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Thepurposeofthiscourseistogivestudents,engineersandscientistadeeperinsightintothe
theoryandmethodsforthedesignofprestressedconcretestructures.Thecourseintroducesthe
natureofprestressing,classificationofprestressedconstructionsandthematerialpropertieswhich
areofparticularinterestwithprestressing.Thedesignprinciplesusedforprestressedconcrete
structureswillbedescribedincludingthedesignagainstworkingstressesorserviceabilitylimit
statesandultimatelimitstates.Thecoursealsodiscusseslossofstresses,concretecomposite
structuresanddimensioningofstructuraldetails.Thecourseintroducestheuseofprecastelements
andtheirdesignprinciplesinFinishconstructionindustry.
Thelearningoutcomesofthecourseare:
giveknowledgeoffactorstobeconsideredinthedesignofprestressedconcretestructures
understandthedifferencebetweenpreandposttensionedsystemsforstructural
behaviour
learntodesignandanalyseprestressedconcreteandconcretecompositestructures
understandtherolesofdifferentlimitstatesinthedesignofprestressedstructures
learntoconsidertheinfluenceoftimedependencyofmaterialsonstructuralreliability.
learntoconsiderspecificfeaturesofprecastconcretestructures:connections,stabilityand
preventionofprogressivecollapse,ductility
giveknowledgeofthedesignandmanufacturingofFinnishprecastconcreteproducts
Prerequisites
Target audience
MSc students, practicing engineers.
Course organization
24.2.2016
9 RT 1/2.
29 Feb Development,
manufacturing and
use of precast,
prestressed structures
in Finland. Design of
pretensioned hollow
core slabs
Pasi Salmela
1.3.2016
10 RT 3. Stability of an
7 Mar office building made
of precast elements
Juha Valjus
8.3.2016
11 RT 4. Joints and
14 Mar their ductility in
precast concrete
structures
Lasse Rajala
15.3.2016
12 RT 5. Site visit to the
21 Mar production plant of
precast concrete
elements ( start about
1 p.m., in detail the
time table and
program will be
released later)
Tuomo Haara
22.3.2016
Workload: Lectures24t/15%,Exercises20t/15%,Independentwork89t/67%,
Examination3t/3%
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Writtenexamination,homeexercisestobemadeduringthecourseand
participationinobligatoryteaching.Theapprovalofhomeexercisesand
participationoftheobligatoryteachingareapreconditionforthe
participationintheexamination.Homeexercisesandparticipationin
obligatoryteachingarevalidonlyforthelectureperiodunderconcern.
Obligatory Teaching and Home Exercises:
The student shall participate at least three of the four lectures marked
RT1/2, RT3, RT4 and RT 5
The approval of home exercises requires that the student gets 50% out of
the maximum available marks.
Rak-43.3111 Precast and prestressed concrete structures (5 cr), spring 2016
Study Material:
Lecturenotes,modelsolutionstocalculationexercises.Course
book:NaamanA.E."Prestressedconcreteanalysisanddesign,
Fundamentals",TechnoPress3000,2004,Literature:BachmannHand
SteinleA,"PrecastConcreteStructures,WilhelmErnst&Sohn,2011.
Supportingmaterial:Eurocode2(SFSEN199211)andtheFinnish
NationalStructuralCodeB4.InFinnish:BY210Betonirakenteiden
suunnittelujamitoitus2005chapter9(selectedparts).
Substitutes for Courses:
Rak43.270,Rak43.3110
Course Homepage:
MyCourseshttps://mycourses.aalto.fi/?lang=en
Prerequisites as course codes:
Rak-43.2101, Rak-54.2100, Rak-54.2200,
Grading Scale:
Weightofexaminationinapproval:100%. Forwellgradedobligatory
homeexercises(75%ofthemaximummarks),theexaminationgradeis
raisedbyoneifthegradeis1,2,3or4.Thehomeexercisesarelecture
periodspecificandareconsideredinthemarkingoftheexaminationfor
examinationsheldbeforethestartofthenextlectureperiodofthe
course.
Registration for Course:
Oodi
Language of Instruction:
English
Further Information:
Instruction:En,StudyMaterial:En,Examination:En,(Fi,Swe),Course
Description:En.
Thecourseisoptionalintheadvancedmoduleofthestructural
engineering.
Dates of examination in the spring 2016: 8.04.2016; 19.05.2016