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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Civil and Construction Engineering

CCE 5440 – Design of Concrete Structures Spring 2017

Required Course: ________ Elective Course ____X_____

Course Summary:

This is an advanced course built on previously learned skills in reinforced concrete design

and analysis. Topics covered include design of torsional members, slabs, slender columns,

structural walls as well as introduction to prestressed concrete and seismic design.

Prerequisites:

CCE 4400 Introduction to Structural Design or consent of instructor

Required textbook:

1. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design (7th Edition) by James K. Wight, James

G. MacGregor, Prentice Hall.

References: 2. ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.

American Concrete Institute (ACI), Farmington Hills, MI.

3. Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, 2010 (ASEC 7-10).

American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of this course, students will have sufficient understanding of the theoretical basis

of reinforced concrete design to be able to learn any further aspects on their own. Also they will

be able to:

1. Identify the assumptions and weakness of the theory of reinforced concrete members.

2. Design reinforced concrete slabs by the direct design method and equivalent frame

method.

3. Analyze reinforced concrete members subjected to torsion, determine bending and

torsional moments.

4. Design reinforced concrete columns, slender and non-slender.

5. Design reinforced concrete structural wall.

6. Understand the basic principles and processes of prestress concrete structural design

and seismic design of reinforced concrete structures.

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Topics (tentative)*:

1. Introduction and design process (Chapters 1 & 2)

2. Materials (Chapter 3)

3. Torsion (Chapter 7)

4. Development, anchorage, and splicing of reinforcement (Chapter 8)

5. Serviceability (Chapter 9)

6. Design of one-way and two-way slabs (Chapters 10, 13 & 14)

7. Slender columns (Chapter 12)

8. Structural walls (Chapter 18)

9. Design for earthquake resistance (Chapter 19) *Topics and emphasis may vary at the instructor’s discretion, based on the class progress and time

available.

Grade Evaluation**:

CATEGORY WEIGHT GRADING SCHEME*

Attendance and quizzes 10% A=90~100

Homework 10% BA=85~89

Project 20% B=80~84

Midterm exam 25% CB=75~79

Final exam 35% C=70~74

Total 100% DC=65~69

D=60~64

F= any score below 60

** The above represents tentative scheme. I reserve the right to adjust the grading scale to your

benefit, based on the class performance.

Class Information: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:15AM, D206, Elson S. Floyd Hall

Instructor:

Xiaoyun Shao, Ph.D., P.E. Office: Elson S. Floyd Hall -- G239

Associate Professor Email: xiaoyun.shao@wmich.edu

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00 ~9:50 or by appointment.

Teaching Assistant:

Mehmet Çinar, M.S. Email: mehmet.cinar@wmich.edu

Office: CEAS – C113 Laboratory of Earthquake and Structural Simulation (LESS)

Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays: 10:00 AM~12:00 Noon or by appointment

Software requirement:

You are required to use appropriate software for the course assignments, including

1. SAP2000 or other similar computer program for structural analysis

2. MathCAD (or similar program) for engineering calculation

3. AutoCAD (or similar program) for engineering drawings

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Class Rules:

Academic Honesty Policy:

You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and

procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs that pertain to Academic Honesty.

These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission,

plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. [The policies can be found at

http://catalog.wmich.edu under Academic Policies, Student Rights and Responsibilities.] If there

is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the

Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you

believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult

with your instructor if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the

submission of an assignment or test.”

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is mandatory. The student will receive a zero score for any assessment item not

submitted because of absence. (This includes the assignments, quizzes, tests, and the final exam.)

Extreme circumstances will be considered on an individual basis, however, arrangements must

be made prior to the due date, and supporting documentation is necessary.

Assignments:

All assignments have equal weight, unless stated otherwise. Assignments are to be turned in

at the beginning of lecture on the day the assignment is due. Late assignments will not be

accepted! Submitted homework shall be neat and organized. Format outlined in CCE 4400 can

be referenced. Only selected problems of each homework will be fully graded, which are not

announced ahead of time. Other problems will be accounted for completeness. It is your

particular responsibility to check your work against the posted solutions that are not selected for

grading.

For the project, you are required to use software and in the project report, you must submit

sufficient documentation to illustrate your approach to the problem, along with the appropriate

output to justify your results obtained from software. You will receive a score of zero for each

assignment that you fail to turn in at the specified time.

Exams:

The midterm exam will be administered during the lecture period on the day indicated. Final

exam will be conducted based on the university schedule. You are open to the lecture notes,

required textbook, listed references and your graded assignments in both exams. No other

materials (such as electronic version of textbook and references) are allowed.