Module Details

Module Code: CIVL8036
Title: RC Design &Concrete Technology
Long Title: RC Design & Concrete Technology
NFQ Level: Advanced
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 5822 - Civil Engineering
Module Delivered in: 3 programme(s)
Module Description: Advanced topics are presented in (1) the design and detailing of reinforced concrete elements to the Eurocodes and in (2) concrete technology.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Design and detail RC slabs and RC doubly reinforced RC beams.
LO2 Design RC foundations and RC cantilever retaining walls.
LO3 Explain the structural properties of fresh and hardened concrete.
LO4 Carry out test procedures for the principal laboratory properties of fresh and hardened concrete.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
Incompatible Modules
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
RC slabs and beams
Two-way spanning slabs, flat slabs, doubly reinforced beams.
RC Foundations
Pads with axial loads and moments, combined pads, cantilever retaining walls.
Concrete Technology
Cements: Portland cements, composite and combination cements, cement standard I.S. EN 197, cement tests to I.S. EN 196. Aggregates: Characteristics and sources, size and grading, quality requirements to I.S. EN 12620. Concrete mixes: Proportions by volume and weight in concrete mixes, water/cement and cement/aggregate ratios, nominal, standard and design mixes. Fresh concrete: Consistence, segregation and bleeding, batching, transportation, placing and compaction. Admixtures: Types of admixtures,actions and interactions, effects on concrete properties, standards. Hardened concrete: Compressive strength, tensile strength, I.S. EN 206 strength specification and conformity, concrete mix design. Special concretes: Self-compacting concrete, underwater concrete, sprayed concrete, mass concrete, pumped concrete, high strength concrete. Laboratory tests: Aggregate sampling, sieve analysis of aggregates, consistence of fresh concrete, compressive / tensile strength of concrete.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 5 Learning Outcomes 1
Assessment Description
Design and detail a slab and/or a beam
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 12 Learning Outcomes 2
Assessment Description
Design and detail a foundation and/or a retaining
wall
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 12 Learning Outcomes 3
Assessment Description
In class assessment
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 4
Assessment Description
Laboratory tests on aggregates and concrete carried over the semester for final submission in week 13
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Design theory, design examples and technology Every Week 2.50 2.5
Tutorial Contact Design Office Every Week 1.50 1.5
Lab Contact Laboratory tests on aggregates, fresh and hardened concrete Every Week 1.00 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Revision of lecture material and completion of class examples Every Week 2.00 2
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Design theory, design examples and technology Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact Design Office Every Second Week 0.50 1
Lab Contact Laboratory tests on aggregates, fresh and hardened concrete Every Second Week 0.50 1
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Revision of lecture material and completion of class examples Every Week 4.00 4
Total Hours 8.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Bill Mosley, John Bungey & Ray Hulse. (2012), Reinforced Concrete Design, 7th. [ISBN: 9780230302853].
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers. (2019), Manual for the design of concrete building structures to Eurocode 2, 1.3. [ISBN: 9780901297426].
  • William M.C. McKenzie. (2013), Design of Structural Elements to Eurocodes, 2nd. [ISBN: 9780230217713].
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers & The Concrete Society. (2006), Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete, [ISBN: 9780901297419].
  • Eugene O'Brien, Andrew Dixon, Emma Sheils. (2012), Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design to EC2, 2nd. [ISBN: 9780415571951].
  • Crook, R. N. and Day, R.I.. (2015), GCG 8 Concrete practice: guidance on the practical aspects of concreting, 4th. The Concrete Society, UK, [ISBN: 9781904482901].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • The Concrete Society. (2017), Design and Detailed - Eurocode 2, 4th. [ISBN: 9781904482918].
  • Chanakya Arya. (2009), Design of structural elements, 3rd. [ISBN: 9780415467209].
  • M. Clara Gonçalves and Fernanda Margarido. (2015), Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering: Science, Processing, and Design, Springer, London, [ISBN: 97833190836].
  • A. M. Neville. (2012), Properties of Concrete, 5th. Longman, [ISBN: 9780582230705].
  • Neil Jackson and Ravindra K. Dhir. Civil Engineering Materials, 5th. Macmillan, [ISBN: 0-333-63683-X].
  • A. M. Neville, J. J. Brooks. (1993), Concrete Technology, Longman, [ISBN: 0582988594].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Booklet, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. (2012), Design Aids Booklet.
  • Guidance document, The Concrete Society. Guidance document: The Concrete Society 2015, Concrete on Site (parts 1 -12),
    http://www.concrete.org.uk
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_CSTRU_8 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Structural Engineering 5 Mandatory
CR_CCEEE_9 Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Environment and Energy) 5 Mandatory
CR_CSTEN_9 Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering 5 Mandatory