The Civil Engineering: Structural Calculations This course is your gateway to mastering the skills required in a booming industry. With ever-increasing demand for innovative infrastructure solutions, this course provides you with the essential knowledge to excel in this dynamic field. You will explore key areas including prestressed concrete, underpass structures, and the intricacies of designing both concrete and metal tanks. This comprehensive course is designed to enhance your analytical and problem-solving skills, equipping you with the tools needed to tackle complex structural challenges. By choosing this course, you’ll place yourself at the forefront of advances in civil engineering, gaining expertise that is highly sought after in the job market. Seize the opportunity to develop your skills and make a significant impact in the world of civil engineering.
Civil Engineering: Structural Calculations
Civil Engineering and Structures
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- Understand the principles of prestressed concrete design.
- Analyse the structural behaviour of underpass structures.
- Calculate the load-bearing capacities of concrete tanks.
- Assess the structural integrity of metal tanks.
- Design efficient structural solutions for underground works.
- Apply prestressed concrete techniques in real-world scenarios.
- Assess safety standards for concrete and metal tanks.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1. PRESTESSED CONCRETE
1. Introduction
2. Materials
3. Prestressing force. Instantaneous losses
4. Deferred losses arising from prestressing
5. Calculating prestressing force in hyperstatic structures
UNIT 2. UNDERPASS STRUCTURES OR BURIED WORKS
1. Underpass works (I). Types
2. Underpass works (II). Design loads
3. Cylindrical shells. Concepts and behaviour
4. Preliminary design of cylindrical shells (I). Concept and calculation
5. Preliminary design of cylindrical shells (II). Spandrels and edge beams
UNIT 3. CONCRETE TANKS
1. Elements for calculating concrete tanks
2. Design elements for concrete tanks. Principles applied to the calculation of rectangular reinforced concrete tanks
3. Calculating a rectangular reinforced concrete tank wall. Example
4. Principles applied to the calculation of cylindrical reinforced concrete tanks
5. Principles applied to the analysis of a reinforced concrete tank floor slab. An 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 using manometric pressure
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