Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (UoA)

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
ENGC 4026
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Course ID
206496
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Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Civil Eng & Cons Mgt
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Course level
4
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No
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Course overview

This course builds upon the skills developed in Reinforced Concrete Design and extends them to advanced applications including: the design of prestressed concrete elements, the design of deep beams and walls using strut-and-tie modelling, and the design of columns including confinement. The course is taught through the delivery of a realistic bridge design project that covers aspects of conceptual and preliminary design, determination of design actions and detailed design of super- and substructure components.

Course learning outcomes

  • Analyse the flexural behavior of simple beams
  • Calculate prestress losses for simple prestressed concrete girders
  • Design prestressed concrete girders for flexure using current design procedures (Standards Australia, Australian Standard for Concrete Structures, AS3600)
  • Recognize the effects of transfer and development length on flexural and shear strengths
  • Construct moment-curvature and load-deflection curves for a prestressed concrete beam
  • Analyse and design prestressed concrete members for shear
  • Understanding different types of bridges, bridge loadings and grillage analogy to determine the critical design action magnitudes
  • Design of a medium span prestressed concrete bridge girder for bridge superstructures

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