Table of Contents

PREFACE ; NOTATIONS/SYMBOLS ; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO REINFORCED CONCRETE ; 1.1 INTRODUCTION ; 1.1.1 BRIEF HISTORY ; 1.1.2 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF REINFORCED CONCRETE ; 1.2 CONCRETE - MAKING MATERIALS ; 1.2.1 CEMENT (PORTLAND CEMENT AND OTHER CEMENTS) ; 1.2.2 AGGREGATES ; 1.2.3 WATER ; 1.2.4 ADMIXTURES ; 1.2.5.1 CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES ; 1.2.5.2 MINERAL ADMIXTURES ; 1.3 PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE MIXES ; 1.4 HYDRATION OF CEMENT ; 1.5 TYPES OF CONCRETE ; 1.5.1 READY MIXED CONCRETE ; 1.5.2 HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE ; 1.5.2.1 SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE ; 1.5.3 STRUCTURAL LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE ; 1.5.3.1 AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE (AAC) ; 1.5.4 FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE ; 1.5.5 DUCTILE FIBER REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES (DFRCC) ; 1.5.5.1 ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES (ECC) ; 1.5.5.2 ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE (UHPC) ; 1.5.5.3 COMPACT REINFORCED COMPOSITES (CRC) ; 1.5.5.4 SIFCON AND SIMCON ; 1.5.6 FERROCEMENT ; 1.6 REINFORCING STEEL ; 1.6.1 CORROSION OF REBARS ; 1.7 CONCRETE PLACING, COMPACTING AND CURING ; 1.8 PROPERTIES OF FRESH AND HARDENED CONCRETE ; 1.8.1 WORKABILITY OF CONCRETE ; 1.8.2 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ; 1.8.2.1 CUBE AND CYLINDER TESTS ; 1.8.3 STRESS-STRAIN CHARACTERISTICS ; 1.8.4 TENSILE STRENGTH ; 1.8.5 BEARING STRENGTH ; 1.8.6 MODULUS OF ELASTICITY AND POISSON'S RATIO ; 1.8.7 STRENGTH UNDER COMBINED STRESSES ; 1.8.8 SHRINKAGE AND TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ; 1.8.9 CREEP OF CONCRETE ; 1.8.10 NON- DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ; 1.9 DURABILITY OF CONCRETE ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; REFERENCES ; CHAPTER 2 STRUCTURAL FORMS ; 2.1 BASIC STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS ; 2.2 FLOORS AND ROOF SYSTEMS ; 2.3 PRECAST CONCRETE BUILDINGS ; 2.4 LATERAL LOAD RESISTING SYSTEMS ; 2.5 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ; 2.6 SYSTEMS FOR BRIDGES ; 2.7 SHELLS AND FOLDED PLATES ; 2.8 CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES ; 2.9 CHIMNEYS AND TOWERS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; CHAPTER 3 LOADING AND LOAD COMBINATIONS ; 3.1 CHARACTERISTIC ACTIONS (LOADS) ; 3.2 DEAD LOADS ; 3.3 IMPOSED LOADS ; 3.3.1 CONSIDERATION OF SLAB LOADS ON BEAMS ; 3.3.2 CONSIDERATION OF WALL LOADS ON BEAMS ; 3.4 IMPACT LOADS ; 3.5 SNOW & ICE LOADS ; 3.6 WIND LOADS ; 3.6.1 VORTEX-SHEDDING ; 3.6.2 DYNAMIC EFFECTS ; 3.6.3 WIND EFFECTS ON TALL BUILDINGS ; 3.7 EARTHQUAKE LOADS ; 3.7.1 NATURAL FREQUENCIES ; 3.7.2 THE EQUIVALENT STATIC METHOD ; 3.7.3 RULES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR BUILDINGS IN SEISMIC AREAS ; 