The student will obtain the following competences at the end of the course: 1. Structural modelling and design skill using a commercial finite element software. 2. The competence to select, define and apply the correct external loads to a simple structure. 3. The skill to design simple three-dimensional framed structures. 4. Being able to write a design relation of a simple structure. 5. The skill to draw simple blueprints of reinforced concrete elements: 5.1 General arrangement and reinforcement of a flooring slab; 5.2 General arrangement and reinforcement of beams and columns; 5.3 General arrangement and reinforcement of foundation girder.

The course prerequirements are: 1.1. Structural analysis competences: 1.1.1. Geometrical properties of areas: centroid, inertia moments, principal inertia axes. 1.1.2. Statically determined plane frames solution. 1.1.3. Statically determined truss-systems solution. 1.2. Structural design competences: 1.2.1. Basis of structural safety (semi-probabilistic limit state design) 1.2.2. Design and verification of reinforced concrete cross section subjected to banding and axial forces at Ultimate Limit State and Serviceability Limit State

1. Design using limit states (3h) 1.1. Basic concepts of structural safety with semi-probabilistic approach 1.1.1. Definition of characteristic value of actions and resistances 1.2. Ultimate limit states 1.2.1. Equilibrium 1.2.2. Structural failure 1.2.3. Geotechnical failure 1.2.4. Accidental combination 1.2.5. Seismic combination 1.3. Serviceability limit states 1.3.1. Characteristic, Frequent and Quasi Permanent combinations 1.3.2. Stress control 1.3.3. Deformability control 1.3.4. Crack control 2. Actions on structures (18h) 2.1. Self-weight and permanent loads 2.2. Anthropic actions (crowd loads, moving loads) 2.2.1. Residential buildings 2.2.1.1. Floors 2.2.1.2. Staircases 2.2.1.3. Balconies 2.2.2. Offices 2.2.3. Buildings subjected to congregation of people (restaurants, conference halls, sport…) 2.2.4. Shopping buildings 2.2.5. Storage facilities (libraries, warehouses) 2.3. Wind loads 2.3.1. Basic concepts (wind velocity, terrain category, turbulence, wind pressure) 2.3.2. Wind forces 2.3.2.1. Local verification 2.3.2.2. Global verification 2.3.3. Wind action on structures 2.3.3.1. Vertical walls (front and side walls) 2.3.3.2. Flat roofs 2.3.3.3. Mono-pitch roofs 2.3.3.4. Duo-pitch roofs 2.3.3.5. Hipped roofs 2.3.3.6. Multi-span roofs 2.4. Snow loads 2.4.1. Flat roof 2.4.2. Single pitch roof 2.4.3. Double pitched roof 2.4.4. Cleristory or M shaped roofs 2.4.5. Flat roof close to taller construction 2.4.6. Cylindrical roof 2.5. Temperature loads 2.5.1. Seasonal effect 2.5.2. Daily effect 2.6. Foundation settlements 3. Durability of reinforced concrete structures (3h) 3.1. The concept of durability 3.2. Environmental aggressions to concrete structures 3.2.1. Chemical attack 3.2.2. Reinforcement corrosion 3.2.3. Freeze and thaw 3.3. Concrete prescription according to EN 206 3.3.1. Resistance class 3.3.2. Environmental exposure class 3.3.3. Maximal dimension of aggregates 3.3.4. Consistency class 3.3.5. Chloride content class 3.4. Concrete cover calculation 3.5. Reinforcing steel prescriptions according to EN10080 4. Reinforced concrete structural typologies: flooring systems (3h) 4.1. Two way solid body flat slab 4.2. Two way solid body flat slab with drops 4.3. Two way waffle plate (with and without drops) 4.4. Two way solid body flat slab with deeper beams 4.5. One way joist slabs: 4.5.1. without blocks 4.5.2. with precast panels (predalles) 4.5.3. with hollow clay blocks and cast in situ concrete joists 4.5.4. with hollow clay blocks and lattice prefabricated joist 4.5.5. with hollow clay blocks and precast, prestressed concrete joists 4.5.6. with synthetic blocks and precast, prestressed concrete joists 4.6. Hollow core slabs with cast in situ topping 4.7. Bubble deck 4.8. Composite steel concrete slab with profiled steel decking 5. Structural verifications (6h) 5.1. Instability: 5.1.1. Effect of geometrical imperfections 5.1.2. Slenderness of an element 5.1.3. Verification for instability 5.2. Review of shear resistance of a concrete member without shear reinforcement 5.3. Review of shear resistance of a concrete member with shear reinforcement 5.4. Combination of shear and torsion 5.5. Punching 6. Finite element modelling of a building (18h) 6.1. Definition of nodes and elements 6.2. Definition of materials 6.3. Definitions of cross sections 6.4. Definitions of element groups 6.5. Definitions of boundary conditions 6.6. Definitions of loads: 6.6.1. Nodal loads 6.6.2. Element loads 6.7. Definition of load cases an loads combos 6.8. Design verifications at ULS and SLS 7. Reinforced concrete basic elements details (6h) 7.1. Spacers 7.2. Beam reinforcement layout 7.3. Column reinforcement layout 7.4. Beam-column node 7.5. Staircase layout 7.6. Foundation footing with connecting beam layout 7.7. Foundation beam reinforcement layout

