How To Calculate Cutting Length Of Bent Up Bars In Slab
Cutting Length Of Bent-Up Bars In Slab As a site engineer, you need to calculate the cutting length of bars according to the slab dimensions and give instructions to the…
Why Crank Bars Are Provided In Slab
Crank bar, also known as bent up bar is very important for slabs. It is also important for preparing a bar bending schedule. What Is Crank Bar? Different shape of…
Difference Between Pre-tensioning And Post-tensioning
Difference Between Pre-tensioning And Post-tensioning: Pre-tensioning and Post-tensioning methods are used under the pre-stressing process which has few edges over the orthodox non-stressed structures like greater span to depth ratio,…
Difference Between Working Stress Method And Limit State Method In RCC Design
Difference Between Working Stress Method And Limit State Method: The cardinal difference between Working state method (WSM) and Limit State method (LSM) is: WSM is an elastic design method whereas…
Types Of RCC Beam
What Is RCC Beam? Beam can be defined as a structural member which carries all vertical loads and resists it from bending. There are various types of materials used for…
Preparation Of Bar Bending Schedule
Bar Bending Schedule: Bar bending schedule or BBS is a list of reinforcement bars in tabular form which provides the following important details: 1. Bar mark, which indicates the right…
Design Of RCC Columns
Design Of Columns: The safe axial load carrying capacity of different types of columns can be determined as follows: 1. Short Column Having Lateral Ties Or Binders: Where σcc =…
Lap Length / Lapping Length Of Steel Bars
Lapping is very important for reinforcement usually done to increase the length of bars. In this article, I will discuss lap length of bars with examples. What Is Lap Length?…
What Is Development Length Of Bars
What Is Development Length ? The development length can be defined as the length of the bar required for transferring the stress into the concrete. In other words, development length…
Singly Reinforced Beam Design Procedure
Singly Reinforced Beam: When the area of steel is provided in tension zone only i.e the reinforcement is given only in tension zone, it will be known as singly reinforced…
Girder Design Procedure
Girder Design Procedure: The design of girder or built up beam is done by trial and error method. The section of the girder is chosen and checked for the stresses.…
R.C.C T-Beam
RCC T-beam: The beam consists of a flange and a rib in the form of a T, generally made of RC concrete or metal is known as T-beam. The top…
Combined Footing
What Is Combined Footing? A footing when used for two columns or more than two columns is called combined footing. Combined footing is mainly two types. Rectangular Combined Footing. Trapezoidal…
Isolated Column Footing Design
Isolated Column Footing Design: Generally, isolated column footing is square, rectangular or circular in shape. The upper surface of this footing may be flat i.e horizontal, stepped or sloped. The…
Causes Of Failure Of Piles
Causes Of Pile Failure: The various causes of pile failure are as following 1. When pile load is greater than the design load. 2. Poor and defective workmanship while casting…
Design Of Grillage Foundation
Grillage Foundation Design: Figure 1 demonstrates a simple design of a one tier grillage foundation for a steel stanchion. The bending moment and shear force required for the grillage beam…
Balanced, Under Reinforced And Over Reinforced Section
Balanced Section: The section in which the quantity of steel is just sufficiently provided that the concrete in compression zone and steel in tension zone reaches to their permissible stresses…
Doubly Reinforced Beam
Doubly Reinforced Beam: R.C.C beam which comprises of reinforcement both in tension zone, as well as compression zone is called doubly reinforced beam. Doubly reinforced beam is generally adopted in…
Design Procedure Of R.C.C Lintel
RCC Lintel Design Procedure: The steps of RCC lintel design (single span or continuous with a few openings) are same as the design of a simple beam. 1. The lintel…
Difference Between Primary, Secondary And Tie Beam
Difference Between Primary, Secondary, And Tie Beam: Beam is one of the most important structural parts of a building. In our previous article, we have already discussed different types of…
Reinforcement Details In Beams And Slabs
Beam Reinforcement Details: Beams are essentially provided with main reinforcement on the tension side for flexure and transverse reinforcement for shear and torsion. Tension Reinforcement: The minimum tension reinforcement is…
Methods Of Underpinning | What Is Underpinning?
What Is Underpinning? The method of providing a new foundation underneath an existing foundation without disturbing its stability is known as underpinning. Underpinning is necessarily adopted to replace a defective…
Reinforcement Details In Columns
Column Reinforcement Details: Generally, concrete columns consist of square, rectangular or circular cross sectional area. Columns are essentially required with the primary longitudinal reinforcement and lateral ties to avoid buckling…
Difference Between Singly Reinforced Beam & Doubly Reinforced Beam
Singly Reinforced Beam: The beam that is longitudinally reinforced only in tension zone, it is known as singly reinforced beam. In Such beams, the ultimate bending moment and the tension…