Print this page The Design and Construction of Cast-in-Place Concrete Axial Load Carrying Members including Columns and Walls (both Shearwalls and Tilt-Up Walls)
D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, SECB
Course Outline
This course includes the following information:
- Columns:
Simplified Design
- Preliminary Sizing
- Interaction Charts
- Biaxial Bending
- Column Ties
- Slenderness Considerations
- Shear
- Designing
for Slenderness Effects:
- Slenderness Effects
- Approximate Methods of Evaluation
- Moment
Magnification
- Axial
Shortening
- Walls:
Simplified Design
- Lateral Resistance
- Shear Design
- Flexural Design
- Empirical and Alternate Design Methods
- Shearwalls
- Minimum
Wall Reinforcement
- Walls
Designed as Compression Members
- Tilt-Up
Wall Panels:
- Historical and Recent Developments
- Seismic Design Considerations
- General Guidelines
- Design
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course, the student will understand:
- The simplified design of columns;
- Preliminary sizing of columns;
- Column interaction charts;
- Biaxial column bending;
- Sizing of column ties;
- Slenderness considerations of columns;
- Shear design of columns;
- Designing for slenderness effects;
- Approximate methods of evaluation of slenderness effects;
- Moment magnification factors;
- Axial shortening;
- The simplified design of walls;
- Lateral resistance of walls;
- Shear design of walls;
- Flexural design of walls;
- Empirical and Alternate Design Methods of walls;
- Shearwalls;
- Minimum wall reinforcement;
- The design of walls as compression members;
- Tilt-Up wall panels;
- Historical and recent developments of tilt-up construction and design;
- Seismic design considerations of tilt-up construction;
- General guidelines of tilt-up construction; and
- The design of tilt-up construction.
Intended Audience
This course is intended for structural engineers and architects.
Benefit to Attendees
A student of this course will gain an understanding of the design and construction of cast-in-place concrete axial load carrying members including columns and walls (both shearwalls and tilt-up walls).
Course
Introduction
The purpose of this course is to introduce the user to the design and construction of cast-in-place concrete axial load carrying members including columns and walls (both shearwalls and tilt-up walls).
Course
Content
In this lesson, you are required to study the following course content in PDF format:
The Design and Construction of Cast-in-Place Concrete Axial Load Carrying Members including Columns and Walls (both Shearwalls and Tilt-Up Walls)
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Course Summary
This course provides insights into the design and construction of cast-in-place concrete axial load carrying members including columns and walls (both shearwalls and tilt-up walls).
Related Links
For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following website:
www.concrete.com
www.cement.com
www.crsi.com
www.tilt-up.com
Quiz
Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.
DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.
