SLABS The floor construction of a dwelling must fulfill several criteria and the following design functions must be taken into consideration. n The provision of a uniform, level surface n Sufficient strength and stability n Exclusion of dampness from inside ...
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Conceptual Design to Resist Earthquakes
Buildings are designed by architects and engineers. In reality, in most cases, buildings principally for human occupancy are designed conceptually by architects. That is to say that architects are the ones principally responsible for the configuration of buildings for human ...
Economical Design of Earthquake Resistent Brigdes
With the occurrence of every major earthquake, there has been in the past, almost a world-wide tendency to increase the capacity demand of the structure to counteract such events. It is only in the last decade that new strategies have ...
Prestressed Concrete Principles, Need and Advantages
Compressive stresses is induced in prestressed concrete before it is put to its actual use. Principles and advantages of prestressed concrete is discussed.
Prestressed Concrete Design – Concept
LOSS OF PRE-STRESS
A reduction in initial pre-stress resulting from the combined effect of creep, shrinkage or elastic shortening of the concrete, relaxation of the reinforcing steel, frictional losses resulting from the curvature of the draped tendons and slippage at the anchorage. (more…)
Design Tips for Reinforced Concrete Beams
The stepwise procedure for design of reinforced concrete beam is given here. 1. Reinforced Concrete Beam sections should be designed for: Moment values at the column face (not the value at centre line as per analysis) Shear values at distance ...
Seismic Design of Multi-Storied RCC Buildings
Reinforced concrete multi-storied buildings are very complex to model as structural systems for analysis. Usually, they are modeled as two-dimensional or three-dimensional frame systems using finite beam elements. For evaluating stiffness matrix of beam elements, the properties required are – ...
Reinforcement Detailing of RCC Members
Steel trusses are being used for both buildings and bridges. But the design principles are different for different uses. Many books are course oriented and not with a practical principles. Now an attempt has been made to gather information on ...