ADAMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Course Outline

Year V Semester IAcademic Calendar 2017/2018

Course name Structural Design

Course Code Ceng5123
Year/ Semester V/I (2017/18)
Prerequisite Reinforced Concrete Structure-II (Ceng3112)
Credit Hrs 3
Contact Hours per Week (Lec/Tut/Lab/HS) Lec(2hrs) Tut(3hrs) Lab(0) HS(3hrs)
Instructors Name and Office Number TeshomeChala B516 R202
YohannesLisanework B522 R21
Mohammed B516 R11
Course Objectives
The course is designed to provide students with background on various types of loading on structures,
resisting systems & different approaches to analyse some structures.
Outcome:At the end of this course, students will be able to:
Familiar with Ethiopian building code standards for wind and earth quake loads and
understand how to use the codes.
Determine lateral forces due to EQ & WL on the buildings and distribute.
Understand Basic importance and arrangements of Lateral Force Resisting Systems
Apply basic principles of Plastic analysis for beams and frames
Analyze& Design irregular slabs, and Understand about Composite structures.

Course Content
Chapter One: Lateral Loads on Structure
Wind Loads on Structures: General theory of wind effects on Structures, Wind loads on stiff
building Face (Quasi Static methods), wind pressure on roofs, and practicing Building code
of standards for wind actions
Earthquake Loads on Structures: General Theory on Earthquake Effects & Types, Base shear
force determination (Equivalent Static Analysis Approach) and Distribution of lateral force.

Chapter Two: Lateral Load Resisting System in Buildings

Frame Systems (Moment Resisting & Braced Frames)
Distribution of story shear to each frame, Center of rigidity (Stiffness) &
Correction factors for torsion-using D-value Method, and Determination of
Center of Mass
Practicing Building code of standards for Earthquake resistance.
Wall Systems (Walls & Cores)
Introduction to Arrangement, Analysis and design of walls.
Mixed Wall-Frame (Dual System)
Chapter Three: Plastic Analysis of RC beams and Frames
Plastic behavior of reinforced concrete
Plastic analysis for beam
Plastic analysis for frames
Chapter Four: Simple Strip Methods for RC Slab Design
Basic Theories
Application to slabs with Unsupported Edges, Openings, irregular Shapes, L-shaped Slabs
and Reinforcement detailing
Chapter Five: Introduction to Composite Structures and Elastic Stability theory

Assessment and Evaluation Methods:

1. Continuous Assessment (50 %) % Date/Week Chapter/Topic
o Quiz 15% 3rd& 8th Week 1&2
o Attendance 5% - -
th
o Semester Project 20% 13 All
o Test/Presentation on Project 10% 13th All
2. Final Examination (Maximum 50%) 50% As per schedule
Grading System: As per the university regulation
Attendance: Minimum of 80 % attendance during lectures and 100 %
attendance during practical work sessions
Policy Assignments/projects: All students must do all assignments/projects given
Tests/Quizzes: All students must take all tests/quizzes given
Cheating/Plagiarism: Cheating/plagiarism is strictly forbidden. It will
result in disciplinary action
Text books & References:
1. Jack C. McCormac, ( 2007), Structural Steel Design, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
2. Arthur H Nilson, (2003), Design of concrete structures, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
3. EBCS 1, EBCS 2, and EBCS 8, (1995), and revised ,The Ethiopian Building Code of
standards.
4. Asmal Kassimali,4th Edition, Structural Analysis

Approval Section

Name of course team leader. ________________________________________

Signature: __________________ Date :__________/__________/2017

Name of department head:__________________________________________

Signature:___________________ Date :_________/__________/2017