MCE 533 Pre-stressed Concrete Design

Civil Engineering Department

Saint Martin's University

5300 Pacific Avenue, SE

Lacey, WA 98501

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No of Credits:    3 credits

Class Meets:      Thursday  5:15 – 7:45 p.m.  Room 1527 or Computer Lab

Text:                     M.P. Collins & D Mitchell: Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, 1997, Response Publication, Canada  

                               ISBN 0-9681958-0-6 

Reference:           E. G. Nawy: Reinforced Concrete Design, A fundamental Approach, 4th Ed, Prentice Hall 

                               ACI Committee, ACI 318 - 02 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, ACI

Instructor:    Dr. Chun Seong, Cebula Hall,  Room 1503,         Phone  438-4318

Course Objectives:     The course is intended for graduate students as well as college senior,

1. to acquire the fundamental concept of structural behavior of pre-stressed concrete members in buildings and bridges.    

2. to learn how to analyze pre-stressed concrete members

3. to learn how to design pre-stressed concrete members

4. to learn about topics such as shear and diagonal tension, pre-stress losses, deflections, composite beams and continuous.

5. to design a structure of which pre-stressed concrete members were combined with other structural systems. 

6. to design in accordance with the governing national and international building and AASHTO bridge codes.       

Course Assessment:  Course objectives will be assessed by,

1. Direct student feedback

2. Open-ended term design project or research paper

3. In-class exams and homework assignments

Prerequisites by Topic:

1. CE 350, Structural Analysis

2. CE 450, Reinforced Concrete Design

Schedule and Topics:

                                                                                                Reading                                 Home-Works                       

Date                        Topic                                                      Assignment                          Problems                               

1/27                         Introduction                                          1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.7                       TBA                      

2/03                         Materials Characteristics                    3.1-3.19                                   Research Assign.

2/10                         Member under Axial Load 4.1-4.17                                                    TBA

2/24                         Member under Flexure                        5.1-5.12                                   TBA      

3/03                         Member under Flexure                        5.13-5.26                                 TBA      

3/10                         Design for Flexure                                6.1-6.13                                   TBA      

3/17                                 Exam No. 1    

                                Loss of Pre-stress                                 2.8-2.10                                   TBA      

3/24                         Member Subjected to Shear                7.1-7.7                                     TBA      

3/31                         Member Subjected to Shear                7.8-7.13                                   TBA

4/07                         Design for Torsion                                8.1-8.12                                  TBA

4/14                         Design of Disturbed Regions              9.1-9.7                                    TBA      

4/21                                   Exam No. 2                                                                                    

                                Design of Disturbed Regions              9.8-9.14                                  TBA

4/28                         Statically Indeterminate Structures    10.1-10.18                              TBA      

TBA                                 Final Exam                                    

Assessment:  Students are responsible for studying the textbook in advance.  The course outcome will be assessed during the semester by homeworks, scheduled mid-term and final exams.    The graduate students have to conduct term project and present their projects in front of the class for an additional credit.   Students are responsible for studying the textbook in advance.

Grade Policy:   Based on total max. 500/600; Two Exams (200), Final Exam (200), Homework (100),

                            Research Project for MCE student (100)

Homework Policy:

1. Homework will be assigned occasionally based on course schedule.

2. Individual problems will be graded on 0 to 10 scale.

3. Rules on preparing homework:

• Homework must be neat, and clean.              

• Use engineering papers, one side only.

• State the requirement of the problem.

• Draw all diagrams for the problem statements and for the solutions, using an accurate scale and a straight edge.

• Show all necessary calculations.

 Exam Policy:

1. All exams will be open textbook exam.    Students can bring in ACI 318-98 specification to the exams.

2. Final exam paper will not be returned to the students.

 Special Needs: 

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you  have medical and/or safety concerns to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.”