REINFORCED CONCRETE

STRUCTURES
IStructE Core objectives
Personal
• Institution
• Communication: written, graphical, mathematical, verbal
Engineering
• Conceptual Desig: establishing the load paths, choosing the form and material
• Analysis and Design: applying the design codes, hand calculations, computer analysis
• Materials: practical aspects
• Environment: Breeam/Leed, Embodied Carbon, Operational Carbon, Radon and land contamination
• Construction: site experience
Management and commercial
• Management skills
• Law
• Health and safety
• Commercial awareness
• Contract documentation
• Quality systems
IStructE Core objectives
Personal
• Institution
• Communication: written, graphical, mathematical, verbal
Engineering
• Conceptual Design: establishing the load paths, choosing the form and material
• Analysis and Design: applying the design codes, hand calculations, computer analysis
• Materials: practical aspects
• Environment: Breeam/Leed, Embodied Carbon, Operational Carbon, Radon and land contamination
• Construction: site experience
Management and commercial
• Management skills
• Law
• Health and safety
• Commercial awareness
• Contract documentation
• Quality systems
 Seminar layout
S1 26.02 – Introduction and preliminary sizing
S2 04.03 – Preliminary design
S3 11.03 – Primary beam load assessment and analysis
S4 18.03 – Primary beam design for flexure and detailing rules
S5 25.03 – Primary beam shear design
S6 01.04 – Intermediate appraisal no.1
S7 08.04 – Curtailment of longitudinal reinforcement
S8 15.04 – indirect supports, bar anchorage and splicing, primary beam drawings
S9 22.04 – Intermediate appraisal no. 2
S10 29.04 – Column design
S11 06.05 – Pad foundation design
S12 06.05 – Primary beam SLS verifications
S13 20.05 – Q&A
S14 27.05 – Final appraisal

Rulebook
• Minimum attendance: 50%
• The submitted documentation must include all deliverables (calculations and
drawings) listed in the design data
• Failure to participate in the intermediate appraisals will result in a 20% partial grade
decrease
• Presentation is important and will be considered in the grading process
Recommended literature
Design codes
• SR EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures.
Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings
• National annex to Eurocode 2
• SR EN 1992-1-2 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures.
Part 1-2: General rules — Structural fire design

Design aids
• Concrete Buildings Scheme Design Manual to Eurocode 2
• Designer’s guide to Eurocode 2
• Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book – Fiona Cobb
• How to design concrete structures using Eurocode 2
• Encipedia.org (Ro)
• Proiectarea structurilor de beton dupa SR EN 1992-1 - Zoltan
Kiss
• Comportarea si calculul structurilor din beton armat - Radu
Pascu
Introduction

Project goal: design and industrial type

reinforced concrete frame building in a low
seismicity region of Romania

P100-1/2013 5.2.1.(4) In some situations,

building structures may be designed for a
minimum energy dissipation capacity,
accompanied by an adequate lateral
resistance. These structures will generally
meet the requirements of SR-EN 1992-1-1
together with the requirements of P100 –
chapter 5. This approach may be adopted in
areas with ag<0.12g.
Industrial concrete structures

Particularities:
- Efficient construction
techniques;
- Form follows function;
- High load capacity;
- Ample internal space.
Concrete industrial structures
1.1 Input Data

Double storey column

Single storey column
Input Data
1st floor
structure
Double storey column
Single storey column
Primary beam
Input Data
1st floor
structure
Double storey column
Single storey column
Primary beam
Secondary beam

Add sufficient secondary

beams to obtain one-way
spanning slabs.
Input Data
1st floor
structure
Double storey column
b Single storey column
Primary beam (girder)
b
Secondary beam
Slab outline

a a
 lx

ly

δ2

Fy
Fx

δ1
𝐹𝐹𝑙𝑙 3
For a simply supported beam, under a point load 𝛿𝛿 =
48𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸
E and I are the same for the two imaginary beams.
Assume lx/ly=2.
δ2 𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥 𝑙𝑙𝑥𝑥3 3
𝐹𝐹𝑦𝑦 𝑙𝑙𝑦𝑦 𝐹𝐹𝑥𝑥 3
𝑙𝑙𝑦𝑦
Therefore, if δ =1, 48𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 = 48𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 → 𝐹𝐹 = 𝑙𝑙3 = 1/8
1 𝑦𝑦 𝑥𝑥

The load path will always follow the route with the highest stiffness.
Input Data
Roof structure
Double storey column
Single storey column
Roof beam
Ribbed metal sheet
Input Data
Roof structure
Assume: Single storey column
Roof beam
• 0.88mm thick TR153/290 metal sheet
Ribbed metal sheet
• 120mm thick rockwool insulation
• 1.5mm thick PVC membrane
• Suspended sprinkler system – 15kg/sqm
• Lighting systems – 5kg/sqm
• HVAC – 15kg/sqm
• Precast roof beam – total concrete volume: 7.5mc
Load paths C

F
C
The load path is simply the direction in
B which each consecutive load will pass
through connected members. The
PB sequence commences at the highest
SB
point of the structure working all the
way down to the footing system,
S
ultimately transferring the total load of
the structure to the foundation.
Ultimately, the lowest structural
member must be strong enough to
support all members above it.

In all design stages always determine

load paths all the way to the
foundations!

The slab (S) is supported by the secondary beams (SB), the secondary beams are supported by
the primary beams (PB) and columns (C) which transmit the loads to the foundations (F) and to
the terrain.
1.2 Preliminary member sizing
1.2.1 Stiffness criteria

Slabs
1.2 Preliminary member sizing
1.2.1 Stiffness criteria

Primary beam span

slab ℎ𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≥ 80𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚

Slab span
ℎ𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 - multiple of 10mm

secondary 𝑏𝑏𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 = (1 … 2)ℎ𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 ≥ 200mm Sec. beam span

2 3
beam
primary 1 2
𝑏𝑏𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 = ( … )ℎ𝑝𝑝𝑏𝑏
beam 2 3

beam dims.- multiple of 50mm

Initial column size: 50x50cm