CIEN E4232: Advanced Design of Concrete Structures

Course Overview

This course introduces you to the design of reinforced concrete structures in accordance with the ACI 318-19 Building Code requirements. We begin with a review of the fundamentals of singly and doubly reinforced concrete beams for flexure and shear, and progress to more advanced topics such as reinforcement development, crack and deflection control, moment-curvature relationships, and the design of continuous beams, one-way slabs, slender columns, deep beams, corbels, two-way slabs, and torsion-resistant members. The strut-and-tie method is also introduced for the design of nontraditional elements.

Two comprehensive design projects form a key part of the course, enabling you to apply theoretical concepts to realistic structural scenarios. Project topics may include: design of multi-span continuous beams, development of moment-curvature diagrams, design of concrete moment frames with second-order (P-Delta) effects, two-way slab systems, spandrel beams under combined actions, and deep transfer girders using strut-and-tie models. These projects will deepen your understanding of structural behavior and prepare you for practical design tasks encountered in professional engineering practice.

To take this course, you must complete the CIEN E3125 Structural Design course.

Course Instructor

Tom Panayotidi

Lecturer in the Discipline of Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Tom T. Panayotidi is a registered professional engineer in the states of New York and New Jersey, with over 30 years of practical experience in the design of structures and foundations for static and dynamic (machinery/seismic) conditions. As a Principal Engineer for Burns and Roe, Inc. and for Power Engineers, Inc., he has been involved in the design of several USACE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and DOE (U.S. Department of Energy) projects and numerous power generating stations across the United States, Central America and Asia. As a Principal Structural Engineer for General Electric-Hitachi (GEH), he has been actively involved in the structural design of the new generation nuclear power plant BWRX-300 SMR (Small Modular Reactor), using advanced computational techniques that incorporate the post-elastic behavior of building materials under cyclic-seismic loads and large temperature gradients. 

Panayotidi received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering (1981), MS (1983) and Doctor of Engineering Science (1986) degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Before joining Columbia University in 2013, he has taught several mechanics based design courses as an adjunct professor at local universities, including Structural Dynamics, Design of Foundations, Advanced Steel Design, Advanced Concrete Design, Design of Prestressed Concrete, Theory of Plates and Shells, and others.