Concrete Structures 1 (5 cr)
Code: RAK2H1-3006
General information
Enrollment
16.04.2022 - 07.09.2022
Timing
29.08.2022 - 18.12.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
1 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Engineering, Construction Engineering
Teachers
- Jorma Tuomisto
- Martti Perälä
Student groups
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RAK20SU
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RAK20TU
Objective
Competence in the construction process
The student will be capable of using computer programmes in the designing process.
Competence in structural engineering
Students will be competent in designing traditional concrete structures in ultimate and serviceability limit states according to the Eurocodes.
Content
- Characteristic and design strength of concrete and steel
- Elastic properties of concrete and steel
- Exposure class
- Design of beams, one-way slabs, columns, walls and footings in the ultimate limit state
- Anchorage of steel bars and laps
- Design in the serviceability limit state: cracking and deflection
- Constructional notes: reinforcement and structural parts
- Bracing of concrete structures
- Computer programmes for designing of concrete structures
Materials
Eurocode EN 1992. Betonirakenteiden suunnittelu ja mitoitus 2005. BY 210. Suomen betoniyhdistys. Betonirakenteiden suunnittelun oppikirja 2013 – Osa 1, by 211. Suomen betoniyhdistys (2013). Betonirakenteiden suunnittelun oppikirja 2014 – Osa 2, by 211. BY-Koulutus (2014). Lecturer's own material.
Teaching methods
Lectures, calculation exercises and structural test in the laboratory.
Student workload
Total work load of the course: 133 h
- of which scheduled studies: 64 h
- of which autonomous studies: 69 h
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student is able to use the Eurocode for concrete structures in the dimensioning of a simple beam.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is able to use the Eurocode for concrete structures in the dimensioning of different bar structures.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is able to apply very well the Eurocode for concrete structures in the dimensioning of different bar structures.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment 0-5.
Qualifications
Statics, Strength of Materials, Statically indeterminate frame structures, Concrete Technology, Framework Systems and Basics of Structural Design.