Structural Concrete brings this text fully up to date while maintaining its acclaimed easy-to-follow, logical approach.

Structural Concrete features:

• Latest coverage reflecting the ACI 318-08 code
• Seismic design chapter incorporates the latest of the International Building Code (IBC 2006)
• AASHTO method for predicting concrete creep and shrinkage
• New chapter dedicated to the design of curved beams
• SI unit examples, equivalent conversion factors from customary units to SI units, and SI unit design tables

Contents

• Structural Concrete
• Historical Background
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Reinforced Concrete
• Codes of Practice
• Design Philosophy and Concepts
• Units of Measurement
• Loads
• Safety Provisions
• Structural Concrete Elements
• Structural Concrete Design
• Accuracy of Calculations
• Concrete High-Rise Buildings

1. Properties of Reinforced Concrete

• Factors Affecting the Strength of Concrete
• Compressive Strength
• Stress-Strain Curves of Concrete
• Tensile Strength of Concrete
• Flexural Strength (Modulus of Rupture) of Concrete
• Shear Strength
• Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete
• Poisson’s Ratio
• Shear Modulus
• Modular Ratio
• Volume Changes of Concrete
• Creep
• Models for Predicting the Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete
• Unit Weight of Concrete
• Fire Resistance
• High-Performance Concrete
• Lightweight Concrete
• Fibrous Concrete
• Steel Reinforcement

2. Flexural Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams

• Assumptions
• Behavior of Simply Supported Reinforced Concrete Beam Loaded to Failure
• Types of Flexural Failure and Strain Limits
• Load Factors
• Strength-Reduction Factor
• Significance of Analysis and Design Expressions
• Equivalent Compressive Stress Distribution
• Singly Reinforced Rectangular Section in Bending
• Lower Limit or Minimum Percentage of Steel
• Adequacy of Sections
• Bundled Bars
• Sections in the Transition Region
• Rectangular Sections with Compression Reinforcement
• Analysis of T- and I-Sections
• Dimensions of Isolated T-Shaped Sections
• Inverted L-Shaped Sections
• Sections of Other Shapes
• Analysis of Sections Using Tables
• Additional Examples
• Examples Using SI Units

3. Flexural Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams

• Rectangular Sections with Reinforcement Only
• Spacing of Reinforcement and Concrete Cover
• Rectangular Sections with Compression Reinforcement
• Design of T-Sections
• Additional Examples
• Examples Using SI Units

4. Alternative Design Methods

• Load Factors
• Strength-Reduction Factor
• Rectangular Sections with Tension Reinforcement
• Rectangular Sections with Compression Reinforcement
• Design of T-Sections
• Strut and Tie Method

5. Deflection and Control of Cracking

• Deflection of Structural Concrete Members
• Instantaneous Deflection
• Long-Time Deflection
• Allowable Deflection
• Deflection Due to Combinations of Loads
• Cracks in Flexural Members
• ACI Code Requirements

6. Development Length of Reinforcing Bars

• Development of Bond Stresses
• Development Length in Tension
• Development Length in Compression
• Summary of the Computation of ld in Tension
• Critical Sections in Flexural Members
• Standard Hooks (ACI Code, Sections 12.5 and 7.1)
• Splices of Reinforcement
• Moment-Resistance Diagram (Bar Cutoff Points)

7. Shear and Diagonal Tension

• Shear Stresses in Concrete Beams
• Behavior of Beams Without Shear Reinforcement
• Moment Effect on Shear Strength
• Beams with Shear Reinforcement
• ACI Code Shear Design Requirements
• Design of Vertical Stirrups
• Design Summary
• Shear Force Due to Live Loads
• Shear Stresses in Members of Variable Depth
• Deep Flexural Members
• Examples Using SI Units

8. One-Way Slabs

• Types of Slabs
• Design of One-Way Solid Slabs
• Design Limitations According to the ACI Code
• Temperature and Shrinkage Reinforcement
• Reinforcement Details
• Distribution of Loads from One-Way Slabs to Supporting Beams
• One-Way Joist Floor System

9. Axially Loaded Columns

• Types of Columns
• Behavior of Axially Loaded Columns
• ACI Code Limitations
• Spiral Reinforcement
• Design Equations
• Axial Tension
• Long Columns

10. Members in Compression and Bending

• Design Assumptions for Columns
• Load-Moment Interaction Diagram
• Safety Provisions
• Balanced Condition-Rectangular Sections
• Column Sections Under Eccentric Loading
• Strength of Columns for Tension Failure
• Strength of Columns for Compression Failure
• Interaction Diagram Example
• Rectangular Columns with Side Bars
• Load Capacity of Circular Columns
• Analysis and Design of Columns Using Charts
• Design of Columns Under Eccentric Loading
• Biaxial Bending
• Circular Columns with Uniform Reinforcement Under Biaxial Bending
• Square and Rectangular Columns Under Biaxial Bending
• Parme Load Contour Method
• Equation of Failure Surface
• SI Examples

11. Slender Columns

• Effective Column Length (Klu)
• Effective Length Factor (K)
• Member Stiffness (EI)
• Limitation of the Slenderness Ratio (Klu /r)
• Moment-Magnifier Design Method

12. Footings

• Types of Footings
• Distribution of Soil Pressure
• Design Considerations
• Plain Concrete Footings
• Combined Footings
• Footings Under Eccentric Column Loads
• Footings Under Biaxial Moment
• Slabs on Ground
• Footings on Piles
• SI Equations

13. Retaining Walls

• Types of Retaining Walls
• Forces on Retaining Walls
• Active and Passive Soil Pressures
• Effect of Surcharge
• Friction on the Retaining Wall Base
• Stability Against Overturning
• Proportions of Retaining Walls
• Design Requirements
• Drainage
• Basement Walls

14. Design for Torsion

15. Continuous Beams and Frames

16. Design of Two-Way Slabs

17. Stairs

18. Introduction to Prestressed Concrete

19. Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

20. Beams Curved in Plan

Index

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