Overview
Most Civil engineering or building projects require the construction of either a reinforced or prestressed concrete structure. These are usually designed by specialists but must be committed to paper by draughtsmen, or interpreted on site by construction staff at all levels. It is necessary for these technical or supervisory staff members to identify errors and omissions by having a basic knowledge of the design process.
Why Should an Individual Attend?
All Civil Engineering and building technical staff will benefit by attending this course, whether it be as a refresher or as an introduction to the principles of the design of concrete elements. More experienced designers will benefit from the emphasis placed on material properties and specifications. Outcomes
Attendees of this course will acquire an understanding of the following:
An analysis of determinate structures and indeterminate structures (by the method of coefficients) and the identification of stresses generated in the structure by applied loads. A set of specially made plastic models will be used to illustrate the deformation and stability of structures under load and have proved to be invaluable in ensuring the understanding of students in the past.
Properties of the materials used, i.e. concrete, reinforcement and cables will be given with a guide to materials specification for the avoidance of cracks and deflections etc. All formulae derived and used will be identical to those given in the South African code of concrete design SANS 10100 Parts 1 and 2, with an emphasis on structural performance based on selection and placement of materials.
Program Outline
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Parties to the design and construction of a concrete structure.
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Analysis of statically determinate structures
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Types of load and resultant stresses
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Types of structural supports and stability
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Shear force and bending moment diagrams
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Stress, strain, elastic and plastic behaviour
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Moment of inertia and resistance to different types of stress
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Strength of concrete and maximum permissible strains
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Limit state design of reinforced concrete elements
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Design of moments of resistance of beams
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Buckling, bracing and end fixity of columns
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Life-span of reinforced concrete structures
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Properties such as shrinkage, heat of hydration, elasticity, bleeding, compressive strength and creep
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Basic design of prestressed concrete elements
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Principles of eccentric loading and theory of bending
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Stress designs for resistance of self-weight, point loads and uniformly distributed loads
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Types of prestressing systems
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Cable stresses and consequences of prestress loss
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Shear in prestressed beams
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Bursting at end blocks
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Post-tensioned and pre-tensioned beams
Who Should Attend?
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Civil Engineers
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Client and Government Bodies
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Concrete for Contractors
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Constructors
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Consultants
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Designers
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Engineers
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Project Managers
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Structural Engineers
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Supervisors
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