Shear keys are designed and provided in various structures to provide resistance against lateral loads like earthquake loads and sliding forces in various structure such as bridges, retaining walls, basement of residential buildings, precast buildings and culverts, masonry wall in ...
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How Stresses are Transferred from R.C. Columns to Footings?
A proper understanding of the transfer of stresses(generated due to applied loads) from columns to the footings or piles is crucial for the design of sound footings. Factored forces and moments at the base of columns are transferred to the ...
Offset Bent Longitudinal Reinforcement in Columns and its Requirements
Offset bent longitudinal reinforcement is the bending of vertical reinforcement bars of a column (larger column) at a particular storey in order to bring the bars within the limit of a column above (smaller column), as illustrated in Fig. 1, ...
Placement of Rebar in Footings – Horizontal and Vertical Rebars
Steel reinforcement forms an important part of concrete foundations. Thus, good placement of horizontal and vertical rebars in a footing is of utmost importance as placing concrete. The placement, size, cover, tying and tolerance in steel reinforcement are considered to ...
Measures to Increase Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Structural Members
Ductility is the ability of reinforced concrete members to undergo considerable deflection prior to failure. This characteristic of reinforced concrete structural members is crucial as it provides signs of failure and prevents total collapse. This is especially significant in seismic ...
What is a Plinth Beam? Its purpose, Applications and Construction: Explained With Video
What is a Plinth Beam and its Purpose in a Building? Plinth beam is a reinforced concrete beam constructed between the wall and its foundation. Plinth beam is provided to prevent the extension or propagation of cracks from the foundation ...
Common Sources of Errors in Structural Design
There are several sources of errors in structural design and drawings. It is important to specify and explain these sources to avoid such mistakes in the design of buildings.
Functional Requirements of Floors in Building Construction
Floors in buildings provide strong level surface to support occupants, furnitures, and other equipments. There are various functional requirements of floors which are discussed in this article.