Reinforced concrete structures and steel structures follow a similar load transfer method but they differ in several factors like material, construction, load carrying capacity, durability, etc. One of the important difference is that the former uses concrete and the latter ...
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Applications of Reinforced Concrete
Applications of Reinforced Concrete is mainly due to its versatility, adaptability and resistance to fire and corrosion resulting in negligible maintenance costs.
What is Wire Chair? Its Types and Applications in Concrete Construction
What is Wire Chair? Accessories used with the placement of reinforcing mesh or mat, which elevates the mat above the surface of the formwork and keep the reinforcement mesh at their place during reinforcement bar fixing and concreting. The wire ...
How to Mitigate Human Induced Vibrations in Reinforced Concrete Structures?
Human induced vibration may create serious serviceability problems in reinforced concrete structures. There are several modern strategic projects that have suffered from such problem for instance Millennium Bridge in London-UK. The bridge suffered from lateral synchronous excitation. The bridge had ...
Types of Rebaring Equipment used for Reinforcement Cutting and Bending
Different types of rebaring equipment are used for cutting, bending and tying of reinforcement in reinforced concrete construction. These types of rebaring equipments are discussed in this article.
What is Rebaring Technique in Reinforced Concrete Construction?
Rebaring technique in reinforced concrete construction is a method for proper fabrication and placement of reinforcement bars as per the design and drawings for RCC works.
Measures to Mitigate Cracks in Reinforced Concrete Structures
There are several factors that lead to develop cracks in different elements of reinforced buildings. These cracks might lead to failure of the building in terms of serviceability design. In this article, principle techniques which can be used to mitigate ...
Reinforced Concrete Slab Design and Detailing Guide IS456: 2000
Reinforced concrete slab design and detailing guidelines for depth of slab, loads on slab, reinforcement guide for one-way and two-way slabs as per IS 456:2000 have been tried to present here. Following are the RCC Slab Design and Detailing guidelines: ...