CES 5715

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DESIGN

Spring 2011


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Dr. Mirmiran, P.E.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tel: (305) 348-2522

Fax: (305) 348-1401

Email: mirmiran@fiu.edu

URL: http://web.eng.fiu.edu/~mirmiran/


TA: Masoud Hajali

Office: Wed/Thu/Fri 10:00-11:30 AM, Room EC 3781


Class: Tue/Thu 8:00-9:15 AM, Room EC 2440

Office: Tue/Thu 9:15-10:00 AM, Room EC 2477


This course is also offered on FEEDS.  


COURSE DESCRIPTION:  Principles and concepts of design in prestressed concrete including elastic and ultimate strength analyses for flexure, shear, torsion, bond and deflection. Principles of concordancy and linear transformation for indeterminate prestressed structures.

 


PREREQUISITES: CES 4702: Reinforced Concrete Design


TEXT: Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach, Nawy, 5th Edition UPDATE, Prentice Hall, 2009

 

REFERENCES:      

1. PCI Design Handbook, Precast and Prestressed Concrete, 6th Edition, 2004

2. Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, Lin/Burns, John Wiley, 1981

3. Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design, Naaman, McGraw-Hill, 2004

4. Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures, Collins/Mitchell, 2002


UPDATES / ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Look for updates and announcements here.

See updated information on the TA and his office hours.

Homework 1 is posted. It is due Tuesday January 25, 2011.

Visit classroom blackboard for the Tuesday February 1, 2011 lecture.

Homework 1 solution is now posted.

Homework 2 is posted. It is due Thursday February 10, 2011.

Homework 2 solution is now posted.

Homework 3 is posted. It is due Thursday February 24, 2011. Due date was revised to Tuesday March 1, 2011.

Homework 3 solution is now posted. A revision was made in the solution.

***PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NEW SOLUTION***

Homework 4 is posted. It is due Thursday March 3, 2011.

Homework 4 solution is now posted.

FEEDS Students: Please be advised that your graded HW are being sent to you by FEEDS Office to your email address. If you have any difficulty, please email the FEEDS Office and copy the instructor.