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CE-320_Spring 2025

The CE-320 course focuses on the design mechanics of reinforced concrete members, covering flexure and shear principles as well as relevant codes like ACI 318. Students will learn to evaluate serviceability requirements, design structural elements, and understand the properties and behavior of concrete. The course includes comprehensive content on structural design, analysis, and practical applications, supported by recommended textbooks and online resources.

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CE-320_Spring 2025

The CE-320 course focuses on the design mechanics of reinforced concrete members, covering flexure and shear principles as well as relevant codes like ACI 318. Students will learn to evaluate serviceability requirements, design structural elements, and understand the properties and behavior of concrete. The course includes comprehensive content on structural design, analysis, and practical applications, supported by recommended textbooks and online resources.

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CE-320: Reinforced Concrete Design – I

Course Information:

Credit Hours : 03 (Contact Hours: 03)


Level : 6th Semester (3rd Year)
Medium of Instruction : English
Pre-requisite : None
Equivalent Course : Not Applicable
CEP/OEL : Complex Engineering Problem
Course Aims:
• To introduce students to the basic concepts and mechanics of designing reinforced concrete
members for flexure and shear.
• To help the students on the use of relevant codes such as ACI 318 for the analysis and design
of reinforced concrete structural elements.

CLOs and Mapping with PLOs


Taxonomy PLO
CLO Description PLO
Level Weightage
Explain limit state design concepts and behavior of
CLO 1 PLO 1 C2 CLO 1
reinforced concrete elements.
Evaluate serviceability requirements including
CLO 2 deflection, crack control and development length in PLO 3 C5 CLO 2
reinforced concrete elements.
Design reinforced concrete structural elements
CLO 3 PLO 3 C6 CLO 3
under flexural, shear and axial demands.

Course Contents
Introduction: Structural Concrete, Advantages & Disadvantages of Reinforced Concrete, Codes of
Practice, Design Philosophy & Concepts, Loads & Safety Provisions, Structural Concrete Elements
Structural Reinforced Concrete Design, Properties of Concrete: Factors Affecting Strength of
Concrete Compressive, Strength Stress–Strain Curves of Concrete, Tensile Strength of Concrete,
Flexural Strength (Modulus of Rupture) of Concrete, Shear Strength & Modulus of Elasticity of
Concrete, Poisson’s Ratio & Shear Modulus, Modular Ratio & Volume Changes of Concrete, Creep
& Shrinkage of Concrete, Unit Weight of Concrete, Fire Resistance of Concrete, High-Performance
Concrete, Lightweight Concrete & Fibrous Concrete, Steel Reinforcement, Flexural Analysis of
Reinforced Concrete Beams: Introduction & Assumptions, Behavior of Simply Supported Reinforced
Concrete Beam Loaded to Failure, Types of Flexural Failure & Strain Limits, Load Factors & Strength
Reduction Factor �, Significance of Analysis & Design Expressions, Equivalent Compressive Stress
Distribution, Singly Reinforced Rectangular Section in Bending, Lower Limit or Minimum Percentage
of Steel, Adequacy of Sections, Sections in the Transition Region (� < 0.9), Rectangular Sections
with Compression Reinforcement, Analysis of T- and I-Sections, Dimensions of Isolated T-Shaped
Sections, Inverted L-Shaped Sections, Flexural Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams: Rectangular
Sections with Tension Reinforcement Only, Spacing of Reinforcement & Concrete Cover,

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Rectangular Sections with Compression Reinforcement, Design of T-Sections, Shear & Diagonal
Tension: Shear Stresses in Concrete Beams, Behavior of Beams without Shear Reinforcement
Moment Effect on Shear Strength, Beams with Shear Reinforcement, ACI Code Shear Design
Requirements, Design of Vertical Stirrups, Deflection & Control of Cracking: Deflection of Structural
Concrete Members, Instantaneous Deflection, Long-Time Deflection, Allowable Deflection,
Deflection Due to Combinations of Loads, Cracks in Flexural Members, Development Length of
Reinforcing Bars: Development of Bond Stresses, Development Length in Tension, Development
Length in Compression, Critical Sections in Flexural Members, Standard Hooks (ACI Code, Sections
25.3 & 25.4), Splices of Reinforcement, Moment–Resistance Diagram (Bar Cutoff Points), One-Way
Slabs: Types of Slabs, Design of One-Way Solid Slabs, Design Limitations According to ACI Code
Temperature & Shrinkage Reinforcement, Reinforcement Details, Distribution of Loads from One-
Way Slabs to Supporting Beams, Axially Loaded Columns: Types of Columns, Behavior of Axially
Loaded Columns, ACI Code Limitations, Spiral Reinforcement, Design
Recommended Books and References
1. Design of Concrete Structures by A.H. Nilson
2. James K. Wight, Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics & Design, 7/e, 2015, Pearson Prentice Hall
3. Jack C. McCormac & Russell H. Brown, Design of Reinforced Concrete, 10/e, 2015, John Wiley
& Sons

Online Resources
1. Watch online videos for modelling, analysis and design.
2. Lectures in PDF format are available on website: www.drqaisarali.com

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