of beams and two way slabs:

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-Syllabus and course policies.

-Analysis of continuous beams in single and multistory

structures.
-Introduction to ETABS.

-Introduction to two way structural systems.

-Calculation of the depth of two way slabs.

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5

-Direct design method (DDM).

-Equivalent frame method (EFM)

-Design of hollow block and ribbed slabs using coefficient

methods.

-Load transfer in two way slabs

-Midterm.

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Course outline
Week

Topic

Analysis and design of columns:

9

-Analysis of column cross sections using strain compatibility.

10,11

-Design of short columns subjected to axial load and bending.

12,13

-Design of slender columns.

13

-Design of columns subjected to biaxial moments

Design of footings:
14,15

-Design of eccentrically loaded single footings.

-Design of combined footings.

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-Final.
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Grading

Course work

20%

Mid-term exam

20%

Final exam

60%

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Exam Policy

Mid-term exam:
Open book.

Final exam:
Open book.

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Homework Policy
Show all your assumptions and work details. Prepare neat
sketches showing the reinforcement and dimensions.
Marking will consider primarily neatness of presentation,
completeness and accuracy of results.
You may get the HW points if you copy the solution from
other students. However, you will have lost your chance in
practicing the concepts through doing the HW. This will lead
you to loosing points in the exams, which you could have
gained if you did your HWs on your own.
No late HWs will be accepted.
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Policy towards cell-phone use

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Policy towards discipline during class

Zero tolerance will be practiced.
No talking with other students is allowed.
Raise your hand before answering or asking questions.
Leaving during class is not allowed (especially for
answering the cell-phone) unless a previous permission is
granted.
Violation of discipline rules may have you dismissed from
class and jeopardize your participation points.

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Policy towards missed classes

Any collectively missed class MUST be made up.
A collectively missed class will be made up either on a
Thursday or during the discussion lecture.
An absence from a lecture will loose you attendance points,
and the lecture will not be repeated for you. You are on your
own. You may use the lecture videos.
No late students will be allowed in class.
Anything mentioned in class is binding. No excuse for not
being there or not paying attention.

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Units used in class

In all equations, the input and output units are as follows:
Distance (L,b,d,h): mm
Area (Ac,Ag,As): mm2
Volume (V): mm3
Force (P,V,N): N
Moment (M): N.mm
Stress (fy, fc): N/mm2 = MPa = 106 N/m2
Pressure (qs): N/mm2
Distributed load per unit length (wu): N/mm
Distributed load per unit area (qu): N/mm2
Weight per unit volume (g): N/mm3

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Units used in class

However, these quantities may be presented as
Distance (L,b,d,h): cm , m
Area (Ac,Ag,As): cm2, m2
Volume (V): cm3, m3
Force (P,V,N): kN
Moment (M): kN.m
Pressure (qs): kN/m2
Distributed load per unit length (wu): kN/m
Distributed load per unit area (qu): kN/m2
Weight per unit volume (g): kN/m3
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Unit conversions
1 m = 102 cm = 103 mm
1 m2 = 104 cm2 = 106 mm2
1 m3 = 106 cm3 = 109 mm3
1 kN = 103 N
1 kN.m = 106 N.mm
1 kN/m2 = 10-3 N/mm2
1 kN/m3 = 10-6 N/mm3

You MUST specify the unit of each result you obtain

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ACI Equations
The equations taken from the ACI code will be indicated throughout the
slides by their section or equation number in the code provided in
shading.
Examples:

Ec 4700 f c
f r 0.62 f c

ACI 8.5.1
ACI Eq. 9-10

Some of the original equations may have included the symbol l = 1.0
for normal weight concrete and omitted in slides.
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Advices for excelling in this course:

Keep up with the teacher and pay attention in class.
Study the lectures up to date.
Re-do the lecture examples.
Look at additional resources.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!!
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ENJOY THE COURSE!!

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