REINFORCED CONCRETE

VOL. II
[ ELEMENTRY REINFORCED C O N C R E T E ]

By
Dr. H. J. Shah

Edition : 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition : 2008

ISBN : 978 - 81 - 85594 - 73 - 6
Size : 170 mm × 240 mm
Binding : Paperback with Four color Jacket Cover
Pages : 672 + 20 ` 170.00
Charotar

About the book CONTENT

This volume elucidates the designs of various types of foundation and structures like retaining 1 : DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS : FUNDAMENTALS
walls, water tanks,various typs of slabs, multi - storyed buildings formwork, detaining of 2 : ISOLATED FOOTINGS
reinforcements and elements of prestressed concrete, based on latest Indian standards mainly 3 : COMBINED FOOTINGS
using Limit State Method. A complete multi-storeyed building design example is also included. 4 : PILE FOUNDATIONS
5 : RETAINING WALLS
* Simple, lucid and easy language 6 : CIRCULAR SLABS
* Professional approach to designs 7 : FLAT SLABS
* Step-by-step treatment 8 : DOMES
* Comprehensive presentation 9 : WATER TANKS : FUNDAMENTALS
* Exposition to practical problems 10 : CIRCULAR TANKS
* Excellent detailing 11 : RECTANGULAR TANKS
12 : MULTI - STOREYED BUILDINGS : FUNDAMENTALS
This book contains : 13 : LOAD CALCULATION - II
14 : RIBBBED SLABS AND WAFFLE SLABS
* 258 Self explanatory and neat diagrams 15 : BEAMS CURVED IN PLAN
* 81 Fully solved designs/problem 16 : ELEVATED WATER TANKS
* 86 Examples for practice 17 : INTZE TANK
* 70 Useful tables 18 : MULTI -STOREYED BUILDING : DESIGN EXAMPLE
* 51 Short questions with answers. 19 : FORM WORK
20 : DETAILING OF REINFORCEMENT
It is hoped that the book will satisfy the needs of the students preparing for Degree Examinations 21 : ELEMENTS OF PRESTRESS CONCRETE
in Civil Engineering as well as for professional Examinations conducted by various Boards
of Technical Education, It should also be of an immense use to practising Civil/ Strutural
Engineers.

