Course Title: Concrete Structures 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Concrete Structures 2

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE1151	City Campus	Undergraduate	120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
CIVE1151	City Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024
CIVE1152	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 12, Offsh1 14

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
CIVE1152	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFJan2023 (All)
CIVE1152	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFJan2024 (VC18)

Course Coordinator: Chamila Gunasekara

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1709

Course Coordinator Email: chamila.gunasekara@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 10.12.08

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study:
CIVE1177 Concrete Structures 1

Course Description

Concrete Structures 2 will introduce you to concepts of pre-stressed concrete, dealing with traffic loads in analysis of bridge structures and grillage analysis. You will also be introduced to types of suspended slabs and floor systems in common building use and simplified analysis and design methods for flat slab floor systems. The design of a reinforced concrete bridge deck and pre-stressed concrete girders is the major learning activity.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH077 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours) for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:
1.3. In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH077 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours) for students who commenced their program in 2023:
PLO 1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering. 

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Explain the effects of pre-stress on the behaviour of concrete beams and slabs, and determine the combined stresses induced by pre-stress and applied loads using basic concepts of analysis, equivalent load method and load balancing approach.
2. Analyse uncracked and cracked pre-stressed concrete sections and determine the different types of losses of pre-stressed concrete
3. Determine serviceability limits of pre-stressed concrete at both transfer and under full service loads and ultimate flexural strength and shear strength in the design of prestressed concrete members.
4. Apply the Austroads Bridge design code or equivalent to determine loads acting on a bridge structure, design slab and beam girder elements and develop skills using software package Spacegass for analysis of design actions
5. Evaluate and design a Flat slab floor system for serviceability and ultimate limit state loads.

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities are framed around a major project of design of a reinforced/pre-stressed concrete bridge structure. Refined methods of analysis will be introduced as well as approximate qualitative methods to ascertain design actions on bridge structures. You will be encouraged to use innovative engineered precast products introduced to the market in your design. You will critically evaluate issues in designing bridge structures with such products utilizing the technical knowledge you have developed.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. Design standards for concrete structures and bridge design. Textbook covering advanced topics in reinforced concrete design. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. RMIT Library Subject Guide: http://rmit.libguides.com/civileng 

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be based on both individual and collaborative performance of requisite assessment tasks, namely the major project report and individual assessment tasks. 

Note that:  This course has no hurdle requirements.

Assessment Task 1: Major Design Group Project
Weighting  35%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-4.

Assessment Task 2: Mid-semester Test
Weighting 25%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-3
This test will be a 2-hour timed-test that may be taken any time within a 48-hour period.

Assessment Task : End-semester Test
Weighting 40%
This assessment supports CLOs 1-5
This test will be a 3-hour timed-test that may be taken any time within a 24-hour period.