CE 433 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

Section 01 Fall 2006

Sloan 175, 9:10 - 10:00 am, M W F

Office Hours:

Weekday: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm [except the class time (MWF, 9:10 to 10:00 am) and meetings (see below my weekly schedule)]

Other time: by appointment only

On-line Student Evaluation (new)

Please follow the below instructions to conduct an on-line student evaluation for this class (CE 433 Fall 2006):

Graduate Fellowship Opportunities (PDF)

Pizhong Qiao (Chiao), Ph.D., P.E., SECB

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Washington State University

Office: Sloan 120

Phone: (509) 335-5183; Email: qiao@wsu.edu

“A conceptual way of learning structural design” 

“Engineering Design is the process of devising a system, component or process

to meet a desired need.” (ABET)

Syllabus (PDF)

Topics:

• Introduction (PDF) (Power Point) (updated)

• Flexural Analysis of Beams (PDF) (Power Point)

• Strength Analysis of Beams (PDF) (Power Point)

• Design of Rectangular Beams and One-way Slabs (PDF) (Power Point)

• Design of T-beams and Doubly-reinforced Beams (PDF) (Power Point)

• Serviceability (PDF) (Power Point)

• Bond and Anchorage (PDF) (Power Point)

• Beams – Shear, Torsion, and Diagonal Tension (PDF) (Power Point)

• Columns: Combined Compression and Bending (Flexure) (PDF) (Power Point)

• Fiber-reinforced Plastic (FRP) Composites for Concrete Reinforcement (PDF) (Power Point) (new)

• Review of "Reinforced Concrete Design" for Fundamental of Engineering (FE) Exam (PDF) (new)

Reading Materials:

• "Concrete Possibilities," Excerpt from The Economist, Sept. 23 to 29, 2006, Pages 30 and 32. (PDF)

• "Shape of the Material World," Excerpt from ENR, Oct. 6, 2006, Pages 22-25. (PDF)

• Unified Design Provisions for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete - Flexural and Compression Members, Portland Cement Association (PDF)

Examples:

• Example 01: Computation of Mcr, My, and Mn (Given in the class on Sept. 22, 2006) (PDF)

• Example 02: Determination of flexural design strength fMn and effect of concrete strength (Sept. 25, 2006) (PDF)

• Example 03: Design cases: a) rectangular beams, b) one-way slab, c) T-beam, and d) doubly-reinforced beam (Oct. 4, 2006) (PDF)

• Example 04: Design of Short Columns Subject to Axial Load and Bending (Given in the class on Dec. 6, 2006) (PDF) (new)

Homework Assignments:

• HW1: Review - Moment diagram and point of inflection (Due: Aug. 30, 2006) (PDF)

• HW2: I. Review - Shear and bending stresses; II. Factored loads and required strength (Due: Sept. 8, 2006) (PDF)

• HW3: Flexural Analysis of Beams: I. Cracking Moment (Due: Sept. 18, 2006) (PDF)

• HW4: Flexural Analysis of Beams: II. Cracked Beam and Yielding Moment (Due: Sept. 25, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW4)

• HW5: Flexural Analysis of Beams: III. Nominal and Design Strength (Due: Oct. 2, 2006) (PDF)

• HW6: Flexural Analysis of Beams: IV. Comprehensive Analysis and Reinforcement Ratio (Due: Oct. 9, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW6)

• HW7: Design of Rectangular Beam and One-way Slab (Due: Oct. 16, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW7)

• HW8: Analysis of T-beam and Double Reinforced Concrete Beam (Due: Oct. 30, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW8)

• HW9: Design of Double-reinforced concrete beam and Serviceability (Due: Nov. 6, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW9)

• HW10: Bond, Development Length and Cut-off point (Due: Nov. 13, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW10)

• HW11: Shear Design (Due: Nov. 29, 2006) (PDF) (Solution to HW11)

• Quiz #1: Sept. 1 (in-class)

• Quiz #2: Sept. 11 (in-class)

• Quiz #3: Sept. 27 (in-class) (PDF)

• Quiz #4: Nov. 9 (in-class)

• Quiz#5: Nov. 17 (in-class, Bonus quiz)

• Quiz#6: Dec. 1 (in-class)

• Mid-Term Exam: Part A (in-class, given Friday, Oct. 20, 2006) and Part B (take-home, given Friday Oct. 20, 2006; due Monday Oct. 23, 2006)

• Design Project (PDF) (Due-extended: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, before the class begins)

• Final Exam (Take-home exam, Given on Dec. 6, 2006 and Due noon, Dec. 11, 2006)

Seminars/Lectures:

• Construction of Washoe Medical Center Tower and Parking Structure in Reno, NV, Guest Speaker: Jason Collins of PCS Structural Solutions, Friday, 9:10 to 10:00 am, Nov. 3rd, 2006 (Sloan 175) (The Tower’s lateral system is concrete core shear walls and mat foundations with coupling beams, and the parking structure is a concrete structure with PT deck for the gravity system and moment-resisting frames as the lateral system) (Presentation Flyer) (Food and Refreshments following the presentation, Sloan Hall, Rm. 146 and 146A)

• PCS Structural Solutions, 2nd place in The 2006 Best Structural Engineering Firms To Work For

• Concrete Externally Reinforced with FRP Composites (Dr. Pizhong Qiao) (Time: TBA)

• Visiting Precast concrete plant, Spokane (Dec. 2 or 3, 2006)

Purchasing of ACI 318-05 Building Code:

• $55.00/copy x 50 copies = $2750.00

• Receive two free copies for purchasing 50 copies (for every 25 copies purchased, ACI offers one free copy)

• Shipping and Handing = $103.13

• Student price: ($2750.00 + $103.13)/(50 + 2 copies) = $2853.13/52 = $54.87/copy

• Please pay cash or check to Dr. Pizhong Qiao for $54.87/copy of ACI 318-05

Useful Links:

• American Concrete Institute

• New: Spring 2007 Class Offering: CE 537-02 Structural Composites (Syllabus: PDF, word) (An Introductory Composites Design class) (For graduate students and senior undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree).

Class Management:

• RONet