- Understand the principles of prestressed concrete design.
- Analyse the structural behaviour of underpass structures.
- Calculate load-bearing capacities for concrete tanks.
- Evaluate structural integrity of metal tanks.
- Design efficient structural solutions for buried works.
- Apply prestressed concrete techniques in real scenarios.
- Assess safety standards for concrete and metal tanks.
UNIT 1. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE 1. Introduction 2. Materials 3. Prestressing force. Instantaneous losses 4. Prestressing deferred losses 5. Calculating prestressing force in hyperstatic structures UNIT 2. UNDERPASS STRUCTURES OR BURIED WORKS 1. Underpass works (I). Types 2. Underpass works (II). Acting loads 3. Cylindrical shells. Concepts and behavior 4. Predimensioning of cylindrical shells (I). Concept and calculation 5. Predimensioning of cylindrical shells (II). Spandrels and edge beams UNIT 3. CONCRETE TANKS 1. Concrete tank calculation elements 2. Concrete tank design elements. Principles applied to calculating rectangular reinforced concrete tanks 3. Calculating a rectangular reinforced concrete tank wall. Example 4. Principles applied to calculating cylindrical reinforced concrete tanks 5. Principles applied to analyzing a reinforced concrete tank floor slab. Example of how a rectangular reinforced concrete tank floor slab is calculated UNIT 4. METAL TANKS 1. Introduction. Design codes 2. Types of storage tanks. Materials, joints and welds 3. Design and calculation. Bottom and shell 4. Calculation of fixed roofs 5. Calculation by manometric pressure