CVEN40780

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Interpret the origin and nature of the tools and concepts of reinforced concrete design
2. Design reinforced and prestressed concrete elements
3. Design masonry structural elements
4. Design timber elements

Indicative Module Content:

Reinforced Concrete Design: Reinforced concrete columns: Slenderness, Interaction Diagrams, Biaxial Bending.

Prestressed Concrete Design: Minimum section modulus, Magnel diagram, Profile design/debonding, Losses in pre-tensioned & post-tensioned prestressed concrete, Shear forces and Ultimate Limit State design.

Masonry Design: Introduction, Bending element design, Columns/Walls, Design of masonry panel walls for wind loading.

Timber Design: Design of vertical and horizontal elements using timber.

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures, tutorials, in-class tests

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In-class feedback

Obrien, E., Dixon, A. and Sheils, E., Reinforced and prestressed concrete design to EC2, 2012.

The Institution of Structural Engineers, Manual for the design of building structures to Eurocode 1 and Basis of Structural Design, 2nd Ed., 2021.

The Institution of Structural Engineers, Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2, V1.2, 2017.

The Institution of Structural Engineers, Standard methods of detailing structural concrete, 4th Ed., 2021.

The Concrete centre, How to Design Concrete Structures using Eurocode 2, 2020.

Toniolo, G., di Prisco, M., Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2

The Institution of Structural Engineers, Manual for the design of plain masonry in building structures to Eurocode 6, 2nd Ed.

The Institution of Structural Engineers, Manual for the design of timber building structures to Eurocode 5, 2nd Ed.

Porteous, J., Kermani, A., Structural timber design to Eurocode 5.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.