Reinforced Concrete Design 1 (SANS 10100-1)

Learn to design reinforced concrete members to SANS 10100-1. Each lesson has short theory, a worked example by hand, the same problem in STATIX, exercises and a quiz.

Lessons

Lesson 1Singly reinforced beam in bendingK, the lever arm, the tension steel and the bars for a 6 m beam, by hand and in STATIX. Lesson 2Doubly reinforced and flanged beamsCompression steel when K is more than K′, the yield check, and a T-beam with its effective flange. Lesson 3Shear and linksInclined cracks, the truss model, v and v_c, nominal and designed links and the link zones. Lesson 4Deflection by span/depth and crack controlWhy beams sag and crack, the span/depth check with its factors, T-beams and bar spacing. Lesson 5Columns: short and slenderBraced and unbraced, slenderness, the additional moment, N-M interaction, bars and links. Lesson 6Two-way slabsOne-way or two-way, moment coefficients, two layers of steel, corner torsion steel, shear and span/depth. Lesson 7Pad footings and punchingBearing, net design pressure, bending at the face, one-way shear, punching, and punching links in flat slabs. Lesson 8Detailing and the SANS 282 bending scheduleCover, spacing, anchorage and laps, shape codes, cutting lengths and the bending schedule.

Who it is for

Students in civil and structural engineering.
Graduate engineers working towards registration.
Technologists who design or check concrete members.
Draughtsmen who want to understand the steel they detail.

How each lesson works

Learning outcomes and what you need before you start.
Short theory, with SANS clause numbers to look up in your own copy of the code.
A worked example, every number shown step by step.
The same problem in a STATIX calculator, so you can check your hand answer.
Exercises with answers, and a short self-check quiz.

Universities and colleges

Students can apply for a one-year student licence: every lesson of this course and every STATIX calculator with its calc sheet and bending schedule, marked for study. Lecturers can use the lessons and the calculators in class and in tutorials, and a department licence is available by arrangement. See STATIX for universities.

Course material for learning, not a design. Check every value against the current code and your own project, and have the design checked and signed by a registered professional engineer.

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