Lecturer: Ester Cantù  

Course name: RC members design - advanced course
Course code: 501060
Degree course: Ingegneria Edile-Architettura
Disciplinary field of science: ICAR/09
University credits: CFU 9
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

Advanced design problems of RC members (beams and columns)

Course programme

Ultimate limit states

• flexure of beams
• bending about two axes
• combined axial load and bending on columns
• biaxial bending on columns
• behaviour of RC members undergoing torsion
• behaviour of RC members undergoing torsion, shear and bending moment

Serviceability limit states

• excessive deflections
• excessive crack width
• excessive concrete and steel normal stresses

Slender columns

• theory
• behaviour of RC slender columns
• Eurocode 2 rules for RC slender columns (isolated members and columns in frames)

Detailing of reinforcement according to Eurocode 2

B-regions and D-regions
mention of strut and tie method applied to corbels

Design example
Students are required to design reinforcement for a simple frame, according to detailing rules in Eurocode 2. A written report with drawings must be checked by the teacher before the oral test.

Course entry requirements

Structural mechanics courses ("Scienza delle Costruzioni A" and "Scienza delle Costruzioni B") and RC mechanics and design basic courses ("Tecnica delle Costruzioni A" and "Tecnica delle Costruzioni B")

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Cosenza E., Manfredi G., Pecce M.. Strutture in cemento armato – Basi della progettazione - 2008. Ed. Hoepli.

Aicap. Guida all’uso dell’Eurocodice 2 con riferimento alle Norme Tecniche D.M. 14.01.2008 – 2 volumi - 2008. Ed. Pubblicemento.

Eurocodice 2 - Progettazione delle strutture in calcestruzzo. UNI - Ente nazionale di unificazione.

E. F. Radogna. Tecnica delle Costruzioni - Costruzioni composte "acciaio-calcestruzzo" - Cemento armato - Cemento armato precompresso. Masson.

G. Toniolo. Tecnica delle Costruzioni - Cemento armato - Calcolo agli stati limite - voll. 2A e 2B. Masson.

Testing and exams

Check of the design assignment comes before the oral test. The oral test consists of three questions.