This note describes
the following topics: Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, philosophy, concept and methods of
reinforced concrete design, introduction to limit state method, limit state of
collapse and limit state of serviceability, application of limit state method to
rectangular beams for flexure, shear, bond and torsion, Design of doubly
reinforced beams, design of T and L beams, design of one way and two way slabs,
design of staircases, Design of short and long columns with axial and eccentric
loadings, Design of isolated and combined column footings, Retaining walls,
various forces acting on retaining wall, stability requirement, design of
cantilever and counterfort retaining walls, Design of water tanks, design
requirements, design of tanks on ground, underground and elevated water tanks.
This note explains Guiding
principles, Sources of tension, Detailing of beams, Flexural cracking,
Restrained shrinkage cracking in slabs, Detailing of columns, Detailing of beam
column connections, Detailing of corbels, Design of corbels, Control joints,
Typical control joint locations, Alternative shrinkage strip details,
Expansion joint details, Alternative structural hinge joints at base of a column.
This note describes
the following topics: Properties of concrete and reinforcing steel, philosophy, concept and methods of
reinforced concrete design, introduction to limit state method, limit state of
collapse and limit state of serviceability, application of limit state method to
rectangular beams for flexure, shear, bond and torsion, Design of doubly
reinforced beams, design of T and L beams, design of one way and two way slabs,
design of staircases, Design of short and long columns with axial and eccentric
loadings, Design of isolated and combined column footings, Retaining walls,
various forces acting on retaining wall, stability requirement, design of
cantilever and counterfort retaining walls, Design of water tanks, design
requirements, design of tanks on ground, underground and elevated water tanks.