REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN TO SANS 51992-1-1:2025
Reinforced concrete structural design to SANS 51992-1-1:2025 with practical training based on South Africa’s new Eurocode 2 concrete standard. Learn beams, slabs, columns, foundations, detailing, limit state design, and compliance requirements for modern structural engineering practice.
- Online – Microsoft Teams
- 23 -24 July 2026
- 2 CPD Points
- Price : R 8 990.00
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
Understand the philosophy and structure of SANS 51992-1-1:2025.
Apply limit state design principles according to Eurocode 2.
Determine material properties and design strengths.
Perform flexural, shear, torsion and axial load design.
Design beams, slabs, columns and foundations.
Evaluate serviceability requirements.
Design reinforcement detailing and anchorage.
Transition existing designs from SANS 10100 to SANS 51992.
Introduction to the New Concrete Code
- Evolution from SANS 10100 to SANS 51992
- Eurocode framework
- Relationship between:
- Design philosophy
- Reliability and safety concepts
- Ultimate and Serviceability Limit States
Material Properties
- Concrete strength classes
- Characteristic and design strengths
- Stress-strain relationships
- Reinforcing steel properties
- Partial safety factors
- Design values of materials
- Concrete creep and shrinkage
Structural Analysis and Load Effects
- Load combinations
- Dead loads
- Imposed loads
- Wind loads
- Accidental actions
- Analysis methods
- Redistribution of moments
Flexural Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams
- One-way slabs
- Two-way slabs
- Flat slabs
- Ribbed slabs
- Punching shear considerations
Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs
- Piping arrangement principles
- Equipment layout considerations
- Pipe routing optimization
- Accessibility and maintainability
- Drainage and venting requirements
- Thermal expansion allowances
- Pipe rack design principles
- Underground and above-ground piping
Shear Design
- Shear resistance mechanisms
- Concrete shear capacity
- Shear reinforcement design
- Variable angle truss model
- Deep beam considerations
Punching Shear Design
- Critical perimeters
- Design procedures
- Reinforcement requirements
- Flat slab punching checks
Design of Reinforced Concrete Columns
- Short columns
- Slender columns
- Axial load and bending interaction
- Biaxial bending
- Second-order effects
Reinforcement Detailing
- Anchorage requirements
- Development length
- Lap lengths
- Curtailment rules
- Reinforcement arrangement
Durability Design
- Exposure classes
- Environmental actions
- Concrete cover requirements
- Corrosion protection
- Service life design
Foundation Design
- Pad foundations
- Combined footings
- Strip foundations
- Foundation reinforcement
- Bearing pressure verification
Retaining and Water-Retaining Structures
- Crack width limitations
- Serviceability considerations
- Reinforcement requirements
- Durability considerations
Transitioning from SANS 10100 to SANS 51992
- Major code differences
- New design requirements
- Common design pitfalls
- Software implementation
- Checking legacy designs
- Practical industry implications