Information Package / Course Catalogue
Reinforced Concrete
Course Code: CE306
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 1
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Providing an understanding over fundamentals of reinforced concrete structures regarding analysis and design.

Course Content

Introduction to the material behavior, Concept of structural safety, Axially loaded members (Uniaxial loading of columns), Pure bending (analysis and design of beams), Combined bending and axial loading (analysis and design of columns).

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Eren UZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing the characteristics of concrete and steel materials, the principles of behaviour of reinforced concrete.
2.Understanding the principles of load-bearing capacity calculation and applies them to reinforced concrete structural elements.
3.Design the reinforced concrete structural elements subject to simple bending and compound bending effects.
4.Calculating the shear safety of reinforced concrete structure elements.
5.Analyzes and designs reinforced concrete slab systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.U. Ersoy, G. Özcebe and T. Tankut, Reinforced Concrete, METU Press, 2008.
2.R. Park and T. Paulay, Reinforced Concrete Structures, John Wiley & Sons, 1975
3.E. G. Nawy, Reinforced Concrete : A Fundamental Approach, Pearson Prentice Hall, 6th Edition 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to reinforced concrete, general behavior
Week 2 - Theoretical
Material properties, creep and shrinkage
Week 3 - Theoretical
Structural safety and limit states
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of uniaxially loaded members
Week 5 - Theoretical
Confinement in uniaxially loaded members
Week 6 - Theoretical
Behavior of beams subjected to pure bending
Week 7 - Theoretical
Analysis of beams subjected to pure bending
Week 8 - Theoretical
Design of beams subjected to pure bending
Week 9 - Theoretical
Behavior of columns subjected to combined bending and axial load
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis of columns subjected to combined bending and axial load
Week 11 - Theoretical
Design of columns subjected to combined bending and axial load
Week 12 - Theoretical
Slenderness effect in columns
Week 13 - Theoretical
Behavior of members subjected to shear
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analysis and design of members subjected to shear
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141470
Individual Work120336
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026