Reinforced concrete water tanks are constructed for storing water. The design of reinforced concrete water tank is based on IS 3370: 2009 (Parts I – IV). The design depends on the location of tanks, i.e. overhead, on ground or underground ...
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COMMON STRUCTURAL FAILURE CAUSES
Many decisions in design are based on engineering judgement, but not only on the understanding of theory or any computational tools. Even experience in extensive design in academic context can provide only limited perspective in engineering decision making. Most lessons ...
TYPICAL CASES OF AXIALLY LOADED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
The wire in figure 1 is pulled by the action of a mass attached to its lower end. In this condition the wire is in tension. Suppose the total load on the cross-section of the wire is P and the ...
DETAILING OF RCC BEAMS
Detailing of Beams Beam carries transverse external loads that cause bending moment, shear forces and in some cases torsion Concrete is strong in compression and very weak in tension. Steel reinforcement is used to take up tensile stresses in reinforced ...
Reinforced Concrete Slab Design Guidelines
Basics of Reinforced Concrete Slab Design Slabs are generally designed on the assumption that they consists of a number of beams of breadth ‘one meter’. 1. Effective Span of Slab The effective span of a simply supported slab shall be ...
ANALYSIS OF SHEAR WALLS AND FAILURE MODE
The analysis of a framed building with shear walls subjected to horizontal and vertical load is essentially a three-dimensional problem. With the proliferation of computer programs available a three-dimensional analysis presents no great difficulty provided the modeling techniques fully reflect ...
MEASURING LOSS OF PRESTRESS IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Instruments for measuring loss of prestress in prestressed concrete: The initial pre-stressing force applied to the concrete element reduces due to elastic shortening of the concrete, anchorage losses, frictional losses etc. The pre-stressing force further reduces with the passage of ...
OBJECTIVES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
The objectives of structural design is to design the structure for stability, strength and serviceability. It must also be economical and aesthetic.