HAWASSA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND LECTURE OUTLINE

Course Number…………………..CEng 3122
Course Title………………………Reinforced Concrete Design II
Cr. Hrs………………………….....3(2lec+3 tut)
Degree Program………………….B.Sc. in WRIE, HWRE & WSEE
Pre-requisite……………………...Reinforced Concrete Design I
Academic Year…………………..2017
Instructors:- J.Daniel.
Objective:
 To introduce students to the design of reinforced concrete elements such as two way slabs, and columns.
Outcome:
Students will be able to:
 Design axially and eccentrically loaded columns.
 Design of two way solid slab.
 Design of cantilever retaining structures.
 Water conveyance structures.
Course Outline
1. Design of Columns(4 week)
 Short columns
 Combined axial force and bending
 Interaction diagrams for biaxial bending.
 Design aids.
2. Design of two way solid slab (3 week)
 Coefficient method
3. Introduction to Yield line Analysis (3 week)
 Introduction to Equilibrium method
 Introduction to Virtual work method
4. Reinforced Concrete Cantilever retaining structures(3 week)
 Soil retaining structures design
 Detailing
5. Design of RC water tanks(3 week)
 Introduction
 Types of water tanks
 Basis of design
Evaluation
Class performance, Class test – Chapter 1 = 10 % Common exam –closed
listening, hand notes, book–chapter 2 & 3 = 20
Assignment, etc. = 20%, %
Final Examination –Closed book- chapter 1, 4 and
5………………………...50%
Attendancerequirements
 Minimum of 80% during lectures & tutorial sessions
References
 Ethiopian Building Code of Standard 2 (EBCS-2), Structural use of concrete – 1995
 Ethiopian Building Code of Standard 2 (EBCS 2) part 2- Structural use of Concrete – 1995
 Arthur H. Nelson, David Darwin and Charles W. Dolan, “Design of Reinforced Concrete
Structures”, 14th edition
 James K. Wight and James G. Macgregor, “Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design”, 5th
edition
 W.H. Mosley, R. Hulse, J.H Bungey, Reinforced Concrete Design, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007