3.7.4 DEVICES TO REDUCE EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS ; 3.8 OTHER LOADS AND EFFECTS ; 3.8.1 FOUNDATION MOVEMENTS ; 3.8.2 THERMAL AND SHRINKAGE EFFECTS ; 3.8.2.1 SHRINKAGE AND TEMPERATURE REINFORCEMENT ; 3.8.2.2 SHRINKAGE STRIP AND SHRINKAGE COMPENSATING CONCRETE ; 3.8.3 SOIL AND HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE ; 3.8.4 ERECTION AND CONSTRUCTION LOADS ; 3.8.5 FLOOD LOADS ; 3.8.6 AXIAL SHORTENING OF COLUMNS ; 3.9 PATTERN LOADING ; 3.10 LOAD COMBINATIONS ; 3.10.1 LOAD COMBINATIONS FOR NON-ORTHOGONAL BUILDINGS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; EXERCISES ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; REFERENCES ; CHAPTER 4 THE BASIS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN ; 4.1 STEPS INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION ; 4.2 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DESIGNER ; 4.3 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ; 4.3.1 SAFETY ; 4.3.2 STABILITY ; 4.3.3 SERVICEABILITY ; 4.3.4 ECONOMY ; 4.3.5 DURABILITY ; 4.3.5.1 CURING ; 4.3.5.2 COVER ; 4.3.5.3 CONTROLLED PERMEABILITY FORMWORK (CPF) SYSTEMS ; 4.3.6 AESTHETICS ; 4.3.7 ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLINESS ; 4.3.7.1 GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE ; 4.3.8 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ; 4.3.9 DUCTILITY ; 4.4 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN ; 4.4.1 RELATIVE STIFFNESS ; 4.4.2 REDISTRIBUTION OF MOMENTS ; 4.5 CODES AND SPECIFICATIONS ; 4.6 DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES ; 4.6.1 WORKING STRESS METHOD (WSM) ; 4.6.2 ULTIMATE LOAD DESIGN (ULD) ; 4.6.3 LIMIT STATES DESIGN ; 4.6.3.1 UNCERTAINTIES IN DESIGN ; 4.6.3.2 LIMIT STATES ; 4.6.3.3 LEVELS OF RELIABILITY METHODS ; 4.6.3.4 CHARACTERISTIC LOAD AND CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH ; 4.6.4 SAMPLING AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ; 4.7 LIMIT STATES METHOD (LSM) ; 4.7.1 LIMIT STATE OF STRENGTH ; 4.7.1.1MULTIPLE SAFETY FACTOR FORMAT ; 4.7.1.2 LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN FORMAT ; 4.7.1.3 PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR FORMAT ; 4.7.2 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES ; 4.7.2.1 DEFLECTIONS AND CRACK WIDTHS ; 4.7.2.2 VIBRATION ; 4.8 DESIGN BY USING MODEL AND LOAD TESTS ; 4.9 THE STRUT-AND-TIE MODEL ; 4.10 PERFORMANCE BASED DESIGN ; SUMMARY ; EXAMPLES ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; REFERENCES ; CHAPTER 5 FLEXURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BEAMS ; 5.1 BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS IN BENDING ; 5.1.1 UNCRACKED SECTION ; 5.1.2 CRACKING MOMENT ; 5.1.3 CRACKED SECTION ; 5.1.4 YIELDING OF TENSION REINFORCEMENT AND COLLAPSE ; 5.2 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR FLEXURE ; 5.3 ANALYSIS OF SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR SECTIONS ; 5.3.1 ASSUMPTIONS MADE TO CALCULATE ULTIMATE MOMENT OF