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Chapter 1 : DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS : Chapter 7 : FLAT SLABS
FUNDAMENTALS 7-1 Introductory
1-1 Introductory 7-2 Column and middle strips
1-2 Classification of foundations 7-3 Proportioning of flat slab elements
1-3 Aspects of soil design 7-4 Limitations of direct design method
1-4 General design considerations 7-5 Distribution of moments in slabs
7-6 Effect of pattern loading
1-5 Footing for eccentrically loaded columns Soil design
Table 7-1 MINIMUM PERMISSIBLE VALUES OF ac
1-6 Types of footings
7-7 Transfer of floor loads into columns
1-7 General design considerations 7-8 Design for shear
1-8 Concrete pedestal 7-9 Provision of reinforcement
1-9 Transfer of load at the base of column 7-10 Openings in flat slabs
Table 1-1 DEVELOPMENT LENGTHS OF COLUMN BARS 7-11 Moments in columns
Examples Table 7-2 REINFORCEMENT ALONG LONG SPAN
Chapter 2 : ISOLATED FOOTINGS Table 7-3 REINFORCEMENT ALONG SHORT SPAN
2-1 Introductory Table 7-4 REINFORCEMENT ALON LONG/SHORT SPAN
2-2 Wall footings Examples
Chapter 8 : DOMES
2-3 Axially loaded pad footing
8-1 Introductory
2-4 Axially loaded sloped footing
8-2 Stresses in domes
2-5 Eccentrically loaded footings 8-3 Formulae for forces in spherical domes
2-6 Isolated slab and beam type footing Table 8-1 COEFFICIENTS OF MERIDIONAL AND HOOP
2-7 Resistance to horizontal loads FORCES FOR SPHERICAL DOME
Examples 8-4 Design of a spherical dome
Chapter 3 : COMBINED FOOTINGS 8-5 Working stress method of design
3-1 Combined footings Table 8-2 FORCES IN DOME AT DIFFERENT ANGLE q
3-2 Strap footings 8-6 Formulae for forces in conicaldomes
3-3 Strip footings Examples
Chapter 9 : WATER TANKS : FUNDAMENTALS
Table 3-1 CALCULATIONS OF DESIGN FOR FLEXURE
9-1 Introductory
Table 3-2 THE SHEAR DESIGN CALCULATIONS 9-2 Special considerations
3-4 Raft foundation Table 9-1 PERMISSIBLE STRESSE IN STEEL REINFORCEMENT
3-5 Closure FORSTRENGTH CALCULATIONS
Examples Table 9-2 PERMISSIBLE CONCRETE STRESSES IN
Chapter 4 : PILE FOUNDATIONS CALCULATIONS ELATING TO RESISTANCE TO
4-1 Introductory CRACKING
4-2 Loads on pile groups Table 9-3 MINIMUM REINFORCEMENT FOR LIQUID
Table 4-1 TOTAL LOADS IN PILES RETAINING STRUCTURES
9-3 Members subjected to axial tension only
4-3 Soil design of a pile
Table 9-4 MINIMUM THICKNESS OF MEMBERS IN
4-4 Structural design of a pile General. Handling Stresses. Main DIRECT TENSION (UNCRACKED CONDITION)
reinforcement. Ties Spreaders (forks) 9-4 Members subjected to B.M. only
4-5 Design of a pile cap. General Table 9-5 MEMBERS IN BENDING COEFFICIENTS FOR
Examples BALANCED DESIGN
Chapter 5 : RETAINING WALLS Table 9-6 BALANCED DESIGN FACTORS FOR MEMBERS
5-1 Introductory IN BENDING FORM 20 GRADE CONCRETE MIX
5-2 Types of retaining walls 9-5 Members subjected to combined axial tension and bending moment
5-3 Earth pressure on walls Examples
5-4 Calculation of earth pressure Chapter 10 : CIRCULAR TANKS
10-1 Introductory
5-5 Earth pressure of submerged soil
10-2 Circular tanks with flexible joint at the base
5-6 Earth pressure due to surcharge 10-3 Circular tanks with restrained base and roof
5-7 Drainage of retaining walls Table 10-1 TENSION IN CIRCULAR RING WALL, FIXED BASE,
5-8 Stability requirements FREE TOP AND SUBJECT TO TRIANGULAR LOAD
5-9 Preliminary proportioning of cantilever retaining wall Table 10-2 MOMENTS IN CYLINDRICAL WALL,FIXED BASE,
