Intro | RCC | Reinforced Cement Concrete | Part I

Syllabus:

i). Different Method of Design

ii). Design of Beams, Slabs, Columns, Foundations

iii) Prestressed Concrete 

Introduction | RCC | Engineer Ji | Civil Engineering 

• Reinforced concrete, as a composite material, has occupied a special place in the modern construction of different types of structures due to its several advantages. 
• Italian architect Ponti once remarked that concrete liberated us from the rectangle. 
• Due to its flexibility in form and superiority in performance, it has replaced, to a large extent, the earlier materials like stone, timber, and steel. Further, architect's scope and imaginations have widened to a great extent due to its mouldability and monolithic city. 
• Thus, it has helped the architects and engineers to build several attractive shell forms and other curved structures. However, its role in several straight line structural forms like multi storied frames, bridges, foundations etc. is enormous.

The objective of the Design of the RCC:

• The structures so designed should have an acceptable probability of performing satisfactorily during their intended life.
• The designed structure should sustain all loads and deform within limits for construction and use.
• The designed structures should be durable.
• The designed structures should adequately resist to the effects of misuse and fire.