Design of Concrete Structures
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The official GTU curriculum for Design of Concrete Structures (subject code 2164001) as prescribed for Civil Infra ยท Semester 6 divides the course into 3 units, covering 25 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2164001)Unit 1 Introduction to Concrete Design
- Design requirements: strength
- serviceability Design process: Analysis
- design and detailing Design philosophy: working stress method
- Limit state method
- plastic method
Unit 2 Basics of Concrete Structure Design
- Stress-strain relation of concrete
- Assumptions -- Role of reinforcement โ Bond between steel and concrete โ Development of micro-crack and formation of isolated cracks
- Limit state of collapse & serviceability
- partial safety factors for material & loading
- Limit State of Flexure: Stress-strain characteristics of concrete & reinforcing steel
- Type of section-under reinforced
- over reinforced & balance section
- Neutral Axis depth
- Moment of Resistance for singly reinforced
- doubly reinforced and flanged sections
- Limit State of Shear and Torsion
- combined flexure & torsion
- Bond & Anchorage
- Development length
Unit 3 Limit State Design of RC Elements
- Design of beams: Simply supported
- cantilever and continuous beams Design of columns: Classifications
- Design of Short Columns under axial loading
- uniaxial and biaxial bending Design of slabs: One way & Two way slab and continuous slabs Design of staircases
- Design of Foundations: Design of isolated footing under axial load and uni-axial bending
- combined footing Design of retaining walls