5-10 Design of a cantilever retaining wall FREE TOP AND SUBJECT TO TRIANGULAR
Table 5-1 STABILITYCALCULATIONS LOAD
Table 5-2 STABILITY CALCULATIONS Table 10-3 SHEAR AT BASE OF CYLINDRICAL WALL
5-11 Counter fort wall Table 10-4 TENSION IN CIRCULAR RING WALL, HINGED
BASE, FREE TOP AND SUBJECT TO TRIANGULAR
5-12 Stability and design procedure
LOAD
Table 5-3 STABILITY CALCULATIONS
Table 10-5 MOMENTS IN CYLINDRICAL WALL, HINGED
Examples BASE, FREE TOP AND SUBJECT TO TRAPEZOIDAL
Chapter 6 : CIRCULAR SLABS LOAD
6-1 Introductory Table 10-6 REINFORCEMENT FOR HOOP TENSION
6-2 Analysis Table 10-7 REINFORCEMENT FOR BENDING MOMENT
Examples Examples
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Chapter 11 : RECTANGULAR TANKS Chapter 15 : BEAMS CURVED IN PLAN
11-1 Behaviour and design 15-1 Introductory
Examples 15-2 Circular beam
Chapter 12 : MULTI-STOREYED BUILDINGS : Table 15-1 COEFFICIENTS FOR BEAM CIRCULAR IN PLAN
FUNDAMENTALS 15-3 Circular arc fixed at ends
12-1 Framed buildings Table 15-2 VALUES OF MC/wR2 FOR CIRCULAR ARC FIXED
12-2 Loads AT ENDS AND LOADED WITH UNIFORM LOAD
12-3 Low-rise, medium rise and tall buildings 15-4 Design of beams curved in plan
12-4 Braced, unbraced and dual structures Examples
12-5 Structural layout Chapter 16 : ELEVATED WATER TANKS
12-6 Analysis 16-1 Introductory
12-7 Gravity loads analysis 16-2 Design of elevated tanks
12-8 Wind and earthquake load analysis Examples
12-9 Design of floor Chapter 17 : INTZE TANK
12-10 Analysis and design of columns 17-1 Introductory
12-11 Tie beams and ground beams 17-2 Analysis and design
12-12 Footings Table 17-1 REINFORCEMENT IN CYLINDRICAL WALL
12-13 Computer methods Table 17-2 WIND FORCES ON CONTAINER AND STAGING
12-14 Conclusion Table 17-3 CHECKING OF COLUMN DESIGN FOR WIND
Chapter 13 : LOAD CALCULATIONS - II LOADS
13-1 Introduction, Gravity Loads Examples
13-2 Determining column gravity loads Chapter 18 : MULTI-STOREYED BUILDING : DESIGN
13-3 Area method EXAMPLE
13-4 Beam reaction method 18-1 Requirements of the example
Table 13-1 COLUMN LOADS (kN) FOR CAL FLOOR 18-2 Global and local axes
13-5 Live load reduction [A] Unit load calculations
13-6 Column load calculations [B] Column gravity load calculations using beam - reaction method
Table 13-23 GRAVITY LOADS ON COLUMNS (C5, C8,C9, TABLE 18-1 COLUMN LOADS FROM TERRACE
C12) FOR DL + LL AND DL + LL + WL CASES TABLE 18-2 COLUMN LOADS FROM TYPICAL FLOOR
IN kN TABLE 18-3 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CACULATIONS FOR
Table 13-13 GRAVITY LOADS ON COUMNS (C6, C7, C10, DL + LL AND DL + LL + WL CASES — COLUMNS
C11) FOR DL + LL AND DL + LL +WL CASES C1, C4,C13, C16
IN kN TABLE 18-4 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR
Table 13-4 DL + LL FOR EARTH QUAKE CALCULATIONS DL + LL + EL CASES COLUMNS C1, C4, C13, C16
(C5, C8,C9,C12) IN kN TABLE 18-5 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CALCULA TIONS
Table 13-5 DL + LL FOR EARTHQUAKE CALCULATIONS DL+ LL AND DL + LL + WL FOR CASES —
(C6,C7, C10,C11) IN kN COLUMNS C2, C3,C14, C15 AND C5, C8, C9, C12
TABLE 18-6 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR DL
13-7 Substitute frame
+ LL + EL CASES — COLUMNS C2, C3, C14, C15
WIND LOADS
AND C5, C8,C9, C12
13-8 Wind pressure on buildings
TABLE 18-7 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR
Table 13-6 RISK COEFFICIENTS FOR DIFFEENT CLASSES
DL + LL AND DL + LL + WL CASES - COLUMNS
