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Reinforcing steel and formwork placed in an excavated bridge footing.

CEGR 492 · Engineering Design Studio · Structural Engineering

Concrete Design

Footing reinforcement and formwork before placement — the physical form of a bearing-capacity calculation.

Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 4–7

Reinforced Concrete Design Studio

Design RC beams, one-way slabs, columns and shear reinforcement with strength, detailing and serviceability checks.

ACI 318-19 Ch. 7, 9, 10, 22, 25
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Add a concrete member to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.

Learning objectives

  • Design flexural reinforcement
  • Design shear reinforcement
  • Check crack and deflection control

Engineering judgment

  • Verify tension-controlled behavior before using phi = 0.90.
  • Development length is a strength requirement.

Governing standards

  • ASCE 7-22

    Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria

    Dead, live, snow, wind, seismic, flood loads and combinations

    Ch. 2 Combinations
    Ch. 4 Live
    Ch. 26–30 Wind
    Ch. 11–12 Seismic
  • AISC 360-22

    Specification for Structural Steel Buildings

    Steel member and connection design

    Ch. D Tension
    Ch. E Compression
    Ch. F Flexure
    Ch. J Connections
  • ACI 318-19

    Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete

    Reinforced concrete design and detailing

    Ch. 9 Beams
    Ch. 10 Columns
    Ch. 22 Strength
    Ch. 25 Detailing
  • TMS 402/602-22

    Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures

    Masonry walls, lintels, pilasters

    Ch. 8 ASD
    Ch. 9 SD

FE Civil connection

Concrete design

Handbook section: Structural Design

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Masonry Design Studio

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