Design of a reinforced concrete section for shear is carried on in the following steps: (a) Determine nominal shear stress of concrete by using following formula: (b) Determine design shear strength of concrete, (Table 1 below). Table-1: Design Shear Strength ...
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Safe Design and Construction of Multistoried RCC Buildings
Safe Design and Construction of Multistoried RCC Buildings A large number of reinforced concrete multi-storey frame buildings were heavily damaged and many of them collapsed completely in Bhuj earthquake of 2001 in the towns of Kachchh District (viz., Bhuj, Bhachao, ...
What is Pad Foundation? Design Principles,Types and Selection
What is Pad Foundation? The pad foundations are shallow foundation that take and spread point loads to the soil safely. The pad foundation are preferred if the soil at the site have sufficient strength and is not too deep to ...
IS CODES FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN
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IS Codes for Reinforced Concrete Design of Structures
This article describes the basic codes for reinforced concrete design of structures as per Indian standard codes. The structural design of reinforced concrete structures should be carried so as to conform to the Indian codes for reinforced concrete design, published ...
Types and Design of Steel Chimney Structure
Steel chimneys are structures with tall, slender and tapering with circular cross sections. They are ideally suited for process work where a low thermal capacity required and short heat-up period. This article presents different types of steel chimneys are their ...
Specifications of Prestressing Steel in Prestressed Concrete
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BLANKET RAFT FOUNDATION
The blanket raft foundation is a curst raft constructed on a stone blanket, which is built up in layers on the reduced sub-strata level. The basis of the action and design of the foundation is a composite action between the ...