RESISTANCE ; 5.3.2 DESIGN BENDING MOMENT CAPACITY OF RECTANGULAR SECTION ; 5.3.3 BALANCED, UNDER AND OVER- REINFORCED SECTIONS ; 5.3.4 DEPTH OF NEUTRAL AXIS ; 5.3.4.1 LIMITING VALUES OF XU/D ; 5.3.5 RESISTING MOMENT STRENGTH FOR BALANCED SECTION ; 5.4 DESIGN OF SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR SECTIONS ; 5.4.1 MINIMUM DEPTH FOR GIVEN MU ; 5.4.2 LIMITING PERCENTAGE OF STEEL ; 5.4.3 FACTORS AFFECTING ULTIMATE MOMENT CAPACITY ; 5.4.4 MINIMUM TENSION REINFORCEMENT ; 5.4.5 MAXIMUM FLEXURAL STEEL ; 5.4.5.1 TENSION AND COMPRESSION CONTROLLED SECTIONS ; 5.4.6 SLENDERNESS LIMITS FOR RECTANGULAR BEAMS ; 5.4.7 GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING DIMENSIONS AND REINFORCEMENT OF BEAMS ; 5.4.8 PROCEDURE FOR PROPORTIONING A SECTION FOR GIVEN LOADS ; 5.4.9 DESIGN OF OVER-REINFORCED SECTION ; 5.4.10 DESIGN USING CHARTS AND DESIGN AIDS ; 5.5 DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS ; 5.5.1 BEHAVIOUR OF DOUBLY REINFORCED BEAMS ; 5.5.2 ANALYSIS OF DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS ; 5.5.3 LIMITING MOMENT OF RESISTANCE AND COMPRESSION STEEL ; 5.5.4 DESIGN OF DOUBLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAMS ; 5.5.5 DESIGN USING CHARTS AND DESIGN AIDS ; 5.6 FLANGED BEAMS ; 5.6.1 EFFECTIVE WIDTH OF FLANGE ; 5.6.2 BEHAVIOUR OF FLANGED BEAMS ; 5.6.3 ANALYSIS OF FLANGED BEAMS ; 5.6.4 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM STEEL ; 5.6.4.1 TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT IN FLANGE ; 5.6.4.2 FLEXURAL TENSION REINFORCEMENT ; 5.6.5 DOUBLY REINFORCED FLANGED BEAMS ; 5.6.6 DESIGN OF FLANGED BEAMS ; 5.6.6.1 FLANGED BEAM UNDER NEGATIVE MOMENT ; 5.6.6.2 FLANGED BEAM UNDER POSITIVE MOMENT ; 5.6.7 DESIGN OF FLANGED BEAMS USING CHARTS AND DESIGN AIDS ; 5.6.8 DESIGN OF L-BEAMS ; 5.7 MINIMUM FLEXURAL DUCTILITY ; 5.8 DEEP BEAMS ; 5.9 WIDE-SHALLOW BEAMS ; 5.10 HIDDEN BEAMS ; 5.11 LINTEL AND PLINTH BEAMS ; 5.12 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL AND HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE ; 5.13 FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR OF BEAMS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTION ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 6 DESIGN FOR SHEAR ; INTRODUCTION ; 6.1 BEHAVIOUR OF RC BEAMS UNDER SHEAR ; 6.1.1 BEHAVIOUR OF UNCRACKED BEAM ; 6.1.2 SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF BEAMS WITHOUT SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ; 6.1.3 TYPES OF SHEAR OR WEB REINFORCEMENT ; 6.1.4 BEHAVIOUR OF BEAMS WITH SHEAR OR WEB REINFORCEMENTS ; 6.2 SIZE EFFECT ; 6.3 MODIFIED COMPRESSION FIELD THEORY ; 6.4 DESIGN SHEAR STRENGTH OF CONCRETE IN BEAMS ; 6.4.1 FACTORS AFFECTING SHEAR STRENGTH ; 6.4.2 MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS ; 6.5. CRITICAL SECTION FOR SHEAR ; 6.5.1 ENHANCED SHEAR STRENGTH NEAR SUPPORTS ; 6.6 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ; 6.6.1 UPPER LIMIT ON AREA OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ; 