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Introduction
CE A433 RC Design T. Bart Quimby, P.E., Ph.D. Spring 2008

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What are the three most common civil structural construction materials?

Whats Unique About RC?

Timber Steel Concrete

It is a COMPOSITE MATERIAL
Requires application of more involved principles of mechanics

Logical Union of Two Materials

Concrete:
Good in compression but virtually useless in tension Relatively cheap Easily formed into unique shapes

What Makes It Work?

The concrete BONDS well to the steel so that the materials act as composites. Proper concrete mix prevents steel corrosion. The materials have similar coefficients of thermal expansion.

Steel:
Great tensile and compression properties Relatively expensive More issues with buckling since sections tend to be more slender Subject to corrosion issues

Concrete Pros & Cons of RC

Advantages:
Can be formed into almost any shape Not subject to strength loss in a fire = better fire rating Fewer corrosion problems Great in compression Relatively inexpensive

Designing with RC
Can be more creative than other materials because it can be formed into an infinite number of shapes. p Structural Design is very iterative, requiring both ANALYSIS & DESIGN DECISIONS aided by judgment and experience

Disadvantages:
Concrete members tend to be massive, resulting in heavy structures More labor intensive than other materials Ductility is hard to acheive

ACI 318
The model code in the US for guiding the design of RC members. Includes both code and commentary on each page. Look at chapter 8

Important Material Properties

2828-day Compressive Strength, fc: ACI 318318-05 Chap. 5
Normally specified by Design Engineer Represents strength of a LABORATORY CURED, STANDARD SPECIMEN. How does this relate to field conditions? Material supplier must meet requirements

Modulus of Elasticity, E: ACI 318-05 8.5 318Discuss determination of w

Material Properties
Tensile Strength, fct:
Determined using a split-cylinder test (ASTM splitC496). The tensile strength of concrete is assumed to non existent in RC design (ACI 318-05 10.2.5) 318-

Reinforcing Steel
Deformed bars are used (see text pg 19) Available sizes can be found on text pgs 2020-21
Increments of 1/8 starting at 3/8 / g /

Creep & Shrinkage:

Particularly important when computing deformations. ACI 318-05 uses rough approximations to 318account for creep and shrinkage when computing deflections.

Principle strength property is the yield stress, fy

Most common fy is 60 ksi Smaller bars (#3-#6) can be obtained with (#3fy = 40 ksi See text table 1.12.4 (pg 22)