OF STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT WIND SPEED C6, C7, C10, C11
ZONES TABLE 18-8 COLUMN DESIGN LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR DL
Table 13-7 K2 FACTORS TO OBTAIN DESIGN WIND SPEED + LL+ EL CASES — COLUMNS C6, C7, C10, C11
VARIATION WITH HEIGHT IN DIFFEENT FOR [C] Wind load analysis
DIFFERENT CLASSES OF BUILDINGS / TABLE 18-9 DESIGN WIND PRESSURES
STRUCTURES TABLE 18-10 CALCULATION OF WIND LOAD POINT LOADS :
13-9 Wind loads on building EXTER-NAL FRAME [D] Earth quake load
Table 13-8 DESIGN WIND PRESSURES analysis
Table 13-9 CALCULATION OF WIND LOAD POINT LOADS TABLE 18-11 DISTRIBUTION OF BASE SHEAR : EARTH QUAKE
13-10 Earthquake loads LOADS : EXTERNAL FRAME
Table 13-10 BASIC HORIZONTAL SEISMIC COEFFICIENT TABLE 18-12 DISTRIBUTION OF BASE SHEAR : EARTH - QUAKE
IN DIFFERENT ZONES LOADS : INTERNAL FRAME [E] Gravity load
Table 13-11 EARTHQUAKE POINT LOADS AND SHEAR analysis [F] Design data for columns
CALCULATIONS TABLE 18-13 DESIGN DATA FOR COLUMNS C1, C4, C13 AND C16
13-11 Analysis of a frame subjected to wind or earthquake loads TABLE 18-14 DESIGN DATA FOR COLUMNS C2, C3, C14 AND C15
13-12 The portal method TABLE 18-15 DESIGN DATA FOR COLUMNS C5, C8, C9 AND C12
13-13 The cantilever method TABLE18-16 DESIGN DATA FOR COLUMNS C6, C7,C10 AND C11
13-14 Closure TABLE 18-17 FLEXURE DESIGN FOR BEAM B4 – B5 – B6
Chapter 14 : RIBBED SLABS AND WAFFLE SLABS TABLE 18-18 SHEAR DESIGN FOR BEAM B4– B5– B6 [J]
RIBBED SLABS Design of footings
14-1 Introductory TABLE 18-19 COMPARISON OF FACTORED FOUNDATION
14-2 Proportioning the dimensions LOADS
14-3 Analysis and design procedure Waffle Slabs TABLE 18-20 DESIGN OF ISOLATED SLOPED FOOTINGS
14-4 Two-way spanning ribbed slabs : Waffle slabs (M 15 CONCRETE, FE 415 STEEL) [K] Drawings
Examples 18-3 Closure
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Chapter 19 : FORM WORK Chapter 20 : DETAILING OF REINFORCEMENT
19-1 Introductory 20-1 Introduction
19-2 Requirements for good form work 20-2 General informations for drawing
20-3 Drafting
19-3 Materials for forms Table 20-1 FOOTING SCHEDULE
19-4 Choice of form work 20-4 Columns framing plan and foundation details
19-5 Loads on form work Table 20-2 COLUMN SCHEDULE
20-5 Columns details
19-6 Permissible stresses for timber 20-6 Slabs and beams details
TABLE 19-1 MINIMUM PERMISSIBLE STRESS LIMITS IN 20-7 Closure
THREE GROUPS OF STRUCTURAL TIMBERS Chapter 21 : ELEMENTS OF PRESTRESS CONCRETE
(FOR GRADE 1 MATERIAL) 21-1 Introduction
21-2 Methods of prestressing
TABLE 19-2 MODIFICATION FACTOR K1 TO ALLOW FOR 21-3 Advantages and disadvantages of prestressed concrete
CHANGE IN SLOPE OF GRAIN 21-4 Materials used for prestressed concrete
TABLE 19-3 MODIFICATION FACTOR K2 FOR CHANGE IN 21-5 Prestressing applied to rectangular beams Stress calculations
DURATION OF LOADING 21-6 Sloping tendon
21-7 Losses in prestress
19-7 Design of form work Table 21-1 RELAXATION LOSSES FOR PRESTRESSING
19-8 Shuttering for columns STEEL AT 1000c HOUSE AT 27ºC
19-9 Shuttering for beam and slab floor 21-8 Closure Questions
Examples
19-10 Practical considerations APPENDICIES
19-11 Erection of forms APPENDIXA SHORT QUESTIONS
19-12 Action prior to and during concreting APPENDIXB USEFUL TABLES
Table B-1 PROPERTIES OF ROUND BARS USED AS
19-13 Striking of forms REINFORCEMENT
Examples Table B-2 AREAS OF BARS IN SLABS

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