AUBURN UNIVERSITY - BUILDING SCIENCE DEPT.

BSC 314 - REINFORCED CONCRETE - SYLLABUS

PREREQUISITES: BSC 211 & BSC 311

TEXT: Schaeffer: Reinforced Concrete

INSTRUCTORS: M.Hein Office: Dudley 406 Phone: 844-5380

OFFICE HOURS: Posted on office door. See Schedule

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• Be familiar with the characteristics and properties of concrete and reinforcing steel.
• Be able to analyze and design concrete beams to resist flexure.
• Be able to analyze and design concrete beams to resist diagonal tension.
• Be able to determine the load diagram for a concrete beam when given the framing plan.
• Be familiar with typical concrete slab systems.
• Be able to analyze and design concrete one way slabs.
• Be able to analyze and design stocky concrete columns.
• Be familiar with the various types of concrete framing systems.
• Be familiar with the various types of concrete foundation systems.
• Be able to analyze and design spread concrete footings.
• Be able to analyze retaining wall stability.
• Be familiar with the basic theory of prestressed concrete.
• Be familiar with the process of planning, pouring and finishing concrete through "hands on" projects.

Class sessions will consist of discussion, demonstration and problem solving. Students are encouraged to attend class and participate actively. Please consider others by arriving on time. Food and drink are not allowed in the classroom; tobacco products are not allowed in the building.
 

EQUIPMENT:

Bring your textbook to class! You will also need engineering(grid) paper, pencil, and scientific calculator for most class sessions.

 
CLASS PARTICIPATION:

Attendance is particularly important regarding communication of homework, test, and group construction project information. Your participation in class sessions involves you in the process of learning the course material. Attendance at filed trips, project presentations, tests is mandatory.

Instructor will keep a record of daily attendance. You will be considered present only if you sign the roll sheet as it is circulated. Instructor will call on each student to encourage your participation.
 

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT:

You will be required to work in a group with 3 or 4 other students to plan and construct a small concrete structure. Projects will be graded on degree of difficulty, craftsmanship, and quality of written and verbal communication. Details of the construction project are specified in another document.

 
HOMEWORK:

Homework will be assigned regularly, collected and graded. Homework will be a mix of computational problem solving and small group construction assignments. Computations must be communicated in a professional manner. Homwork will be graded on the basis of correctness, completeness, format and neatness. Construction assignments will be graded on the basis of functionality, workmanship, and design.
 

TESTING:

There will be regularly scheduled tests and a comprehensive 2½ hour final exam (see schedule). Tests are closed book, and must be taken at the scheduled time. There will be no exceptions and no make-up tests (except in cases of dire emergency). Tests will be graded, returned and recollected in class.
 

OFFICE HOURS:

I am interested in using my office hours to assist you in being successful in this course. If you have any questions about homework or test solutions, or the accuracy or fairness of my grading of your work, please see me during my office hours so we can review the details.

GRADING:		SCALE:
Group Project	15%	90 - 100		A
Homework	10%	80 - 90	B
Tests	50%	70 - 80		C
Final Exam	25%	60-70		D
TOTAL	100%	< 60	F

 

 CHEATING:

The policy regarding cheating is as follows:

Auburn University expects students to pursue their academic work with honesty and integrity. Violations of this principle, which are enumerated in the Tiger Cub include:

• Any communication between students during an examination.
• Plagarism (submission of work that is not one’s own without proper acknowledgment).