The teacher will present and describe the design procedure of the building under investigation during the academic year. Theory lessons are presented as support to the design steps. The students divided in small groups (max. 3 people) accomplish the design exercitation in detail.

Theory and practice lessons are done with the aid of electronica support: 1. Slides and textbook written by the teacher. 2. Software recording sessions. Lesson slides are available for downloads on the Polito portal. The following national and international design codes are can be downloaded freeware: 1. DECRETO 17 gennaio 2018. “Aggiornamento delle «Norme tecniche per le costruzioni»” - NTC 2018 2. CIRCOLARE 21 gennaio 2019, n. 7 C.S.LL.PP. Istruzioni per l’applicazione dell’«Aggiornamento delle “Norme tecniche per le costruzioni”» di cui al decreto ministeriale 17 gennaio 2018. 3. CNR-DT 207/2008 - Istruzioni per la valutazione delle azioni e degli effetti del vento sulle costruzioni 4. EN 1990 - Eurocode - Basis of structural design 5. EN 1991-1-1 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-1: General actions -Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings. 6. EN 1991-1-3 Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-3: General actions - Snow loads. 7. EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions -Wind actions 8. EN 1991-1-5 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-5: General actions -Thermal actions 9. EN 1992-1-1 (2004) - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings The following freeware books are suggested to reach a deeper knowledge: 1. EC2 Commentary – Published by the European Concrete Platform ASBL, June 2008 2. EC2 Worked Examples - Published by the European Concrete Platform ASBL, 2008 The following printed texts are also recommended: 1. Toniolo G., Di Prisco M., Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocode 2, Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering, 2018. 2. O’ Brien E., Reinforced and prestressed concrete design to EC2: The Complete Process, 2012. 3. Kamara M.E., Novak L. C., Simplified Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Portland Cement Association, 2011.

Exam: Paper-based written test with video surveillance of the teaching staff; Group project;

The exam is a set of three written exercises regarding the main topics of the course. Each exercise is made of several questions that need a numerical answer. The sum of the points obtained by answering to the exam question leads to a maximum of 25/30 points. The remaining 5 points are assigned on the base of the evaluation of the design work (design of a simple reinforced concrete building) done in groups during the course.

Exam: Paper-based written test with video surveillance of the teaching staff; Group project;

The exam is a set of three written exercises regarding the main topics of the course. Each exercise is made of several questions that need a numerical answer. The sum of the points obtained by answering to the exam question leads to a maximum of 25/30 points. The remaining 5 points are assigned on the base of the evaluation of the design work (design of a simple reinforced concrete building) done in groups during the course.