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Module title: Advanced Structural Concrete
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: CTR11518
Module leader: Aikaterini Marinelli
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

In this module, you will demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of advanced topics on structural concrete design. In the first part, you will learn to critically assess and examine the impact of a variety of materials for making concrete, you will critically explore concrete mix design principles and estimate the properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Materials science and Fracture Mechanics for Concrete will be the foundation for you to exercise appropriate judgement and assess concrete strength, dimensional stability and durability considerations, enabling the creation of inspection and maintenance strategies. In the second part, you will begin by conceptualizing Prestressed Concrete Design principles and you will advance towards producing complex calculations for Prestressed Concrete and Composite Prestressed/RC Structures (Bending and Shear).Finally, you will analyse Composite Steel-Concrete structures problems and display mastery of designing composite sections (ULS) and shear connectors.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically appraise the physical, material and structural properties of fresh and hardened concrete under varied loading and environmental conditions.

LO2: Analyze the non-linear mechanical/structural behaviour of concrete and reinforcement.

LO3: Critically appraise reinforced concrete durability, main causes and mechanisms involved in RC deterioration and assessment/rehabilitation techniques of RC affected by corrosion, with a view towards enhancing sustainability of concrete construction.

LO4: Examine elements of the background and development of advanced structural Eurocodes.

LO5: Apply and critically assess principles of DESIGN for reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and components according to Eurocodes EC0, EC1, EC2.

LO6: Apply and critically assess principles of design for composite steel-concrete structural elements according to Eurocodes EC0, EC1, EC4.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Aikaterini Marinelli
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 30 Weekly lecture to cover and practice the intended LOs according to the module plan
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 4 Practical classes with laboratory work at the Heavy Structures lab.
Face To Face Guided independent study 166 Guided independent study
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Report 40 1~2~3 Week 9 , WORDS= 3000 words Report on the physical, material and structural properties of fresh and hardened concrete
Project - Written 60 4~5~6 Week 13 , WORDS= 3000 words Project - Written submission of design work on real-life scenarios using prestressed and composite concrete structures.
Component 1 subtotal: 40
Component 2 subtotal: 60
Module subtotal: 100

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