GCIV0643-1 : Prestressed concrete structures and masonry

Study Programmes 2015-2016

GCIV0643-1

Prestressed concrete structures and masonry

Duration :

30h Th, 30h Pr, 1d FW, 20h Proj.

Number of credits :

Master in civil engineering (120 ECTS)		5
Master in civil engineering (120 ECTS) (SUSCOS)		5

Lecturer :

Hervé Degée, Boyan Mihaylov

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Prestressed Concrete Structures:
The course on Prestressed Concrete Structures will cover the following topics:

Concept of prestressed concrete and properties of prestressing steel
Technology of prestressed concrete
Behaviour of prestressed members subjected to axial loads
Behaviour of members subjected to flexure
Design of members subjected to flexure
Statically-indeterminate prestressed structures
Design for shear forces
Design of reinforced and prestressed concrete members and regions with complex deformation patterns by using strut-and-tie models

Learning outcomes of the course :

Prestressed Concrete Structures:
Students who complete this course will gain a thorough understanding of the behaviour of prestressed concrete members subjected to axial forces, bending, and shear. They will develop skills to predict this behaviour, including the effects of temperature, creep and shrinkage by using first principles: equilibrium, stress-strain relationships for materials, and compatibility of deformations. Using this knowledge they will then learn how to design individual structural members such as prestressed girders and slabs. Students will also analyze statically indeterminate prestressed structures by using different approaches from structural mechanics. Finally, students will gain detailed knowledge in the design of reinforced and prestressed concrete members and regions with complex geometry by using strut-and-tie models. Such members include deep beams, joints, corbels, and other disturbed regions.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Prestressed Concrete Structures:
Solid and material mechanics, Structural mechanics, Reinforced concrete structures

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Prestressed Concrete Structures:
The classes will consist of lectures and tutorial sessions with each activity taking approximately half of the class time. The lectures will provide the theory of prestressed concrete while the tutorial sessions will be focused on the application of the theory for the analysis and design of prestressed members. In the tutorial sessions the students will be shown practical examples and will work on problems under the supervision of the professor and the teaching assistant. Students will be provided with handouts summarizing important information presented in the lectures. Reference books will be recommended for additional reading. As part of the learning process students will be expected to complete a number of homework assignments.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face