SYLLABUS

1. Data about the program of study

1.1 Institution The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
1.2 Faculty Faculty of Civil Engineering
1.3 Department Structures
1.4 Field of study Civil Engineering
1.5 Cycle of study Bachelor of Science
1.6 Program of study/Qualification CCIA English/Engineerin
1.7 Form of education Full time
1.8 Subject code 40.00

2. Data about the subject

2.1 Subject name RC Structures I (Construcţii de beton armat I)
2.2 Subject area
2.3 Course responsible/lecturer prof.dr.ing. Călin Mircea
2.4 Teachers in charge of seminars asist. Virag Jacint
2.5 Year of study III 2.6 Semester 2 2.7 Assessment E 2.8 Subject category DS

3. Estimated total time

3.3
3.1 Number of hours per week 5 3.2 of which, course: 2 3
applications:
3.6
3.4 Total hours in the curriculum 3.5 of which, course: 28 42
applications:
Individual study 24 hours
Manual, lecture material and notes, bibliography -
Supplementary study in the library, online and in the field -
Preparation for seminars/laboratory works, homework, reports, portfolios, essays 5 hours
Tutoring 2 hours
Exams and tests 3 hours
Other activities -
3.7 Total hours of individual study 34
3.8 Total hours per semester 104
3.9 Number of credit points 4

4. Pre-requisites (where appropriate)

4.1 Curriculum --
4.2 Competence -

5. Requirements (where appropriate)

5.1 For the course Multimedia equipment
5.2 For the applications IT laboratory
6. Specific competences
- basics of plastic analysis of RC structures;
- introductory elements for structural dynamics;
- basic knowledge concerning the safety and service of RC structures;
competences
Professional

- basics of durability design;

- basic control of shrinkage and creep of concrete.
- introductory abbilities for structural analysis and design;
- reasoning for plastic analysis;
- reasoning for dynamics of RC structures;
- understanding long time behavior of RC structures.
- strength of materiales
competences

- reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete

Cross

7. Discipline objectives (as results from the key competences gained)

Formation of competence in the field of sustenable design of RC
7.1 General objective structures

Gain general theoretical knoledge for the design of RC structures

7.2 Specific objectives

8. Contents
8.1. Lecture (syllabus) Teaching methods Notes
Introduction to sustainable based design
Plastic analysis of RC structures: plastic zone, plastic
hinge, plastic mechanism of beams
Plastic analysis of RC structures: fundamental conditions
for plastic analysis, theorems of plastic analysis, plastic
mechanisms of frame structures
Yielding lines theory
Dynamics of RC structures: classification of vibrations,
free vibrations
Dynamics of RC structures: lump mass method, free
dumped vibrations
Dynamics of RC structures: dumping properties of RC
structures Multimedia
Exposure
Durability design of RC structures: service life and safety equipment
level
Durability design of RC structures: mechanisms of steel
corrosion
Durability design of RC structures: durability control by
direct method and indirect method
Shrinkage effects upon RC structures: mechanisms and
types of concrete contraction
Shrinkage effects upon RC structures: free concrete
shrinkage strain and factors of influence
Shrinkage effects upon RC structures: cracking of RC
structures due to restrained shrinkage
1. Sustainability of RC structures
Bibliography
1. MR Horne, Plastic Theory of Structures, 2nd edition, Pergamon, 1979.
JF Baker and J Heyman, Plastic Design of frames, Cambridge University Press, 1969.
2. A. Ionescu, C. Mircea, Manual pentru proiectarea placilor plane dreptunghiulare din beton armat,
Editura RISOPRINT, Cluj-Napoca, 1999.
3. Inman, Daniel J., Engineering Vibration, Prentice Hall, 2001
4. Thompson, W.T., Theory of Vibrations, Nelson Thornes Ltd, 1996
5. Hartog, Den, Mechanical Vibrations, Dover Publications, 1985
6. EN 1992-1-1. Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings.
7. C. Mircea, M. Filip, H. Nicoară; Study of Corrosion Damage on Reinforced Concrete
StructuresProceedings of the 1st International Conference on Concrete Repair, Saint-Malo, France, 15-17
July 2003, vol. II, p. 705-712.
8. Mehta, P.K., Monteiro, J.M., Concrete: Structure, Properties and Materials, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall,
Inc., 1993, 548 pp.
9. C. Mircea, M. Filip, A. Ioani, Investigation of Cracking of Mass Concrete Members Induced by
Restrained Contraction, American Concrete Institute Special Publication SP-246 Structural Implications
of Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete (CD-ROM format), pp. 229-244, ISBN: 978-0-87031-250-25. Byfors,
J., Plain Concrete at Early Ages, Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute, Report 3:80, 1980,
464 pp.
10. Hedlund, H., Stresses in High Performance Concrete Due to Temperature and Moisture Variations at
Early Ages, Licentiate Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, 1996, 240 pp.
11. Mircea, C., Overview Upon Cracking Induced by Restrained Shrinkage of RC Structures, se va
publica în Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Venice/Padua, Italy 29th
June to 2nd July 2009., 8 p.
12. ACI Committee 207, 1992, Prediction of Creep, Shrinkage, and Temperature Effects in Concrete
Structures (ACI 209R-92), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 47 pp.
13. ACI Committee 207, 1995, Effect of Restraint, Volume Change, and Reinforcement on Cracking of
Mass Concrete (ACI 207.2R-95), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 26 pp.
8.2. Applications/Seminars Teaching methods Notes
1. Kinematic theorem - application
2. Kinematic theorem - application
3. Static theorem - application
4. Static theorem - application

