Precast Concrete Design to Eurocode 2

Synopsis

The course covers the basic principles and consideration in the design for precast concrete structures. This includes components design (slabs, beams, columns etc.), non-composite & composite, horizontal diaphragm action, precast joints and connections. A hands-on exercise will also be given during the course including the application on precast concrete design in commercial design software package.

Aims & Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to understand the basic design concepts of precast concrete structures, joints & connections and construction based on MS EN 1992 (Eurocode 2) requirements.

Topics:

	– Introduction to Precast Concrete Structures
	– Precast Structural Building Systems Types of precast concrete slabs, advantages and disadvantages, span limitation, suitable application for each precast slab type. Criteria for selecting precast concrete slabs Types of precast concrete beams: full depth, half beam, rectangular, inverted T, band beam. Criteria for selection of precast concrete beam
	– Design of Precast Concrete Floor Layout Practical floor layout comprising layout of beams, slabs and corresponding column grids.
	– Comparison of beam structural analysis between precast and cast-in-situ reinforced concrete structures
	– Concept of designing precast concrete beams as non-composite and composite
	– Precast Floor Diaphragm Action Location of shear wall & Requirement of ties in Eurocode 2
	– Design of Connections: Beam to Column Connection
	– Design of Connections: Column to Foundation Connection

About the Speaker

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Izni Syahrizal Ibrahim has a Bachelor Degree (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from UTM in 1998. He then join UTM as a tutor in 1999 and completed his Master in Structural Engineering also from UTM in 2000. He obtained his PhD from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom in 2008 and appointed as Senior Lecturer in 2009. Since 2017, he is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Izni Syahrizal Ibrahim is also the Director at the Forensic Engineering Centre (FEC), Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovative Construction (ISIIC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since June 2018. He is also currently the Quality Manager at the Civil Engineering Testing Unit (CETU) at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM. His research area/interest is related to the precast concrete construction, composite action behaviour in precast structure, steel fibre reinforced concrete and forensic engineering investigation. He has published more than 100 technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings mainly in Structures and Materials.