CE 331 – Reinforced Concrete Design

The course covers topics related to the design of reinforced concrete (RC) elements, including simply supported beams, continuous beams, columns, and footings. Element behavior, as well as codified design provisions are covered in class.

CE 362M – Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

The course covers topics related to the design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, including slender columns, shear wall design, two-way slab design, torsional analysis, and simple RC frame structures under gravity and lateral loading scenarios. The students in this course are involved in a structural design project that incorporates engineering standards of safety and quality, and emphasizes realistic constraints.

CE 397 – Mechanics and Modeling of Reinforced Concrete

This course applies the principles of solid mechanics to the analysis of reinforced concrete, considering nonlinear constitutive material models and influential behavioral mechanisms particular to reinforced concrete. The course discuses advanced mechanics of reinforced concrete in the context of finite element modeling. The students become familiar with the nonlinear finite element analysis program VecTor2 and perform finite element analyses of typical reinforced concrete elements subjected to various forms of structural loading.

CE 383L – Advanced Reinforced Concrete Members

The course covers advanced topics related to the behavior and design of reinforced concrete (RC) members: critical review of specifications; limit states; axial; flexural; shear; torsion; strut-and-tie method; anchorage and development of reinforcement; ductility. The course equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess the behavior and inform the design of RC beams, columns, and walls.