5. Torsioned RC beams – analysis Deep beams – analysis and

design
6. Torsioned RC beams – analysis Deep beams – analysis and Exposure,
design aplications,
7. Vierendel beams –analysis and design workshop, IT laboratory
Computer
8. Vierendel beams –analysis and design
simulationa
9. Deep beams – analysis and design
10. Deep beams – analysis and design
11. Beams stiffened by arches - analysis
12. Beams stiffened by arches - analysis
13. Arches stiffened by beams - analysis
14. Arches stiffened by beams - analysis
Bibliography
1. MR Horne, Plastic Theory of Structures, 2nd edition, Pergamon, 1979.
JF Baker and J Heyman, Plastic Design of frames, Cambridge University Press, 1969.
2. A. Ionescu, C. Mircea, Manual pentru proiectarea placilor plane dreptunghiulare din beton armat,
Editura RISOPRINT, Cluj-Napoca, 1999.
3. Inman, Daniel J., Engineering Vibration, Prentice Hall, 2001
4. Thompson, W.T., Theory of Vibrations, Nelson Thornes Ltd, 1996
5. Hartog, Den, Mechanical Vibrations, Dover Publications, 1985
 6. EN 1992-1-1. Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1: General rules and rules for
buildings.
7. C. Mircea, M. Filip, H. Nicoară; Study of Corrosion Damage on Reinforced Concrete Structures
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Concrete Repair, Saint-Malo, France, 15-17 July
2003, vol. II, p. 705-712.
8. Mehta, P.K., Monteiro, J.M., Concrete: Structure, Properties and Materials, 2nd Edition, Prentice
Hall, Inc., 1993, 548 pp.
9. C. Mircea, M. Filip, A. Ioani, Investigation of Cracking of Mass Concrete Members Induced by
Restrained Contraction, American Concrete Institute Special Publication SP-246 Structural
Implications of Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete (CD-ROM format), pp. 229-244, ISBN: 978-0-87031-
250-25. Byfors, J., Plain Concrete at Early Ages, Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute,
Report 3:80, 1980, 464 pp.
10. Hedlund, H., Stresses in High Performance Concrete Due to Temperature and Moisture Variations
at Early Ages, Licentiate Thesis, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, 1996, 240 pp.
11. Mircea, C., Overview Upon Cracking Induced by Restrained Shrinkage of RC Structures, se va
publica în Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Venice/Padua, Italy
29th June to 2nd July 2009., 8 p.
12. ACI Committee 207, 1992, Prediction of Creep, Shrinkage, and Temperature Effects in Concrete
Structures (ACI 209R-92), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 47 pp.
13. ACI Committee 207, 1995, Effect of Restraint, Volume Change, and Reinforcement on Cracking of
Mass Concrete (ACI 207.2R-95), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 26 pp.

9. Bridging course contents with the expectations of the representatives of the community,
professional associations and employers in the field
Competencies for:
- design and consultancy offices
- construction companies

10. Evaluation
10.3 Weight in the
Activity type 10.1 Assessment criteria 10.2 Assessment methods
final grade
Fulfilling requirements for 1 Written exam – duration 2 hours
Course application and 2 theoretical 75 %
subjects with marks over 5 (on a
scale from 1 to 10)
7 works declared admissible, with Verification and discussion
Applications marks over 5 (on a scale from 1 to 25 %
10)
10.4 Minimum standard of performance

Minimum mark 5 for every subject of the written exam, at least mark 5 for the 7 lworks

Date of filling in Teachers in charge of seminars

September 2016

Date of approval in the department Head of department