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CE 333-001: Reinforced Concrete Design

Eduardo Castro

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 CE 333 – 001/003: Reinforced Concrete Design
Fall 2019

Lectures: 001 - Tuesday 1:00pm – 3:50 pm

003 - Thursday 8:30am – 11:20am

Instructor: Eduardo Castro, P.E. Office Hours: Wed 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Colton Hall, Room 262 Thu 12:00 – 1:30 pm
ecastro@njit.edu
(973) 596-6188

Prerequisite: CE 332. The student must have a working knowledge of structural analysis
including determinate and indeterminate beams and frames. Primary
objectives include the following: to acquaint the student with the properties of
concrete and steel and with the behavior of reinforced concrete as a
structural material; also, to develop methods for the design of reinforced
concrete structural members such as beams, slabs, footings, and columns.
Both ultimate strength design and working stress method will be studied.

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member of the NJIT community, it is your responsibility to protect your educational investment by
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Please note that it is my professional obligation and responsibility to report any academic misconduct to
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or using any online software inappropriately will result in disciplinary action. This may include a
failing grade of F, and/or suspension or dismissal from the university. If you have any questions
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Text: Design of Reinforced Concrete 10th Edition.

By: Jack C. McCormac and Russell H. Brown
ISBN: 1118879108

Recommend Ref.: ACI Committee 318 (2014), Building Code Requirements for Structural
Concrete and Commentary (318-14). Farmington Hills, MI: American
Concrete Institute.

ACI 318-14 can be purchased from the American Concrete Institute at a

reduced rate available only to students. Please visit the website below to
register as a student. Once you register, you can purchase ACI 318-14 at the
ACI bookstore for a reduced rate of $99.
Registration: www.concrete.org/membership/studentmembership.aspx
Store: www.concrete.org/store.aspx

Course Description (from NJIT’s course catalog)

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Primary objectives include the following: to acquaint the student with the properties of concrete and
steel and with the behavior of reinforced concrete as a structural material; also, to develop methods
for the design of reinforced concrete structural members such as beams, slabs, footings, and
columns.

Course Objectives (General)

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
General Design: Compare and contrast different methods used for the design of structural
concrete; describe the influence of concrete materials on concrete design; explain fundamental
behavior of structural concrete and principles behind select code provisions.
Flexural and Shear Behavior and Design: Explain the behavior of a reinforced concrete section
at various levels of deformation; calculate the nominal bending strength of a reinforced concrete
member with and without compression reinforcement; design a reinforced concrete flexural
member with economy and constructability in mind; discuss how shear forces are transferred
through a reinforced concrete component; design a reinforced concrete member to resist shear
forces.

Slab Behavior and Design: Describe load transfer mechanisms in one-way slabs; design a one-
way slab for flexure, shear, temperature, and shrinkage requirements.
Development and Serviceability: Explain the importance of development length as it relates to
reinforced concrete member behavior; perform necessary calculations to design a member’s
development length, bar splices, and bar cutoffs; describe cracking behavior in reinforced concrete
members; calculate deflections in a reinforced concrete member.
Short Column Behavior and Design: Explain the difference between short and slender columns;
identify the types of transverse reinforcement used in columns and reasons for using them;
calculate the capacity of a short reinforced concrete column.
Footing Behavior and Design: Describe limit states used in design of footings; calculate the
reinforcement requirements for strip and spread footings.

Communication: All communication by the Instructor will be done through Moodle. It is your
responsibility to check e-mail, and the course page on Moodle regularly.
Lectures/Class: Attendance at all lecture/class periods is expected. Please turn all cell phones off
during class, keep laptops closed, and be respectful to the course instructor and your classmates.
You should always bring a pencil and calculator with you to class.
Prerequisites: It is assumed that you have a background in structural analysis, mechanics of
materials, and statics. These three areas represent the foundation of reinforced concrete behavior
and design. For example, if you are asked to design a reinforced concrete member you are expected
to know how to calculate the shear force, or moment under a given set of loads. You will not
necessarily be given every piece of information you need to solve a problem, but enough to be able
to solve it with some looking up of expressions or conducting analyses.
Homework: Homework will be assigned to encourage further reading, to extend the material
presented in lectures, and to provide practice in arriving at engineering solutions to problems.
Completion of the homework is an essential part of the learning process. All homework is to be turned
in individually unless specified otherwise on the assignment. If you collaborate with a classmate (or
two) be sure to state that collaboration and their names at the top of your assignment.

