
italian version
Aims :
The
course intends to provide students with the basic
understanding of the behaviour of reinforced concrete
structures and of available methods for their
analysis and design.
Topics :
Properties of concrete and of steel
reinforcement: constitutive models; compressive
and tensile strengths, creep and shrinkage of
concrete.
Structural design criteria: working stress design
and method of partial safety factors (limit state
design).
Behaviour of reinforced concrete elements: uncracked
phase (stage I), cracked phase (Stage II) and
at failure (stage III); analysis methods.
Ultimate limit states: columns subjected to axial
force and to axial force and uniaxial bending;
beams subjected to flexural and shear actions;
second order effects in r.c. columns.
Seriviceability limit states: design at service
conditions, limits on the stress state.
Foundations and retaining structures: analysis
of simple surface foundations and of reinforced
concrete retaining walls.
Tutorials: analysis of r.c. structural elements
(slabs, balconies, stairs, beams and columns).
Textbooks :
Radogna E.F., Tecnica delle Costruzioni.
Costruzioni composte acciaio calcestruzzo –
c.a. – c.a.p., Masson, Milano, 1996.
Toniolo G., Cemento Armato – Calcolo agli
stati limite, Vol. 2A e 2B, Masson, Milano.
Giangreco E., Teoria e Tecnica delle Costruzioni,
Vol. I, Liguori, Napoli.
Exam :
The assessment criteria for this course rely
on the outcomes of oral exam, in which the student
will be asked to discuss issues raised in class
applied to realistic design situations.
Tutorial Session :
The lecturer is available on Thursdays from 10.30
to 12.30 a.m. in his office at the Department
of Architecture, Construction and Structures –
Area Structures.
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