6.7 DESIGN OF SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ; 6.7.1 DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR SHEAR REINFORCEMENT ; 6.7.2 DESIGN AIDS ; 6.7.3 ANCHORING OF SHEAR STIRRUPS ; 6.8 SHEAR DESIGN OF FLANGED BEAMS ; 6.9 BEAMS OF VARYING DEPTH ; 6.10 BEAMS LOCATED IN EARTHQUAKE ZONES ; 6.11 HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE AND HIGH STRENGTH STEEL ; 6.12 SHEAR STRENGTH OF MEMBERS WITH AXIAL FORCE ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 7 DESIGN FOR EFFECTIVE BOND BETWEEN CONCRETE AND STEEL ; INTRODUCTION ; 7.1 LOCAL OR FLEXURAL BOND STRESS ; 7.2 AVERAGE OR ANCHORAGE (DEVELOPMENT) BOND STRESS ; 7.3 DEVELOPMENT LENGTH ; 7.4 BOND FAILURE AND BOND STRENGTH ; 7.5 DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OF TENSION BARS ; 7.6 DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OF COMPRESSION BARS ; 7.7 EQUIVALENT DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OF HOOKS AND BENDS ; 7.8 SPLICING OF REINFORCEMENT ; EXAMPLE ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 8 DESIGN FOR MEMBERS IN TORSION ; INTRODUCTION ; 8.1 EQUILIBRIUM AND COMPATIBILITY TORSION ; 8.2 BEHAVIOR OF BEAMS IN TORSION ; 8.3 DESIGN STRENGTH IN TORSION ; 8.4 INTERACTION CURVES FOR COMBINED FLEXURE AND TORSION ; 8.5 INTERACTION CURVES FOR COMBINED SHEAR AND TORSION ; 8.6 INDIAN CODE PROVISIONS FOR DESIGN OF LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT ; 8.7 DETAILING OF TORSION STEEL ; 8.8 TORSION IN CURVED BEAMS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 9 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES: DEFLECTION AND CRACKING ; INTRODUCTION ; 9.1 DESIGN FOR LIMIT STATE OF DEFLECTION ; 9.2 EMPIRICAL METHOD OF DEFLECTION CONTROL ; 9.3 LONG- TERM DEFLECTIONS ; 9.4 EMPIRICAL METHOD OF CONTROL OF CRACKING ; 9.5 BAR SPACING RULES FOR BEAMS ; 9.6 BAR SPACING RULES FOR SLABS ; 9.7 MINIMUM STEEL FOR CRACK CONTROL ; 9.8 SLENDERNESS LIMITS FOR BEAMS FOR STABILITY ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 10 DESIGN OF ONE-WAY SLABS ; INTRODUCTION ; 10.1 ANALYSIS OF ONE-WAY SLABS USING COEFFICIENTS ; 10.2 SHEAR IN SLABS ; 10.3 DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR ONE-WAY SLABS ; 10.4 CONCENTRATED LOAD ON ONE-WAY SLABS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 11 DESIGN OF TWO-WAY SLABS ; INTRODUCTION ; 11.1 TWO-WAY ACTION OF SLABS ; 11.2 WALL AND BEAM SUPPORTED TWO-WAY SLABS ; 11.3 MOMENT IN TWO-WAY RESTRAINED SLABS ; 11.4 DETAILING OF REINFORCEMENTS ; 11.5 SHEAR FORCES IN TWO-WAY SLABS ; 11.6 PROCEDURE FOR DESIGN OF TWO-WAY SLABS ; 11.7 CONCENTRATED LOADS ON TWO-WAY SLABS ; 11.8 DESIGN OF NON-RECTANGULAR SLABS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 12 LIMIT STATE OF COLLAPSE FOR MEMBERS IN COMPRESSION ; INTRODUCTION ; 12.1 CLASSIFICATION OF COLUMNS ; 12.2 UNSUPPORTED AND EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF COLUMNS ; 12.3 SLENDERNESS LIMITS FOR COLUMNS ; 12.4 CODAL REQUIREMENTS ON MINIMUM