Reinforced Concrete Design

Textbook

Textbooks and Supporting Material:

(a) Textbook:
1) MacGregor, J. G. and Wight, J. K. “Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design.”
Prentice-Hall, 4th edition, 2005. (SI Units)

(b) Supporting Materials:

1) Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-05) and Commentary
(ACI 318R-05), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
2) Edward G. Nawy. "Reinforced Concrete: A Fundamental Approach." Prentice Hall,
Fifth Edition.
3) McCormac, J. C. and Nelson, J. K. “Design of Reinforced Concrete.” John Wiley &
Son, 6th edition, 2005.
4) Nilson, A. H., Darwin, D., and Dolan C. W. “Design of Concrete Structures.”
McGraw Hill, 13th edition, 2004.

Course Outline (MacGregor and Wight):

Approximate
CHAPTER ARTICLES CONTENT No. of
Lectures
1 1–6 Introduction 1
2 1 – 4, 6 – 12 The Design Process ½
3 1 – 5 & 13 Materials 1½
Flexure: Basic Concepts, Rectangular and
4 1–4 6
nonrectangular Beams
Flexure: T Beams and Beams with Compression
5 1–3 3
Reinforcement
10 1–4 Continuous Beams and One-Way Slabs 4
6 1–3&5 Shear in Beams 5
8 1–8 Bar Cutoffs and Development of Reinforcement 3
11 1–5 Columns: Combined Axial Load and Bending 4
9 1–5 Serviceability (cracking and deflection) 2
Tests 2
Total = 32

Study Suggestions:
Success in this course depends upon discipline and good study habits. It is suggested that you
devote at least 3 hours outside of class for each class lecture. Read the assigned sections and
study examples worked out in the textbook. Study class notes for each and every lecture.
Work out the class and textbook examples with the solutions covered up, then compare your
work to the solutions. This can be very beneficial in assessing your understanding of the basic
concepts. Start from the simple problems and work your way up to the more involved ones.
Don’t attempt the comprehensive problems until each principle is well-understood.
If you follow the suggestions above, you should only need review and a bit more problem-
solving practice before tests and final exam.

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