Material Properties

Concrete
Concrete properties of various elements of structure are be as given
below.
Fck g E
Grade 3
Mpa ton/m Gpa
PIER CAP M40 40 2.549 31.0
PIER M50 50 2.549 33.0

Reinforcement Steel
All reinforcing steel shall be TYPE-2 High Yeild deformed bars with
the following properties.
Charecteristic yield stress = 550 Mpa
Modulus of Elasticity = 195000 Mpa
Unit Wt. of reinforcing Steel = 7.85 ton/m3

Serviceability Limit State :

Rare Combination
Max permissible Stress in = 19.2 Mpa in 28 days
Concrete 13.44 Mpa in 7 days
Max permissible tensile Stress in = 3.029 Mpa
Concrete (fctm) 2.569 Mpa in 7 days

Quasi permanent Combination

Max permissible Stress in = 18 Mpa
Concrete (0.36*fcm)
Max permissible Stress in Steel = 300 Mpa
Min (0.8*fyk , 300Mpa )

Permissible crack width wk,max = 0.2 mm