A Tutorial Book for

Design of Reinforced Concrete

Structures
(2170607)
Semester – VII

Department of Civil Engineering

G H Patel College of Engineering & Technology
Vallabh Vidyanagar
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the laboratory work in “DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE
STRUCTURES (2170607)”.

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Place: Bakrol, V. V. Nagar

Ajaysinh R. Vaghela
(Tutorial In charge) (External Examiner)

Dr. Khadeeja Priyan

(Head of Department)
 INDEX

SR. PAGE
DATE TITLE MARKS SIGNATURE
NO. NO.
1 Loading and Building Layout

2 G+3 Framed Building

3 Design of Retaining Wall

4 Design of Water Tank

5 Design of Flat Slab

Earthquake Resisting Design of
6
Building
7 Assignment 1

8 Assignment 2
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Tutorial – 1
Loading and Building Layout
1. A building of size 15 m x 15 m has 16 columns of size 450 mm x 450 mm, spaced
at 5 m c/c. Assume 230 mm thick brick masonry wall on periphery only and no
internal walls. The building has 3 stories of 4 m each. The plinth level of RCC
slab and beam is at 1.0 meter above G.L and footing is provided at 2 meter below
G.L. Consider beam size 230 mm x 600 mm in both direction and slab thickness
150 mm. Consider L.L = 4 kN/m2 and F.F = 1.0 kN/m2. The building is located in
Vadodara. Calculate nodal forces on any one internal frame using IS 875.

2. An eight storeyed building in AHMEDABAD on plane ground has 4 bay of 5m in

length and 4 bay of 4m in width. Height of each storey is 3.2m. Plot wind
pressure diagram and compute nodal force at storey level, as per provisions of IS:
875 (part- III).

3. Estimate wind forces for a water tank for the following data. Total height of tank
= 27 m, Which includes height of the supporting shaft=20 m , height of the
bottom conical portion= 2m , height of cylindrical portion = 4 m and rise of top
spherical dome= 1 m, diameter of supporting shaft= 4m and diameter of
cylindrical portion= 10 m, location is Ahmedabad, Terrain Category= II and
class= B, Ground slope= 1 vertical to 7 horizontal, hill height= 280 m, location
from crest 100 m windward, Design life 100 years.

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Tutorial – 2
G+3 Framed Building

1. Fig. 1 shows typical floor plan (layout) of building. Find load (in terms of UDL)
on beam E-F-G-H. Assume slab thickness of 120mm, Floor finish of 0.5 kN/m2
and Live load of 3.0 kN/m2. All exterior walls are of 230 mm thick and interior
wall of 115mm thick. Assume beam size of 230 x 415 mm throughout. Show also
load distribution diagram from slab to beam and design any one continuous beam.

2. Prepare a typical structural lay out for G+3 storey building having 4 bays of 5 m
in X direction and 5 bays of 4 m in Y-direction. Design a two way slab at a
typical floor with one long edge discontinuous. Floor height is 3.3 m and live load
is 3 kN/m2. Draw neat sketch of reinforcement detailing.

3. Prepare a typical structural lay out for G+3 storey building having 3 bays of 4m in
X –direction and 4 bays 0f 5 m in Y-direction. Design an interior panal. Floor
height is 3 m. Draw neat sketch of reinforcement detailing.

4. Draw a typical layout of a G+3 residential building. Prepare structural layout and
plot load distribution diagrams for typical floor. Design and detail a typical
continuous beam of the chosen building.
5. Prepare structural layout for regular residential G+3 RC building frame having 4
bays of 5 m each in X– direction and 3 bays of 4 m each in Y- direction, designate

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all the members (slabs, beams, columns) and suggest the preliminary dimensions
of RC members. For the RC frame layout as prepared above, determine the axial
load and bending moments on any one intermediate column for dead load and live
load. Mention clearly designation of selected column.
Design the intermediate column for the forces obtained.

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Tutorial – 3
Design of Retaining Wall

