CE 434 – Prestressed Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Design
2007 Catalog Data: CE 434 – Prestressed Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Design 3
Prerequisite CE 433. Behavior, analysis, and design of prestressed concrete structures. Behavior,
analysis and design of reinforced masonry structures. Credit not granted for both CE 434 and 534.
Cooperative course taught by WSU, open to UI students (CE 442).
Prerequisites: CE 433
Textbook:
1- Prestressed Concrete A Fundamental Approach; Nawy, E. G.; 5th edition;
Prentice Hall, 2006
2- MSJC Building Code Requirements and Specifications, 2005
3- ACI 318 Building Code and Commentary, 2005
Course Objectives:
1. Gain a basic understanding of the mechanical properties of masonry units, mortar and grout.
2. Determine the design bearing capacity of unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls using
both ASD and LRFD methods
3. Determine the design capacity of reinforced masonry beams and lintels, piers and columns
using both ASD and LRFD methods
4. Design masonry reinforced masonry shear walls under in-plane seismic actions using both
ASD and LRFD methods
5. Gain a basic understanding of the behavior of prestressed concrete structural elements
6. Understand the internal stress distributions and underlying limit states in prestressed concrete
elements
7. Determine the flexural and shear capacity of pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete
structural elements
Topics:
1. History of masonry
2. Mechanical properties of concrete masonry, clay masonry, mortar, grout, and reinforcing steel
3. Masonry structural elements
4. Design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls using both ASD and LRFD methods
5. Design of reinforced masonry beams and lintels using both ASD and LRFD methods
6. Design of reinforced masonry piers and columns using both ASD and LRFD methods
7. Design of unreinforced and reinforced masonry shear walls under in-plane seismic actions
8. Behavior of pretensioned and post-tensioned prestressed concrete structures
9. Analysis and design of pretensioned and post-tensioned prestressed concrete structures
10. Flexural analysis and design of prestressed concrete members
11. Design of prestressed concrete elements to resist shear stress
Class Schedule: Two seventy-five-minute sessions/week
Contribution of Course to Meet the Professional Component: This course is an engineering
topic, with contributions in engineering science and design
Course Outcomes: This course is contributing toward the following educational outcomes:
Outcome
(1)
A
firm
knowledge
of
mathematics, science & engineering
principles and the ability to apply the
knowledge (Outcome a).
(3) The ability to design a component,
system or process to meet desired
needs and imposed constraints
(Outcome c).
(4) The ability to think logically,
critically and creatively.
(6) The ability to identify, formulate
and solve civil engineering problems
(Outcome e).
(7) The ability to use appropriate
modern techniques, skills and tools,
including computer applications,
necessary for engineering practice
(Outcome k).
(8) An understanding of professional
ethics and integrity and an engineer’s
responsibilities to the profession and
society (Outcome f).
(9) The ability to communicate
effectively in written, oral, and
graphical forms (Outcome g).
(11) A knowledge of contemporary
issues (Outcome j).
Role of CE434
Students must apply knowledge of mathematics and engineering
principles to successfully complete homework problems, and exams.
The design process for reinforced masonry and prestressed concrete
structures is an integral part of the course. Lectures, homework
assignments, and exams all include a design component.
Students must demonstrate logical, critical and creative thinking skills
to complete homework assignments and solve design problems. Several
homework assignments are open-ended.
Students are required to identify, formulate and solve structural
engineering problems related to the design of prestressed concrete
buildings and bridges, and reinforced masonry buildings
Current design codes and specifications are used throughout the course,
and are required for the solution of many homework problems. Both
excel sheets and MathCAD software were used to solve homework
problems.
Course lectures include discussions of safety/reliability in structural
design codes, the responsibility of designers to exercise engineering
judgment, and the role of structural engineers in ensuring public safety.
Homework assignments
representation of the data.
include
writing
scales
and
graphical
Course material includes a focus on contemporary structural
engineering issues such as designing to mitigate damage under extreme
loading e.g.- earthquakes and wind.
(12) Recognition of the importance of Lectures regularly highlight the limitations on knowledge gained in a
life-long learning and the benefits of single course on prestressed concrete and reinforced masonry design,
being active in professional societies, and emphasize the need to continue learning through professional
such as ASCE (Outcome i).
education seminars, reading, and/or advanced coursework. Homework
assignment requires students to construct exact interaction diagram
which is not covered in class.
Prepared by: Mohamed ElGawady, June, 2007