1. Introduction (02 hrs)
1.1 Concept of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC)
1.2 Reinforcement Materials: - Suitability of steel as reinforcing material - Properties of mild steel and HYSD steel
1.3. Loading on structures as per IS: 875
2. Introduction to following methods of RCC design (02 hrs)
2.1 Working stress method
2.2 Limit state method
3. Shear and Development Length (04 hrs)
3.1 Shear as per IS:456-2000 by working stress method
i) Shear strength of concrete without shear reinforcement
ii) Maximum shear stress
iii) Shear reinforcement
4. Singly Reinforced Beam (Working stress method) (08 hrs)
4.1 Basic assumptions and stress strain curve, neutral axis, balanced, underreinforcement
and over reinforced beams, Moment of resistance for singly
reinforced beam.
4.2 Design of singly reinforced beam including sketches showing
reinforcement details
.5. Concept of Limit State Method (08 hrs)
5.1 Definitions and assumptions made in limit state of collapse (flexure)
5.2 Partial factor of safety for materials
5.3 Partial factor of safetyfor loads
5.4 Design loads
5.5 Stres block, parameters
6. Singly Reinforced beam (10 hrs)
Theory and design of singly reinforced beam by Limit State Method
7. Doubly Reinforced Beams (09 hrs)
Theory and design of simply supported doubly reinforced rectangular beam by
Limit State Method
8. Behaviour of T beam, inverted T beam, isolated T beam and ‘L’ beams (No
Numericals) (04 hrs)
9. One Way Slab (10 hrs)
Theory and design of simply supported one way slab including sketches showing
reinforcement details (plan and section) by Limit State Method..
10. Two Way Slab (10 hrs)
Theory and design of two-way simply supported slab with corners free to lift, no
provisions for torsional reinforcement by Limit State Method including sketches
showing reinforcement details (plan and two sections)
11. Axially Loaded Column (10 hrs)
11.1 Definition and classification of columns
11.2. Effective length of column,
11.3. Specifications for longitudinal and lateral reinforcement
11.4. Design of axially loaded square, rectangular and circular short columns by
Limit State Method including sketching of reinforcement(sectional
elevation and plan)
12. Prestressed Concrete (03 hrs)
12.1. Concept of pre-stressed concrete
12.2. Methods of pre-stressing : pre-tensioning and post tensioning
12.3. Advantages and disadvantages of prestressing
12.4. Losses in pre-stress