CE – 412
Design of Concrete
Structures
September – 2021
Fawad A. Najam
Department of Structural Engineering
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan
Cell: 92-334-5192533, Email: [email protected] 1
CE – 412: Design of Concrete Structures – Semester: Fall 2021
CE – 412 Design of Concrete Structures
Lecture 0:
Course Introduction
September – 2021
Fawad A. Najam
Department of Structural Engineering
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan
Cell: 92-334-5192533, Email: [email protected] 2
CE – 412: Design of Concrete Structures – Semester: Fall 2021
General information
• Course Code CE 412
• Course Title Design of Concrete Structures
• Credit Hours 3+0
• Websites www.structurespro.info, www.fawadnajam.com
• Lecturer Fawad Ahmed Najam
• Email
[email protected]• Office Room # 118, PG Wing (NICE)
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Connected CLO & PLO’s
1 Engineering Knowledge: ☐ 7 Environment and Sustainability: ☐
2 Problem Analysis: ☐ 8 Ethics: ☐
3 Design/Development of Solutions: 9 Individual and Team Work: ☐
4 Investigation: ☐ 10 Communication:
☐
5 Modern Tool Usage: ☐ 11 Project Management:
6 The Engineer and Society: ☐ 12 Lifelong Learning: ☐
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Connected CLO & PLO’s
Taxonomy
No. CLO Domain PLO
Level
1 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures Cognitive 5 3
Development of Structural Drawings for the Designed
2 Cognitive 5 10
Structures
Complex Engineering Problem – Structural Design of a
3 Cognitive 5 3
Building
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Course Outlines
• Lecture 0: Course Introduction
• Lecture 1: Introduction to Structural Design Process
• Lecture 2: Material Behavior
• Lecture 3: Cross-sectional Behavior (Flexure) – Analysis & Design of Beams [Summary]
• Lecture 4: Cross-sectional Behavior (Shear and Torsion) – Analysis & Design of Beams
• Lecture 5: Cross-sectional Behavior (Axial-Flexural) – Analysis & Design of Short Columns [Summary]
• Lecture 6: Member Behavior – Design of Slender Columns
• Lecture 7: Design of Two-way Slabs
• Lecture 8: Design of Isolated and Combined Footings
• Lecture 9: Design of RC Shear Walls
• Lecture 10: Design of Retaining Walls
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Textbook
• Lecture Notes Provided by the instructor
• Anwar N., and Najam F. A. “Structural Cross-sections:
Analysis and Design”, 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780128044438,
Publisher: Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016
(Details: www.amazon.com/Structural-Cross-Sections-
Analysis-Design/dp/0128044438)
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128044438/struc
tural-cross-sections
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Books & Literature
• Reinforced Concrete - Mechanics and Design (5th ed) by James K. Wright and James G. MacGregor, Pearson-
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River New Jersey NJ 07458.
• Design of Reinforced Concrete by Jack C. McCormac.
• Design of Concrete Structures (14th Edition), by Arthur H. Nilson, David Darwin, and Charles W. Dolan, McGraw-Hill,
New York, NY 10020.
• ACI Building Code Requirement for reinforce concrete structures 318-19.
• Edward G. Nawy (2000): Reinforced Concrete A Fundamental approach, 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall International, Inc.
• Arthur H. Nilson, David Darwin and Charkes W. Dolan (2005): Design of Concrete Structures, 13th Edition, McGraw-
Hill.
• Reinforced Concrete Structures by R. Park T. Paulay (2009), ISBN:9780471659174, Copyright © 1975 John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
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Books & Literature
• Properties of Concrete, 4th edition by A. M. Neville.
• Concrete by Sidney Mindess [2nd Edn].
• T. Pauley, and M. J. N. Priestley, (1992): Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings, John Wiley
and Sons, New York.
• Bungale S. Taranath (2010): Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings, Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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Analysis and Design Software
• ETABS v 2016
• SAP 2000 v 17
• SAFE
• GEAR
• Section Designer
• CSI Bridge
• CSI COL
• PERFORM 3D
• ANSYS
• ABAQUS CAE
• LS DYNA
• DRAIN 3D
• …
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Textbooks References and Reading Material
• International Standards/Guidelines
1) ASCE 7-16 (2017): Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
(ASCE/SEI 7-16)
2) ACI CODE-318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
3) TBI (2010): Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings - PEER
4) FEMA 356 (2000): Pre-standard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings
5) ATC-40 (1996) Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Concrete Buildings, USA
6) ASCE/SEI 41-13 (2014): Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (ASCE/SEI 41-13)
7) Council on Tall Buildings and Urban-Habitat (2008): Recommendations for the Seismic Design of High-Rise
Buildings.
8) PEER/ATC-72-1 (2011): Modeling and Acceptance Criteria for Tall Buildings, USA
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Textbooks References and Reading Material
• Research Journals
1) ACI Structural Journal, ACI
2) Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE
3) Engineering Structures, Elsevier
4) Structural Engineering International Journal, IABSE
5) Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Wiley
6) The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings
7) Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier
8) Magazine of Concrete Research, ICE
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Marks Distribution & Grading
Assignments 10%
Quizzes 10%
OHT Exams 30%
Complex Engineering Problem 10%
End Semester Exam 40%
Total 100%
Course Websites
https://www.structurespro.info
https://www.fawadnajam.com
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Instructor and Contact
• Monday to Friday – Working Hours
• Office No. 14, Ground Floor, PG Wing Building, SCEE, NUST
Fawad A. Najam
Department of Structural Engineering
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan
Cell: 92-334-5192533, Email: [email protected]
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