Course Objectives

To provide students with advanced knowledge of behavior and design of reinforced concrete structures, review of specifications, limit states, Ductility of RC frames, shear and torsion, Seismic detailing, Strut and tie models, serviceability, and design with high-strength and pre-stressed concrete.

Learning Outcomes

Structural design concept of reinforced concrete, ultimate limit state, serviceability; review of specifications; Design of axial members, stability concepts, strut and tie models; shear and torsion; ductility and deflection; innovation design solutions with high-strength and pre-stressed concrete.

Course Outlines

The course is divided in to following parts each covering in detail, a specific aspect/component of tall buildings design and analysis. The course starts with an overview of various tall building structural systems, introduces engineers to various analysis and design methods for individual components of tall buildings and guides them to various steps involved in the design process to complete the final design.

The video course is divided in to the following lectures.

Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Material Behavior (Part 1)
Lecture 2: Material Behavior (Part 2)
Lecture 3: Section Behavior Flexure (Part 1)
Lecture 3: Section Behavior Flexure (Part 2)
Lecture 3: Section Behavior – Shear and Torsion (Part 3)
Lecture 4: Ductility of Cross Sections and Members (Part 1)
Lecture 4: Ductility of Cross Sections and Members (Part 2)
Lecture 4: Ductility of Cross Sections and Members (Part 3)
Lecture 5: Design of Columns (Part 1)
Lecture 5: Design of Columns (Part 2)
Lecture 6: Pre-cast Construction (Part 1)
Lecture 6: Pre-cast Construction (Part 2)
Lecture 7: Strut and Tie Approach (Part 1)
Lecture 7: Strut and Tie Approach (Part 2)
Lecture 8: Shear Wall and Coupling Beam Design
Hands on Training – GEAR and Section Builder

Reference Books:

Some of the Textbooks and References which can be used include:
1. R. Park and T. Paulay (1975): Reinforced Concrete Structures, John Wiley and Sons.
2. L.C. Hollaway and M.B. Leeming (1999): Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures: Using Externally-bonded FRP Composites in Structures and Civil Engineering, Woodhead Publishing.
3. Portland Cement Association (1984): Simplified design: reinforced concrete buildings of moderate size and height,edited by Gerald B. Neville.
4. ACI Manual of concrete practice (2010):
Part 1: Materials and general properties of concrete
Part 2: Construction practices and inspection pavements
Part 3: Use of concrete in buildings-design, specifications, and related topics
Part 4: Bridges, substructures, sanitary, and other special structures
Part 5: Masonry, Precast concrete, Special processes
5. T.Y. Lin and S.D. Stotesbury (1988): Structural Concepts and Systems for Architects and Engineers, 2nd edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
6. D.L. Schodek (1998): Structures, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, Inc.
7. J.G. Macgregor (2005): Reinforced concrete: Mechanics and design, 5th edition, Prentice Hall.
8. E.G. Nawy (2000): Reinforced concrete: A Fundamental Approach, 4th edition, Prentice Hall International.
9. Arthur H Nilson, David Darwin, Charles W. Dolan (2003): Design of Concrete Structures, 13th Edition, 2003.

Journals and Magazines

1. Engineering Structures, Elsevier Science ltd
2. Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE.
3. Structural Engineering International Journal, IABSE
4. ACI Structural Journal, ACI
5. Earthquake Spectra, EERI
6. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Instructor

Dr. Naveed Anwar
Executive Director, AIT Consulting
Adjunct Faculty, Structural Engineering
School of Engineering and Technology (SET)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

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