CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
ENGINEERING STAGE 2
MODULE CV2500 – DESIGN II – CIVIL & STRUCTURAL
DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
COURSEWORK
The concrete structure shown in Figure 1 consists of the two-way spanning and simply supported slab
S1 that is supported by beams B1 and B2. Beams B1 and B2 are then simply supported by columns C1.
Part A – Slab Design (40 marks)
The dimensions of the slab S1 in plan are Lx = (6 + a/10) m and Ly = (8 + b/10) m and the thickness of
the slab is h = Lx / 30. The slab is carrying an additional dead load g1 = (1 + a/10) kN/m2 and a live load
of q = (2 + b/2) kN/m2. Concrete cover cnom = 30 mm, concrete class C25/30 and reinforcing steel class
B500 are used.
1. Specify an appropriate steel reinforcement for bending of the slab S1 in both directions.
2. Draw a plan view of the slab showing the specified steel reinforcement to an appropriate
scale.
3. Calculate the total mass and embodied carbon of concrete and steel reinforcement materials
of the slab.
Note 1: The self-weight of the slab is not included in the loads given above. You can assume unit weight
of reinforced concrete of γ = 25 kN/m3.
Note 2: For this coursework, you can assume that the checks for shear capacity and deflections are
satisfied.
Part B – Beam Design (60 marks)
The simply supported beams B1 have a rectangular section with a width of b = 0.30 m. Concrete class
C25/30 and reinforcing steel class B500 are used. Assume concrete cover cnom = 35 mm. Columns C1
have square cross-sections of 0.35m height.
1. Specify the loads applied to B1 from the slab.
2. Select appropriate section height for the B1.
3. Specify an appropriate steel reinforcement for bending in the span of B1.
4. Specify appropriate shear links at the supports of B1.
5. Draw the cross-section of beam B1 to an appropriate scale showing the placed steel
reinforcement.
6. Calculate the total mass and embodied carbon of concrete and steel reinforcement materials of
beam B1.
Note 1: For the purposes of this coursework, you can assume that the check for deflections of the
beams is satisfied.
Note 2: For construction simplicity, you can assume that the longitudinal reinforcement and shear
links do not vary along the beam lengths.
Note carefully:
This assignment is set for a group of three students. Parameters a and b correspond to the last two
digits of one (any) of the group student numbers. For example, for the student number 160072938, it
is a = 3 and b = 8. You have to explicitly state the student number you are using (with the corresponding
student name) on the first page of your submission.
This assignment is due on Friday 10/12/2021 at 5pm. It must be submitted in the form of a short report
of no more than 12 pages on Moodle. Do not repeat in your report any of the derivations considered
in class and/or included in the relevant hand-outs.