CMA422: STRUCTURAL DESIGN

About This Course

Structure I is being continued in this course. The themes cover soil formation and qualities as well as simple beam designs made of steel and wood. Structures for gravity retaining walls, foundations, and reinforced concrete columns are designed simply.

Topics in This Course

1. Foundation Design

1.1) To analyses suitable sizes of shallow foundations

1.2) Base pressures

1.3) Uplift and how to avoid it

2. Simple Beam Design (Timber)

2.1) Using formula MR = fl/y to design timber beam

2.2) Principle of Modular of Section Z = bd2/6

3. Simple Beam Design (Steel)

3.1) Using Universal Beam Design Table to obtain size of beam and mass (UB)

3.2) Comment on the different sizes according to the weight

4. Simple Beam/Column Design (Reinforced Concrete)

4.1) Using area of concrete and area of steel to find the number of reinforcement

5. Euler’s Theorem for Axially Loaded Column

5.1) Euler’s Theorem for Axially Loaded Column (Design factors, Slenderness ratio, Effective length of columns ). Assumptions made in the Euler's theory and columns end condition

6. Gravity Retaining Wall Design

6.1) Effect of horizontal forces due to wind and water

6.2) Effect of horizontal forces due to granular material

6.3) Effect or surcharge

6.4) Pressure under the wall

6.5) Check factor of safety ( Uplift, Sliding, Overturning, Soil bearing capacity