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CEE 410

Concrete Design I

CEE 410: Concrete Design I (Required for a BSCE degree)

Fundamental concepts of reinforced concrete analysis and design by ultimate strength and working stress methods. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits.

CEE 230 (Civil Engineering Materials) and CEE 310 (Structures I)

Design of Concrete Structures, by Nilson, A.H., McGraw-Hill, NY, 1997.
ACI Code
Instructor's Course-Pack

To learn the fundamentals of the design of reinforced concrete structures.

  1. Properties of steel and concrete (1 hour)
  2. Ultimate strength and working stress design methods (2 hours)
  3. Design of beams (11 hours)
  4. Design of columns (8 hours)
  5. Design of Beam-Columns (6 hours)
  6. Design of slabs (4 hours)
  7. Design of footings (6 hours)
  8. Design of retaining walls (5 hours)
  9. Mid-term exam (1 hour)
Two 75-minute lecture sessions per week

Optional use of spreadsheet program

None

College-level mathematics and basic sciences: 0 credits
General Education: 0 credits
Engineering Design: 3 credits

This course will enhance the student's

  1. ability to apply knowledge in mathematics, physics, and engineering science to civil engineering problems,
  2. ability to develop design criteria to meet desired needs and to design a civil engineering system, component, or a process satisfying these criteria,
  3. ability to identify and formulate an engineering problem, to collect relevant data, and to develop a solution,
  4. proficiency in structural engineering.
Zia Razzaq <zrazzaq@odu.edu>

May 25, 2003