Course: CE 229 (Advanced Concrete Design)

Professor: Dr. Gilford B. Estores, PhD

PhD CE-Structural Engineering, De La Salle University
MSCE-Structural Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology
MS Management Engineering, University of Santo Tomas
BS Civil Engineering, Western Institute of Technology

Contact no: 09178061375

E-mail add: fordestores@gmail.com

Course Outline:
1. Materials (Acera,Andrada,Bajaro)
a. High-Strength Concrete
b. Lightweight Concrete
c. Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
d. Durability of Concrete
e. Shotcrete
f. Fiber Reinforced Polymer
g. Pre-stressing Steel
2. Torsion (Bautista,Bibal,Bisquera)
a. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members Subjected to Torsion
b. Design Methods for Torsion
c. Design for Torsion and Shear – ACI Code
d. Application of ACI Code Design Method for Torsion
3. Columns: Combined Axial Load and Bending (Cadatal,Castro,Concepcion)
a. Tied and Spiral Columns
b. Interaction Diagram for Reinforced Concrete Columns
c. Biaxially Loaded Columns
4. Slender Columns (Consuelo,Cortez,Diuco,Ganiera)
a. Behavior and Analysis of Pin-Ended Columns
b. Behavior and Design of Restrained Columns in Nonsway Frames
c. Behavior and Design of Restrained Columns in Sway Frames
d. General Analysis of Slenderness Effect
5. Two-way Slab (Labe,Ledesma,Lim,Liz)
a. Behavior of Slabs Loaded to Failure in Flexure
b. Analysis and Distribution of Moments in Slabs
c. Direct Design Method
d. Equivalent-Frame Methods
6. Shear Friction and Composite Concrete Beams (Lubay,Macandog,Mangarin)
7. Strut-and-Tie Models (Marcos,Martir,Mendoza,Osial)
a. Common Strut-and-Tie Models
b. Deep Beams
 c. Continuous Deep Beams
d. Brackets and Corbels
e. Beam-Column Joints
8. Walls and Shear Walls (DeGuzman,Padama,Relleta,Santiago)
a. Bearing Wall - De Guzman
b. Retaining Wall - Padama
c. Tilt-Up Wall - Relleta
d. Shear Walls - Santiago
9. Pre-stressed Concrete - Part 1(Sapo,Sicat,Silva)
a. Materials
b. Flexural Analysis and Design
c. Partial Loss of Prestress Force
d. Composite Beams
10. Pre-stressed Concrete - Part 2(Vacaro,Villa,Vista)
a. Continuous Beams and Frames
b. Deflections
c. Slabs
d. Axially Loaded Column
e. Precast Construction

Grading System
Criteria:
Module1:
Attendance – 10%
Topic Presentation- 70% (Group)
Research Critique -20% (Individual)

Module2:
Attendance – 10%
Research Presentation -30% (Individual)
Case Study – 60% (Group)

Average 94-
84-<87 87-<90 90-<94 97-100
(%) <97
Final
2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00
grade

Minimum grade with credit is 2.00

References: Any RCD Books