Reinforced Concrete Design, Detailing and Works

The main objectives of this training course will be to:
• Equip the participants with the capabilities that are required to design different concrete structures while ensuring quality
• Understand deeply how to design special concrete structures
• Have a thorough and professional understanding of how detailing works
• Provide enhanced tools and techniques that can be used in reinforced concrete designs
• Teach participants various methods of keeping structures in well and better conditions against external forces
• Teach participants various methods of solving a range of challenges when it comes to reinforced concrete and detailing works
• Give the participants an understanding of control thickness as applied to the concrete
• Provide a basis for simulation and modelling capabilities and skills
Course Content
Introduction
• Introduction to detailing
• Structural elements and frames
• International design standards
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Calculations, computing, and other design aids
• Structural designs
Slabs and Beams
• Yield line method
• Horizontal shear transfer
• Truss models
• Strip method
• Strut-and-Tie model
• Bearing and shear walls
• Design of shear walls
• Shear friction
• Corbels
• Deep beams
Durability and Structural Failures
• Structures that use reinforced concrete
• Various concrete components
o Concrete mix design
o Cement usage
o Admixtures
o Aggregates
• Test performed on wet concrete
o Workability tests
o Workability measures
• Reinforcement
• Properties of concrete
o Creep
o Tensile strength of concrete
o Shrinkage
o Compressive strength
o Modulus of elasticity
• Different failures in concrete structures
o Chemical attack
o Incorrect materials selection
o Application of poor construction methods
o Factors affecting failure
o Design errors and miscalculations
o External physical
• Concrete cover
• Cover as fire protection
• The durability of concrete analysis
Programs Used in Reinforced Concrete Design
• Program section design
• Sample runs
• Program source listings
• Beam deflection programs
• Column analysis programs
• Column design
• RC beam program
Pre-Stressed Concrete Design
• Deflections
• Stress calculations
• Pre-stress losses
• Design of shear reinforcement
• Materials used for prestressed concrete
• Shapes of prestressed sections
• Pre-tension and post-tension
Torsion, Shear, and Bond
• Torsion
o Torsional reinforcement
o Occurrence and analysis
o Torsional shear stress in the concrete section
o Torsion structural analysis
• Shear
o Shear reinforcement in beams
o Shear due to much loads concentration
o Shear in a homogenous beam
o Shear resistance of solid slabs
• Bond, laps, and bend stress bearing
o Local bond
o Laps and joints
o Anchorage bond
o Hooks and bends
o Bearing stresses inside bends
Cracks and Deflection
• Deflection
o Calculations in deflection
o Span-to-effective depth ratio
o Checks and the limit points of deflection
• Cracks
o Cracks width and their calculations
o Controls and limits in cracking
o Bar space handling and controls
Reinformed Concrete Framed Structures
• Structural actions and their types
• Robustness and tie design
o Internal ties
o Types of ties
o Vertical ties
o Horizontal ties to walls and columns
o Design of ties
o Corner column ties
• Building loads
o Load combinations
o Dead load
o Imposed loads
o Wind loads
• Frame analysis: different methods of analysis
• Design examples
Retaining and Detailing
• Counterfort retaining walls
• Design of cantilever walls
• Stability and design procedure
• Design procedure for cantilever walls
• Types and earth pressure
o Types of detailing and retaining walls
o Earth pressure on retaining walls
Columns
• Types, classification, limits of loads, and design considerations
o Practical design provisions
o General provision code
o Types of loads
• Short columns which can handle the axial load and bending Un symmetrical reinforcement
o Design charts
o Design methods
o Approximate method
o General design method
• Short braced columns with axial loads
o Expressions for the code design
• Effective heights of columns
o Slenderness limit for columns
o Effective height of any column
o Unbraced and braced columns

Methodology
The training methodology integrates lectures, interactive discussions, collaborative group exercises, and illustrative examples. Participants will acquire a blend of theoretical insights and hands-on practical experience, emphasizing the application of learned techniques. This approach ensures that attendees return to their professional environments equipped with both the competence and self-assurance to effectively implement the acquired skills in their responsibilities.

DATE:
1ST BATCH:        2nd – 4th Apr, 2025        

2ND BATCH:       5th – 8th Aug, 2025
3RDBATCH:        2nd – 5th Dec, 2025