Course Description:

The course covers fundamental topics necessary to understand the behavior and design of reinforced concrete elements. Initial topics covered include: material behavior (concrete and reinforcing steel), load-deformation response of plain and reinforced concrete beams, and moment-curvature analysis including calculation of beam deflections. A substantial portion of the class is spent covering the  analysis and design of beams, slabs, and columns. Within each of these topics, requirements for flexure, shear, and anchorage of reinforcement are disucssed. The Uniform Building Code (UBC) and American Concrete Institute building code (ACI 318) are used to supplement the text and a course reader (approximately 125 pages).