ECCENTRICITIES AND REINFORCEMENT ; 12.5 DESIGN OF AXIALLY LOADED SHORT COLUMNS ; 12.5.1 DESIGN OF LONGITUDINAL STEEL ; 12.5.2 DESIGN OF LATERAL TIES ; 12.6 DESIGN OF SHORT COLUMNS WITH AXIAL LOAD AND UNIAXIAL BENDING ; 12.7 DESIGN OF SHORT COLUMNS WITH AXIAL LOAD AND BIAXIAL BENDING ; 12.8 SHEAR IN COLUMNS SUBJECTED TO MOMENTS ; 12.9 DESIGN OF NON-RECTANGULAR COLUMNS ; 12.10 DESIGN OF SLENDER COLUMNS BENT ABOUT BOTH AXES. ; 12.11 DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR SLENDER COLUMNS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 13 DESIGN OF FOOTING AND PILE CAPS ; INTRODUCTION ; 13.1 TYPES OF FOOTING ; 13.2 SOIL PRESSURE ON FOUNDATION ; 13.3 PROCEDURE OF INDEPENDENT FOOTINGS ; 13.3.1 PROCEDURE FOR DESIGN OF FOOTINGS ; 13.3.2 DESIGN OF SQUARE FOOTINGS ; 13.3.3 DESIGN OF RECTANGULAR FOOTINGS ; 13.3.4 DESIGN OF COMBINED FOOTINGS ; 13.3.5 DESIGN OF ECCENTRIC FOOTINGS ; 13.4 DESIGN OF COMBINED FOOTINGS ; 13.5 DESIGN OF PEDESTALS ; 13.6 DESIGN OF PILES ; 13.7 DESIGN OF PILE CAPS ; 13.8 RAFT FOUNDATION ; 13.8.1 PILED RAFT ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 14 DESIGN OF RC WALLS AND SHEAR WALLS ; INTRODUCTION ; 14.1 SLENDERNESS RATIO OF WALLS ; 14.2 DESIGN OF RC WALLS AS PER INDIAN CODE ; 14.3 PROCEDURE FOR DESIGN OF RC WALLS ; 14.4 BASEMENT WALL ; 14.5 TYPES OF RETAINING WALLS ; 14.6 EARTH PRESSURE THEORIES ; 14.7 DESIGN OF CANTILEVER RETAINING WALLS ; 14.8 DESIGN OF COUNTERFORT RETAINING WALLS. ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 15 DESIGN OF STAIRCASES ; INTRODUCTION ; 15.1 TYPES OF STAIRCASES ; 15.2 LOADS ON STAIR SLABS ; 15.3 DESIGN OF STAIR SLABS SPANNING TRANSVERSELY ; 15.4 DESIGN OF STAIR SLABS SPANNING LONGITUDINALLY ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 16 DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS ; INTRODUCTION ; 16.1 DESIGN METHODS FOR MEMBERS IN DIRECT TENSION ; 16.2 ELASTIC METHOD OF DESIGN OF TENSION MEMBERS ; 16.3 DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR DIRECT TENSION ; 16.4 DESIGN OF MEMBERS IN BENDING-TENSION ; 16.5 INTERACTION CURVES FOR BENDING AND TENSION ; 16.6 DESIGN FOR BENDING, SHEAR AND TENSION ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTION ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 17 DETAILING OF REINFORCEMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; 17.1 DETAILED STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS ; 17.2 DETAILING FOR FLEXURAL MEMBERS ; 17.3 DETAILING FOR COLUMNS ; 17.4 DETAILING OF JOINTS ; 17.5 BAR SUPPORTS AND COVER ; 17.6 DEFLECTION CONTROL ; 17.7 DETAILING FOR DUCTILITY ; CHAPTER 18 CASE STUDY OF DESIGN OF A FOUR STOREY BUILDING ; INTRODUCTION ; 18.1 DETAILED STRUCTURAL LAYOUT ; 18.2 ESTIMATION OF LOADS ; 18.3 GRAVITY LOADS ANALYSIS ; 18.4 LATERAL LOAD ANALYSIS ; 18.5 COMPARISON OF MANUAL METHOD WITH ANALYSIS USING A COMPUTER PACKAGE ; 18.6 DESIGN OF VARIOUS COMPONENTS ; 18.7 SERVICEABILITY CHECKS ; 18.8 DESIGN USING COMPUTER PROGRAMS ; 18.9 DETAILING FOR DUCTILITY ; 