Slab-Column and Slab-Wall Connections
Behaviour, Mechanics, Code Model and Detailing
What you'll learn
✓ Understand the behavior of Slab-Wall and Slab-Column Connections
✓ Understand moments, shears and deformations in Slab-Column Framing
✓ Understand punching shear fundamentals
✓ Understand Slab-Wall Connections and Slab-Wall coupling
✓ Understand lateral stiffness and analysis models
Requirements
● Any civil engineer with interest in structural engineering will be able to take this course.
Description
Slab-column and slab-wall connections are among the most critical yet often misunderstood components in reinforced concrete buildings, especially when seismic demands are involved. This Udemy course is designed to give engineers, graduate students, and structural design professionals a clear, practical, and research-informed understanding of how these connections behave, why they fail, and how they should be analyzed, detailed, and checked in design. Built around a carefully sequenced syllabus, the course begins with the real significance of these connections in concrete buildings, including their role under gravity loads and earthquake-induced drift, as well as the consequences of punching failure, loss of gravity-load path, and progressive collapse.
The course then develops the topic step by step, covering slab-column system types, connection geometries, moment transfer, direct shear, local slab deformations, flexural reinforcement layout, and lateral stiffness modeling. Special emphasis is placed on punching shear fundamentals, combined shear and moment transfer, and the effect of cyclic and bidirectional loading on drift capacity. Learners will also study practical detailing strategies for shear reinforcement systems, post-punching behavior, structural integrity reinforcement, and the extension of these principles to slab-wall connections and slab-wall coupling behavior.
A major strength of this lecture series is its teaching philosophy: it is organized around behavior → mechanics → code model → detailing → case studies, rather than presenting isolated code clauses. That makes the course both more practical for professional design work and more durable across changing code editions. Drawing from key references such as Moehle, ACI 318, ACI 352.1, ASCE 41, and classic experimental research, the course closes with a complete design and modeling workflow, helping learners connect theory with real engineering decisions. By the end of the series, students will be able to interpret connection behavior with confidence, understand seismic vulnerabilities, and apply rational design checks to slab-column and slab-wall systems in modern concrete structures.
Who this course is for
■ Civil engineers and Structural engineers
Published 4/2026
Created by Shuvanjan Dahal
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 14 Lectures ( 8h 38m ) | Size: 3.06 GB
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Behaviour, Mechanics, Code Model and Detailing
What you'll learn
✓ Understand the behavior of Slab-Wall and Slab-Column Connections
✓ Understand moments, shears and deformations in Slab-Column Framing
✓ Understand punching shear fundamentals
✓ Understand Slab-Wall Connections and Slab-Wall coupling
✓ Understand lateral stiffness and analysis models
Requirements
● Any civil engineer with interest in structural engineering will be able to take this course.
Description
Slab-column and slab-wall connections are among the most critical yet often misunderstood components in reinforced concrete buildings, especially when seismic demands are involved. This Udemy course is designed to give engineers, graduate students, and structural design professionals a clear, practical, and research-informed understanding of how these connections behave, why they fail, and how they should be analyzed, detailed, and checked in design. Built around a carefully sequenced syllabus, the course begins with the real significance of these connections in concrete buildings, including their role under gravity loads and earthquake-induced drift, as well as the consequences of punching failure, loss of gravity-load path, and progressive collapse.
The course then develops the topic step by step, covering slab-column system types, connection geometries, moment transfer, direct shear, local slab deformations, flexural reinforcement layout, and lateral stiffness modeling. Special emphasis is placed on punching shear fundamentals, combined shear and moment transfer, and the effect of cyclic and bidirectional loading on drift capacity. Learners will also study practical detailing strategies for shear reinforcement systems, post-punching behavior, structural integrity reinforcement, and the extension of these principles to slab-wall connections and slab-wall coupling behavior.
A major strength of this lecture series is its teaching philosophy: it is organized around behavior → mechanics → code model → detailing → case studies, rather than presenting isolated code clauses. That makes the course both more practical for professional design work and more durable across changing code editions. Drawing from key references such as Moehle, ACI 318, ACI 352.1, ASCE 41, and classic experimental research, the course closes with a complete design and modeling workflow, helping learners connect theory with real engineering decisions. By the end of the series, students will be able to interpret connection behavior with confidence, understand seismic vulnerabilities, and apply rational design checks to slab-column and slab-wall systems in modern concrete structures.
Who this course is for
■ Civil engineers and Structural engineers
Published 4/2026
Created by Shuvanjan Dahal
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 14 Lectures ( 8h 38m ) | Size: 3.06 GB
Download
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