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