Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (CEE-518)

Chapter 1 - Structural Systems: Evolution and Selection


• Evolution of Structural Types



• Design and Serviceability Considerations



• Selection of Reinf. Conc. as Primary Building Material



• Current Trends in U.S. R/C Buildings

Chapter 2 - Design Loads and Structural Analysis


• Loads, Load Factors and Load Combinations



• Gravity Load Analysis: One-Way Floor Systems



• Lateral Loads: Equivalent Wind and Earthquake Forces



• Analysis of R/C Frames Under Lateral Loading




Chapter 3 - Two-Way Floor Systems


• History and Definitions



• Analysis and Design for Torsion in Spandrel Beams



• Design of Two-Way Slab Systems



1. General Discussion and Notation



2. Minimum Slab Thickness for Deflection Control



3. Punching Shear Strength: Gravity Load Only



4. Shear Strength Under Combined Shear and Bending



5. Shear Strength of Connections with Beams



6. Flexural Analysis and Design: ACI Direct Design Method



7. Reinforcement Details at Connections



• Equivalent Frame Analysis Method: Gravity Loads



• Equivalent Frame Analysis Method: Lateral Loads



• Slab Deflections in Two-Way Systems




Chapter 4 - Yield-Line Analysis Method for Two-Way Slabs


• Introduction and Notation



• Analysis of Isotropic Rectangular Panels



• Panels with Column Supports and Free Edges



• Orthotropic Slab Panels



• Special Considerations for Yield-Line Method



• Comments for Design by the Yield-Line Method




Chapter 5 - Design of Slender Columns


• Review of Short Column Analysis and Design



• Basic Definitions



• The ACI Code Moment Magnifier Method



1. Nonsway Frames



2. Sway Frames




Chapter 6 - Structural Walls


• General Discussion of Structural Walls



• Lateral Load Analysis of Wall Buildings



• Design of Structural Walls



1. Wall Proportioning



2. Shear Strength



3. Flexural Strength



• Seismic Code Requirements

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