Reinforced Concrete Structures
Code
9881
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Rui Pedro César Marreiros, Valter José da Guia Lúcio
Teaching language
Português
Subject matter
Durability of concrete structures.
Mechanisms of resistance of concrete (bonding behavior between concrete and steel, spalling, splitting, crushing, confinement, dowel action, bonding between concrete of different ages, aggregate interlock).
Long term effects (creep and shrinkage); Behavior of composite structures with concrete of different ages or mixed structures; Vibration and deformation in concrete structures.
Cracking control: direct and indirect loads.
Modelling of concrete structures: nonlinear behavior, 2nd order effects on materials, method of stress Fields and method of strut and tie.
Seismic behavior of concrete structures.
Fatigue; Behavior under fire; Progressive collapse of structures.
Slabs, silos and reservoirs.
Bibliography
FIP/fib Recommendations: Practical Design of Structural Concrete; fib; September 1999.
fib Bulletin 1: Structural Concrete - Textbook on Behaviour, Design and Performance - Vol.1; fib; July 1999.
fib Bulletin 2: Structural Concrete - Textbook on Behaviour, Design and Performance - Vol.2; fib; July 1999.
fib Bulletin 3: Structural Concrete - Textbook on Behaviour, Design and Performance - Vol.3; fib; September 1999.
fib Bulletin nº 38: Fire design of concrete structures - materials, structures and modelling - State-of-art report, April 2007.
Muttoni, A.; Schwartz, J.; Thürlimann, B.; Design of Concrete Structures with Stress Fields; Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel; 1997.
Schlaich, J.; Schäfer, K; Jennewein, M; Toward a consistent design for structural concrete; PCI-Journ. V.32, No.3, 75-150.; 1987.
Schlaich, J.; Schäfer, K.; Design and detailing of structural concrete using strut-and-tie models; The Structural Engineer, Vol 69, No. 6; 1991
Teaching method
Presentation of theoretical concepts and distribution of supporting documentation, as well as suggestion for further reading, in order to consolidate the presented topics. Periodic informal meetings to discuss the progress of the learning process. In addition, lectures with experts from the targeted areas are organized.
Continuous assessment at the weekly meetings between the teacher and the students. Evaluation of the global activity report, which includes summaries of the recommended reading and the theme chosen for development.
Evaluation method
The student is evaluated by the reports of the work done.