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L2 REINFORCED CONCRETE CE 325 : Structural Design I

Autumn 2023

STRUCTURES Instructor:
Prof. Meera Raghunandan
August 2023

REINFORCED CONCRETE
CE 325: STRUCTURAL DESIGN I
Combines the advantages of
concrete and reinforcement
Advantages
 Compressive capacity of concrete
 Tensile capacity of steel
 Wide availability of materials
 Low maintenance
 Fire resistant
 Can be molded to different shapes
Disadvantages
 Low tensile strength
 Uncertainty in final strength
 Larger sections
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BUILDING ELEMENTS

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LOAD PATH

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REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Setting up formwork Setting up reinforcement

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REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Mixing concrete Pouring Concrete

Remove formwork

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REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES

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CONCRETE COVER
Reinforcement Concrete

Section

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CONCRETE COVER

Heavy corrosion of rebars in a 4-star hotel in Chennai due to permeable or less than
nominal cover

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CONCRETE

REINFORCED
REINFORCEMENT CONCRETE

CE 325 : Structural Design I

Autumn 2023

REINFORCED CONCRETE Instructor:

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COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

▪Compressive strength (𝑓𝑐 ) is the most important (and valuable)
quantity to measure
▪Compressive strength is expressed in terms of “grade” which denotes
the “characteristic strength” of 150mm concrete cube specimens at
28 days.

150mm mould Casting Curing

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CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH
Sample test results: Characteristic Strength: 95% of test
results will have a higher strength than
this value

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