1. Enlist the different types of Retaining wall and explain the usefulness for each.
2. Show Forces acting on the retaining wall and explain stability criteria with checks
for cantilever retaining wall.
3. For the cantilever retaining wall of height 3.5 m, fix the basic dimensions of the
various elements. Angle of repose of soil is 350. SBC of soil is 200 kN/m2 and
density of soil is 18 kN/m3. Friction coefficient between soil and concrete is 0.55.
Do the check for Stability for sliding and overturning. Design all the components
of retaining wall.
4. Design a heel (Retaining wall) of thickness of 350 mm and length of 1.45m for
following load. Total down ward pressure = 87.8 kN/m2 Total upward pressure =
68.3 kN/m2 near connecting end and 18.4 kN/m2 at far end. Use M20 – Fe 415.
5. Perform the stability checks of cantilever retaining wall and design a heel and
perform necessary checks for the following data. Height of wall = 4 m, Unit
weight of soil = 17 kN/m3, Angle of internal friction = 300, Safe bearing capacity
= 150 kN/m2 , Coefficient of friction between base and soil = 0.55. The top
surface is horizontal behind the wall. Height of stem = 4.65m, Thickness of stem
= 200 mm at top and 350 mm at bottom. Base width = 2700 mm, Width of toe =
900 mm, Width of heel = 1450 mm, Thickness of base width = 350 mm, Depth of
foundation = 1 m, size of key = 350 x 550 mm
6. Explain the provisions of drainage to the retaining wall. Also state stability
criteria for counterfort retaining wall.
7. The counterfort retaining wall has to retain the earth with a horizontal top 4.0 m
above ground level. Density of earth is 15 kN/m3. Angle of internal friction ϕ is
30 degree. SBC of soil is 200 kN/m2. Coefficient of friction µ is 0.6. Determine
dimensions of the retaining wall. Use M20 and Fe 415. Check the stability of
wall. Design stem and draw diagram showing reinforcement details.

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Tutorial – 4
Design of Water Tank
1. Explain different types of joint in water tank.
2. The rectangular water tank rest on the ground. Length of tank = 6 m, width of
tank = 4 m & Depth of water = 3.5m. Use M30 concrete and Fe 415 grade of
steel. Design all components of water tank.
3. The circular water tank of 450 kl capacity is required to construct on the ground.
The depth of water is 4.3 m. considering flexible base, determine dimensions of
the tank. The free board is 0.2 m. Use M30 and Fe 415. Design base slab of tank.
Design tank for hoop tension and draw detailed plan and section of water tank
showing all the dimensions and reinforcements.
4. Design a circular underground water tank for 5 lacs litres capacity with flexible
base. Unit weight of soil is 17 kN/m3 and angle of internal friction is 300. Use
M30 grade of concrete.
5. Design and detail the following components of overhead circular water tank with
flat bottom and supported on ring beam having capacity of 3 laces litres water.
Assume diameter of tank 10m and thickness of top dome as 100mm with LL is of
1.0 kN/m2. Also assume width of top ring beam 200mm. Design top spherical
dome, top ring beam and cylindrical wall. Show detailing of reinforcement. Use
M25-Fe-415.
6. Fix the basic dimensions of Intze type container of an elevated water tank to store
7.5 lacs litre of water and design the top dome.

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Tutorial – 5
Design of Flat Slab

1. Explain various elements of Flat slab with neat sketches. Mention advantages &
Disadvantages of Flat slab.
2. Explain in detail: Direct design method used for flat slab.
3. Explain the check for one way shear and two way shear for flat slab with codal
provisions.
4. A 200 mm thick R.C.C. flat slab is loaded by live load of 4 KN/m2 and floor
finish load of 1 KN/m2. It is supported by 4 columns of size 300 x 400 mm,
without providing drop and column head. The columns are placed at 4.5 m x 6 m
centre to centre. Design the slab considering an interior panel. Check the slab for
shear considering an interior panel.

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Tutorial – 6
Earthquake Resisting Design of Building

1. Explain Philosophy of Earthquake resistant design. Give four virtue of good

earthquake resistant design.
2. Make critical remarks on “Effect of irregularities on performance of RC
building”.
3. Draw and detail for reinforcement for two span RC continuous beam of size 300 x
450 mm as per IS 13920.
4. Explain ductile detailing of column as per IS: 13920 with sketch.
5. Classify the methods of improving ductility in a structure.
6. An 8 storey R.C.C. building is located in Ahmedabad having 3 bays of 7.5 m in X
–direction and 3 bays of 7.5 m in Y-direction. All beams are of size 250 x 400
mm and columns of are of size 400 x 500 mm. Slab thickness is 150 mm and wall
around periphery is 120 mm thick. Find seismic weight of the building with live
load 3 KN/m2. Storey height is 3 m.

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Assignment 1

Week 1 Find a nearby building plan and identify/get structural drawings.

Week 2 Name all structural elements and identify no of elements to be design.

Week 3 Design of Slabs for the above plan/layout.

Week 4 Design of Slabs for the above plan/layout.

Week 5 Design of Beams for the above plan/layout.

Week 6 Design of Beams for the above plan/layout.

Week 7 Design of Columns for the above plan/layout.

Week 8 Design of Columns for the above plan/layout.

Week 9 Design of Footings for the above plan/layout.

Week 10 Design of Footings for the above plan/layout.

Week 11 Draw all structural detailing in Drawing Sheet

Week 12 Submission of the assignment

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Assignment 2
Sketch detail drawing with reinforcement details for following structures (in a
separate sketch book)

1) One way continuous slab

2) Two way continuous slab

3) Cantilever retaining wall

4) Counterfort retaining wall

5) Flat slab

6) All types of water tank

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