Reinforced concrete beams are structural elements that designed to carry transverse external loads. The loads cause bending moment, shear forces and in some cases torsion across their length. Moreover, concrete is strong in compression and very weak in tension. Thus, ...
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Reinforced Concrete Water Tank Design Requirements
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 ...
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 ...
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.
DESIGN STEPS OF RCC MEMBER FOR SHEAR AND TORSION
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 ...
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, ...
IS CODES FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL DESIGN
Indian standard code for structural steel design for all types of structures are given below. These are the codes which can be referred during design of steel structures. Following are the codes generally used, for any specialized design, any other ...
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 ...