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Plain and reinforced concrete; design, analysis and detail of beams, slabs, columns, and walls.

AE 221, AE 222, AE 308

This course is designed to provide all AE students with an ability to analyze and design reinforced concrete and an understanding of the theoretical behavior of reinforced concrete members.

1. Overview of design process
2. Mechanics of materials review
3. Fundamental assumptions and properties
4. Uncracked, cracked, and ultimate strength behavior of beams
5. Determining design moments and shears
6. Singly reinforced beams, ACI
7. Simplified design
8. Doubly reinforced beams
9. T-Beams
10. Shear in concrete beams
11. Columns, single-axis interaction
12. Slabs and walls
13. Development of reinforcing
14. Exams

3 classes/week, 50 minutes/class