Abasyn University

Islamabad Campus

Course Specification Form

1. Department 2. Program
Civil Engineering B.E. in Civil Engineering

3. Course Code 3. Course Title 4. Lectures/Lab Timing & Location

Lec1- TUE: 10:00-11:30 LH-7
Reinforced Concrete
CE316 Lec2- THU: 10:00-11:30 LH-11
Design-I
Lab- THU: 14:00-15:00 Materials Engg. lab
5. Credits 6. Pre-requisites 7. Course Web-Page 8. Course Coordinator
3+1 None LMS M.Waqas Malik

9. Academic Year 10. Semester

2020-2021 Fall 2020

11. Course
12. Email 13. Office 14. Office Hours
Instructor
Office 108,
M.Waqas Malik Waqas.malik@abasynisb.edu.pk 10:00 – 14:00
Faculty offices,

15. Textbook(s)
 Design of Concrete Structures” by Arthur H Nilson, David Darwin, Charles W. Dolan, Charles Dolan.
2003, McGraw-Hill, 14th Edition
 Properties of Concrete, by A. M. Neville, 4th ed.

16. Reference(s)
 Design of Reinforced Concrete by Jack C. McCormac and Russell H. Brown 9th Edition, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc. Publisher USA.
 Concrete Structures by Zahid Ahmad Siddiqi
 ACI Building Code 318-11

17. Other Resources used (e.g. e-learning, field visits, periodicals, software, etc.):
e-learning resources and course handouts will be emailed.

18. Course Description (as approved by the dept.)

To familiarize the students with the fundamental properties of concrete and to enable them to design
various structural concrete members with the help of ACI building code.

19. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

CLOs Mapping to PLOs
On successful completion of the course, students Taxonomy
Domain PLO
will be able to: Level
1) ILLUSTRATE various properties of concrete. Cognitive 3 3

2) DESIGN various structural reinforced concrete

Cognitive 6 3
elements.
3) PRACTICE experiments on concrete for suitable use. Psychomotor 3 2

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20. Course Assessment
Details/Explanation of
Assessment Type assessment in relation Number Weight Date(s)
to CILOs
22.5%
Midterm CLO 1, 2 1
(30%)
7.5 % As specified at
Quizzes CLO 1,2 4-5
(10%) item 22
Laboratory/Practical As specified at
CLO 3 4-5 25%
Assignments item 22
7.5 % As specified at
Assignments CLO 1,2 4-5
(10%) item 22
37.5%
Final Exam CLO 1, 2 1
(50%)
Total 100%

21. Course Teaching Methods

Teaching Method CLO(s)
1) Interactive learning 1, 2
2) Problem solving learning 1, 2
3) Practical and laboratory learning 3
4) Self-directed learning 1, 2

22. Course Weekly Breakdown

Week Topics Covered CLOs Lab Activities Assessment
Introduction to the course, behavior of
0 1 Introduction to Lab
structural members.
Introduction to Concrete and
Study the workability of
1 Reinforced Concrete, Basics and 1
concrete by Slump Test.
Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete.
Concept of capacity and Demand, Study the workability of
2 Merits and Demerits of Concrete 1 concrete by Compaction
Construction. factor Test.
Cement and its Types, Load and its
Casting of cylinders for Assignment 1
3 Types, Shrinkage, creep, compressive 1
required tests Quiz 1
Strength and Workability.
Concrete Terminologies, Design Determination of the
4 Methods: ASD and LRFD, 1, 2 compressive strength of
Familiarization to ACI code. concrete using cylinders.
Analysis and design of Singly
Casting of cubes for
5 Reinforced Beams for flexure by ASD 2
required tests
method.
Analysis and design of Singly Determination of the
6 Reinforced Beams for flexure by LRFD 2 compressive strength of Quiz 2
method. concrete using cubes
Study the relationship
Design of Singly Reinforced Beams for between cube and
7 2 Assignment 2
flexure by LRFD method. cylinder strength of
concrete.

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 Analysis and design of doubly To check the tensile
8 Reinforced Beams for flexure by LRFD 2 strength of concrete by
method. split tensile test
To study the effect of
Analysis and design of T-Beams for
9 2 admixture on the
flexure by LRFD method.
strength of concrete.
10 Mid-Semester Break
Analysis and design of Beams in shear Assignment 3
11 2 Sports week
for gravity loads..
Study of the effect of
12 Bond Strength and development length 3 age on the strength of Quiz 3
the concrete.
Introduction to slabs and its types, To study the effect of
13 Design of One way Slabs, Temperature 2,3 curing conditions on the Quiz 4
and shrinkage Reinforcement. strength of concrete.

To study the behavior of

concrete for
14 Design of Two way Slabs 2 Assignment 4
compressive strength
and water/cement ratio.
Preparation of concrete
15 Concrete Mix Design 3
mix design
16 Concrete Mix Design Viva Voce

Prepared by: M. Waqas Malik

Date: 26-08-2020
Approved by the Department on:

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