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 Homework Format: It is expected that all homework be presented in an organized manner; use
green, yellow or white engineering paper, one side of each page (clear side, not grid side); begin
each problem on a new page and number all pages; staple all homework pages together and have
your name written clearly on the front page.
Late Homework: Homework will be due at the beginning of class on the date it is due. Late
Homework will be accepted up to one week after the due date with a 20% reduction on the grade.
After one week submissions will not be accepted.
Exams: There will be three exams during the semester plus a cumulative final exam.
Calculation of Course Grade: A weighted average grade will be calculated as follows:
Homework 10%
Project 10%
3-Exam Average 55%
Final Exam 25%

The minimum requirements for final letter grades are as follows:

A = 90.0%, B+ = 85.0%, B = 80.0%, C+ = 75.0%, C = 70.0%, D = 60.0%, F < 60.0%

Note: Grades are not curved. It is theoretically possible for everyone in the class to get an A (or an
F). Your performance depends only on how you do and how much you learn, not on how everyone
else in the class does. It is therefore in your best interest to help your classmates, while acting within
the bounds of the stated academic integrity policy (i.e., NJIT’s Code of Academic Integrity).

Instructor Commitment: You can expect the Instructor to be courteous, punctual, organized, and
prepared for lecture and other class activities; to answer questions clearly; to be available during
office hours or to notify you beforehand if he is unable to keep them; to provide a suitable guest
lecturer or pre-recorded lecture when they are traveling; and to grade uniformly and consistently.
Students with Documented Disabilities: NJIT is committed to providing students with
documented disabilities equal access to programs and activities. If you have, or believe that you
may have a physical, medical, psychological, or learning disability that may require
accommodations, please contact the Coordinator of Student Disability Services located in the
Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, in Campbell Hall, Room 205, (973) 596-3414.
Further information on disability services related to the self-identification, documentation and
accommodation processes can be found on the webpage at:
(http://www.njit.edu/counseling/services/disabilities.php)
Legal Disclaimer: Students’ ability to meet outcomes listed may vary, regardless of grade. They will
achieve all outcomes if they attend class regularly, complete all assignments with a high degree of
accuracy, and participate regularly in class discussions. This syllabus is subject to change at the
discretion of the instructor throughout the term.

CEE Mission, Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes

The mission of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is:

 to educate a diverse student body to be employed in the engineering profession

 to encourage research and scholarship among our faculty and students
 to promote service to the engineering profession and society

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 Our program educational objectives are reflected in the achievements of our recent alumni:

1 – Engineering Practice: Alumni will successfully engage in the practice of civil engineering within
industry, government, and private practice, working toward sustainable solutions in a wide array of
technical specialties including construction, environmental, geotechnical, structural, transportation, and
water resources.

2 – Professional Growth: Alumni will advance their skills through professional growth and development
activities such as graduate study in engineering, research and development, professional registration
and continuing education; some graduates will transition into other professional fields such as business
and law through further education.

3 – Service: Alumni will perform service to society and the engineering profession through membership
and participation in professional societies, government, educational institutions, civic organizations,
charitable giving and other humanitarian endeavors.

Our Student Outcomes are what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of their
graduation:

1. an ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of
engineering, science and mathematics
2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with
consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental
and economic factors
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make
informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,
environmental and societal contexts
5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a
collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data and use
engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Revised: 2/13/18

Course Objectives Matrix – CE 333 Reinforced Concrete Design

Strategies, Actions ABET Student Program Assessment
and Assignments Outcomes (1-7) Educational Measures
Objectives
Student Learning Outcome 1: Apply design methodologies, codes and specifications to the design
of reinforced concrete members and elementary structures.
Illustrate ultimate strength and 1, 2 1, 2 Homework,
allowable stress design philosophies. projects, quizzes,
and exams.

Formulate the ultimate strength design 1, 2 1 Homework,

methodology. Projects, quizzes, and
exams.
Discuss the ACI design codes. 1, 2, 4 1, 2, 3 Homework,
Projects, quizzes,

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 and exams.
Student Learning Outcome 2: Apply and enhance knowledge of strength of materials and
structural analysis.
Incorporate and apply basic knowledge 1, 2 1 Homework,
of strength of materials. quizzes, and final
exam.
Incorporate and apply basic knowledge 1, 2 1 Homework,
of structural analysis. quizzes, and final
exam.
Student Learning Outcome 3: Incorporate proper use of modern engineering tools for problem
solving and communication.
Introduce state of the art analysis and 7 1, 2 Homework and
design software (such as Rivet/Robot, projects that are
STAAD/Pro, SAP2000 etc.). solved using
design software.
Discuss the pitfalls of computerized 7 1, 2 Projects are
analysis and design and the need for solved both
sound engineering judgement. manually and
using software.
Place some assignments and course 7 1 None.
syllabus on the internet. Use e-mail for
communications.

Student Learning Outcome 4: Develop decision making skills and provide an environment for
independent thinking while encouraging effective teamwork.
Demonstrate non uniqueness of design 1, 2 1, 2 Design problems.
solutions.
Require independent work on 1, 2 1, 2 Homework,
homework and projects, and all quizzes projects, quizzes,
and exams. And final exam.
Require teamwork for some 5 1, 2 Homework and
assignments. Projects.

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