18.10 PREPARATION OF BAR SCHEDULE ; 18.11 MATERIAL TAKE OFF AND COST ANALYSIS ; CHAPTER 19 DESIGN OF JOINTS ; 19.1 INTRODUCTION ; 19.2 BEAM-COLUMN JOINTS ; 19.2.1 REQUIREMENTS OF BEAM-COLUMN JOINTS ; 19.2.2 DESIGN AND DETAILING OF JOINTS ; 19.2.3 CORNER JOINTS ; 19.2.4 T-JOINTS ; 19.2.5 BEAM-COLUMN JOINTS IN FRAMES ; 19.2.6 DESIGN OF BEAM-COLUMN JOINTS ; 19.2.7 ANCHORAGE OF BARS AT JOINTS ; 19.2.8 CONSTRUCTABILITY ISSUES ; 19.3 BEAM-TO-BEAM JOINTS ; 19.4 DESIGN OF CORBELS ; 19.5 DESIGN OF ANCHORS ; 19.5.1 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANCHORS ; 19.5.2 CODE PROVISIONS FOR DESIGN ; 19.5.3 STEEL STRENGTH OF ANCHOR IN TENSION ; 19.5.4 CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH OF ANCHOR IN TENSION ; 19.5.5 PULLOUT STRENGTH IN TENSION ; 19.5.6 CONCRETE SIDE-FACE BLOWOUT STRENGTH IN TENSION ; 19.5.7 FAILURE MODES IN SHEAR LOADING ; 19.5.8 STEEL STRENGTH OF ANCHOR IN SHEAR ; 19.5.9 CONCRETE BREAKOUT STRENGTH OF ANCHOR IN SHEAR ; 19.5.10 CONCRETE PRYOUT STRENGTH OF ANCHOR IN SHEAR ; 19.5.11 BOND STRENGTH OF ADHESIVE ANCHOR IN TENSION ; 19.5.12 REQUIRED STRENGTH OF ANCHORS ; 19.5.13 INTERACTION OF TENSILE AND SHEAR FORCES ; 19.5.14 SEISMIC DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ; 19.5.15 INFLUENCE OF REINFORCEMENTS TO RESIST SHEAR ; 19.5.16 REQUIRED EDGE DISTANCES AND SPACING TO PREVENT SPLITTING OF CONCRETE ; 19.6 OBTUSE ANGLED AND ACUTE ANGLED CORNERS ; EXAMPLES ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTION ; EXERCISES ; CHAPTER 20 DESIGN OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS ; 20.1 INTRODUCTION ; 20.2 EXAMPLE FRAME ; 20.3 DETAILED STRUCTURAL LAYOUTS ; 20.4 ESTIMATION OF LOADS ; 20.5 ANALYSIS OF THE STRUCTURE ; 20.6 LOAD COMBINATIONS ; 20.7 RC DESIGN USING STAAD.PRO FOR INDIAN CODES ; 20.8 SERVICEABILITY CHECKS ; 20.9 STRENGTH DESIGN OF COLUMNS ; 20.10 STRENGTH DESIGN OF BEAMS ; 20.11 DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS ; 20.12 DESIGN OF SLABS ; 20.13 STAAD.PRO INPUT FILE ; SUMMARY ; REVIEW QUESTIONS ; EXERCISES ; APPENDICES ; A. PROPERTIES OF SOILS ; B. ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF STRUCTURES ; C. DESIGN USING STRUT-AND-TIE MODEL ; D. DESIGN AIDS ; E. PRACTICAL TIPS ; REFERENCES ; INDEX

About the Author

Dr N. Subramanian is a consulting engineer living in Maryland, USA and former Chief Executive of Computer Design Consultants, Chennai. A Ph D from IIT Madras, he has 35 years of professional experience which include teaching, research, and consultancy. He has served as a consultant to several leading organizations in India and has designed several multi-storey concrete buildings, steel towers, industrial buildings, steel space frames, and structures using cold-formed steel sections. Dr Subramanian has authored several books and technical papers published in international and Indian journals and conferences. He has also been a reviewer for many Indian and international journals. He is also a fellow of several professional bodies.