Readings

Readings in this course are assigned for the entire week, as shown below. The section numbers listed below are from the course textbook: Nilson, A. H. Design of Concrete Structures. 13th ed. McGraw Hill, 2004.

Readings.
WEEK #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Lecture 1 -Introduction Lecture 2 -Planning and Design Process
2	Lecture 3 -Materials, Loads, and Design Safety Lecture 4 -Behavior and Properties of Concrete and Steel Lecture 5 -Wind and Earthquake Loads	1.3-1.7 1.8, 2.1-2.9, 2.12-2.14 Handouts Seismic Isolation Failure Case Study: John Hancock Building, Boston, MA Case Study: Structural Design of World Trade Center, Manhattan, NY International Building Code: Wind and Earthquake Loads
3	Recitation 1 -Wind and Earthquake Loads Lecture 6 -Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Flexure Lecture 7 -Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Flexure	Recitation Notes 1 3.1-3.4 Handouts Design Aids: Bar Areas and Spacing ACI Code Provisions for Development of Tension Reinforcements 3.5-3.8
4	Lecture 8 -Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Shear Lecture 9 -Guest Lecture: Project Introduction	4.1-4.5
5	Recitation 2 -Flexural Analysis and Design of Beams Lecture 10 -Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Shear Lecture 11 -Project Hour: Group Presentations on Site Visit Observation	Recitation Notes 2 Handouts Detailing for Ductility: Lessons from Earthquakes Shrinkage, Expansion, and Plastic Dimensional Changes
6	Recitation 3 -Shear in Beams Lecture 12 -Bond, Anchorage, and Serviceability Lecture 13 -Bond, Anchorage, and Serviceability Project Discussions	Recitation Notes 3 5.1-5.8, 6.1-6.7
7	Lecture 14 -Reinforced Concrete Columns Lecture 15 -Discussion of Project Tasks	1.9, 8.1-8.5
8	Lecture 16 -Exam 1 Review Lecture 17 -Exam 1 Lecture 18 -Reinforced Concrete Columns	Recitation Notes 4 Exam Review Summary
9	Recitation 4 -Reinforced Concrete Columns and Slabs Lecture 19 -Special Topic Lecture: Prestressed Concrete Lecture 20 -Reinforced Concrete Slabs	8.6-8.11 Handout ACI Chapter 18: Prestressed Concrete
10	Recitation 5 -Short Columns and Slab Systems Lecture 21 -Special Lecture: Bridge Design— Beyond the Calculations Lecture 22 -Introduction to Steel Design	Recitation Notes 5 - Part I & II 13.1-13.3, 13.4-13.8
11	Lecture 23 -Tension Members and Connections Lecture 24 -Group Presentations	Handouts Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Specifications for Structural Steel Buildings Failure Case Studies Involving Connections Section Tables Tension Members
12	Recitation 6 -Tension Members and Connections Lecture 25 -Compression Members Lecture 26 -Guest Lecture: Prestressed Concrete Systems	Recitation Notes 6 Handout Columns Under Axial Load
13	Recitation 7 -Compression Members Lecture 27 -Bending Members	Recitation Notes 7 Handout Beams
14	Lecture 28 -Exam 2 Review Lecture 29 -Exam 2 Lecture 30 -Structural Systems	Exam Review Summary Handouts Members under Combined Forces Misuse of Computers by Structural Engineers - A Clear and Present Danger
15	Lecture 31 -Final Project Presentations Lecture 32 -Final Project Presentations

Additional References

Galambos, T. V., F. J. Lin, and B. G. Johnston. Basic Steel Design with LRFD. Prentice Hall, 1996.

Segui, W. T. LRFD Steel Design. 2nd ed. Boston: PWS Publishing.

Salmon, C. G., and J. E. Johnson. Steel Structures: Design and Behavior. 3rd ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.

MacGregor, J. G. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Design. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997.

Nawy, E. G. Reinforced Concrete: A Fundamental Approach. 5th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Wang C-K., and C. G. Salmon. Reinforced Concrete Design. 6th ed. New York: Addison Wesley.

Nawy, E. G. Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach. NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.

PCI, PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, IL, 1992.

Smith, J. C. Structural Analysis. New York: Harpor and Row.

McGuire, W., R. H. Gallagher, and R. D. Ziemian. "Matrix Structural Analysis." 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, 2000.

ACI, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-99) and Commentary (ACI 318R-99). American Concrete Institute, 1999.

AISC, Load and Resistance Factor Design - Manual for Steel Construction. American Institute of Steel Construction.

AISC, Load and Resistance Factor Design - Specification for Structural Steel Buildings. American Institute of Steel Construction.

ICC, International Building Code. International Code Council, Inc. 2000.

ASCE, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 7-02. American Society of Civil Engineers, Virginia, 2002.

SAP2000 Analysis Reference and Tutorials, Computers and Structures.