Reinforced concrete building design project & project based learning (case study)

As a civil engineering department, we rely on Standards and Codes of Practice to guide us in carrying out our design and workmanship obligations. Standards or Codes of Practice, in effect, assist as a codified version of the cumulative knowledge and technical expertise found in the construction sector. We need a solid understanding of concrete to design reinforced concrete, which is not as simple as we expected. As we all know, concrete is the most commonly used material in construction compared to steel. As a result, designing reinforced concrete in accordance with the Code of Practice is critical. Furthermore, all construction purposes must adhere to the Malaysian Standard Eurocode Code of Practice. In addition, we must abide by the Uniform Building By Law. If we did not follow the law, our project could suffer in terms of cost, delay, and other factors. Furthermore, designing reinforced concrete is critical because we want to build a building that will be used by the customer. In other words, we as designers must design properly in order to avoid damages and accidents to customers. As civil engineers, it is our responsibility to design all elements that can withstand any hazardous situation such as an earthquake, flash flood, strong wind, and so on. For the diploma level, we only need to design a static building in which wind action is not used. As a result, as civil engineering students, we must have this fundamental knowledge. By using the standard Code of Practice, all of the construction will be standardised. We will be labelled as unethical engineers if we refuse to follow the Code of Practice.