Coursework Title: Practical Report
Structural Analysis and Design
4507CVQR (131497)
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4
Credit Rating:
20
Weighting:
30%
Maximum mark available: 100%
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Dr Asad Albostami
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BEng Civil Engineering.
Page 1 of 11 Introduction
This is an individual assignment with parameters based on your QUC person number, and
thus all submitted work must be your Own.
The assignment consists of three sections.
Assignment 1
Section 1-RC Design
30%
Section 2 - Steel Design
30%
Section 3 - Laboratory Report
40%
Learning Outcomes to be assessed
3. Design Simple Structural Steel Elements.
4. Design Simple Reinforced Concrete Elements
5. Perform laboratory experiments safely and interpret experimental data to deduce
structural behavior.
Page 2 of 11 Section 1 - RC Design (30%)
B
Cavity wall:
100mm Brick wall +
100mm solid block wall
A
Beam 1
B
1
2
3
4
100mm solid
block wall
Beam 2
Figure 1: Plan view of the first floor
Figure 1 shows the general arrangement for the first floor of a new multistorey RC framed
building. The floor consists of 100mm thick one-way spanning RC slabs supported by RC
‘drop' beams. The beams are required to support permanent actions from the slab, walls,
their self-weight, and the variable action from the floor-imposed load.
All RC beams are supporting a 2.6 m high wall. You are to assume the wall is spanning the
whole length of the beam (i.e., from Axis A to Axis B)
a)
Using your assigned individual parameters determine the design moments and shear
forces at the supports and mid-span for your assigned RC drop beam using any
analysis method. You are to assume that the ends of each beam are simply supported.
You need to show detailed calculations. Plot the beam free body diagram with all
factored loads, the bending moment and shear force diagrams.
(10%)
Page 3 of 11 b)
Using your assigned parameters, the results from step a) and the design guidance
provided by EC2, you are to design the longitudinal reinforcement for the RC beam at
the critical section only. Produce a suitable cross-sectional sketch of the reinforced
concrete beam at the critical section, detailing the arrangement of the reinforcement
bars and associated spacing. Draw shear links as per your individual parameters (see
below)
(20%)
Make any necessary assumptions and state them clearly in your answers.
Individual parameters:
Geometry a and b
Variable action on slab
Permanent finishes action on slab
3.5 4.0 kN/m²
1.2 1.6 kN/m²
(For the above two loads, select values within the range)
Reinforced concrete density
Concrete compressive strength class
25 kN/m³
C32/40
Solid lightweight blockwork
10 kN/m³
Brickwork
19 kN/m³
Characteristic yield strength of all reinforcement 500 N/mm²
Maximum longitudinal bar diameter
Minimum longitudinal bar diameter
Diameter of links
40 mm
12 mm
10 mm
You are each to use parameters which are based on your 6-digit user number (i.e., OUC
person number). Your dimensions and loadings are as follows:
Dimension
a
b = 2 m
b = 2.4 m
Design Beam #
Beam 1
Beam 2
If your...
6+ (0.1 x 6th digit) m
5th digit is an odd number
5th digit is an even number
If your...
4th digit is an odd number
4th digit is an even number
Page 4 of 11 Cross-sectional Dimensions
Beam total depth (h) = 500 mm
Beam total depth (h) = 480 mm
Beam width = 300 mm
Beam width = 260 mm
Cover (c)
If your
3rd digit is an odd number
3rd digit is an even number
2nd digit is an even number
2nd digit is an odd number
40 mm
h = total
depth
c = cover
Фрат
d' = c + link +
2
width
Reinforcing steel As
Links
d' = effective depth
x = neutral axis
depth
Reinforcing steel A'
d = effective depth
Фрат
d=h-c-link-
2
Figure 2: Dimensions of a rectangular beam
So, for example, a student with a student number of 123456 would have the following:
Dimension
a
6.6 m
b
2 m
Design Beam 2
The one on axis 2
h
500 mm
width
Cover (c)
Variable action on slab
Permanent finishes action on slab
300 mm
40 mm
Student chose 3.8 kN/m²
Student chose 1.2 kN/m²
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