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Reinforced Concrete Design

Study reinforced-concrete behaviour, member design and detailing through worked examples.

Available course · 17 modules
  1. 1How reinforced concrete works
  2. 2Design basis and limit states
  3. 3Analysis of reinforced-concrete structures
  4. 4Flexural behaviour and section analysis
  5. 5Shear, bond, anchorage, laps and torsion
  6. 6Serviceability: cracking, deflection and durability
  7. 7Reinforcement detailing and buildability
  8. 8Reinforced-concrete beams
  9. 9Reinforced-concrete slabs
  10. 10Columns and structural walls
  11. 11Foundations and pile caps
  12. 12Retaining walls
  13. 13Prestressed concrete
  14. 14Water-retaining and containment structures
  15. 15Steel–concrete composite construction
  16. 16An integrated design: one structure, end to end
  17. 17Checking, review and design assurance

Course references
  • BS EN 1992-1-1 and its UK National Annex — the design basis for this course
  • BS 8500-1:2023 — concrete specification, exposure classes and cover
  • W. H. Mosley, J. H. Bungey and R. Hulse, Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers, guidance on concrete design and detailing