
Introduction to RCC Structures, Concepts of Design requirements, Balanced Moment capacity equations.
Explore balanced, under reinforced, and over reinforced sections in reinforced concrete design. Understand how neutral axis, tension in reinforcement, and concrete compression determine cross-section behavior.
Determine the ultimate moment of resistance for a rectangular doubly reinforced section by calculating steel area and neutral axis, then apply the bending capacity equation.
Analyzes the doubly reinforced beam, finds the required steel area for given details, compares design moment with balanced capacity, and designs two reinforcement types to resist the excess moment.
Learn to determine the neutral axis location in a T-beam and compute the bending capacity when the neutral axis falls in the flange, using flange and rectangular cross-section calculations.
Explore how to determine the moment carrying capacity of a T-beam when the neutral axis falls in the web or flange, using rectangular CCD equations and code-based criteria.
Design a rectangular reinforced concrete beam for shear by calculating the effective depth and nominal shear, then determine required minimum shear reinforcement and stirrup spacing.
Explore an extension of example 40 to analyze a one-way slab spanning 3.3 meters, estimating design movements and shear force. Compute self-weight, loads, effective depth, and bending moment for reinforcement.
Explore how rectangular and circular columns serve as main structural elements, analyze end restraints, calculate effective length via buckling factors, classify short vs long columns, and apply code reinforcement rules.
Classify the axial column as short or long and apply fixed end conditions to determine the effective length. Then size reinforcement to meet minimum reinforcement and ensure proper pitch distance.
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
In this course, we will cover the fundamental concepts and methods of “Design of Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements”, we will also explore design of under reinforced, balanced, over reinforced and doubly reinforced sections. Worked examples are used to illustrate behavior and design methodology of RCC structural elements. The basic structural analysis explains how to obtain the bending moment and shear force for a design.
This course has been designed to cover the key structural elements like Beams, Columns and Slabs. The design examples are covered with theoretical principles referred by the standard of IS456 with practical approaches also being demonstrated. This course illustrates the detailed explanation of serviceability, limit state concepts, minimum steel requirements, development length, concept of flexural, compression, tension, and shear behavior.
This course is suitable for engineering students and civil engineers who are exploring opportunities in civil and structural engineering career. The course refreshes the fundamental concepts of theory and core concepts of IS456. This course also is beneficial for construction industry professionals.
The Major topics covered in this course
Design Philosophy of RCC elements.
Design of Singly reinforce sections
Design of Double Reinforced beams
Design of T beams.
Design of Columns
Design of Slabs.
Design of Flexure, Shear
Design of Development length.