| t { \ i | | A A TEXT BOOK ON REINFORCED CONCRETE fen (LIMIT STATE DESIGN ) FOR DEGREE AND DIPLOMA. STUDENTS Cl\ A.DHTRAJLAL, 0, MLc1,FLE, GRAD. CES (LEEDS) MISTE, ‘PRINCIPAL ‘Thiagarajar Polytechnic Salem-636005 Tamilnadu. and P.RAMACHANDRAN, ve, Mis TE, V.KAR’ YAN, BE, MIST, Faculty of Civil Engineering - ‘Thiagarajar Polytechnic, Salem-636005 a Tamilnadu. Ai i | I Preface Even though a number, of text books are available on R.C.C there has been always need for a text book which fully covers the fundamental principles and design of reinforced concrete members based on Limit State Design and 18;456-1978. This book primarily meets the above requirements, Also, a good number of problems have been given as worked examples so that it will be extremely useful for the students and for tach handling the subject. ‘With rich experience of authors in teiiching the subject for more than 30 years, the book has been carefully planned and prepared to meet the exict needs of the students of Polytechnics and Engineering Colleges. ‘Acknowledgement I. \ ‘The authors are extremely grateful to the Bureau of Indian Standards which has given permission to include the clauses and tables of IS : SP : 34 (S&T) - 1987. Further reference can be made in the last edition of IS 456-1978 which is available for sale from the Office; of Bureau of Indian Standa Manak Bhavan, 9-Bahadur Zafar Marg, New Delhi-113 002 or from its Regional 56-1978 and Branch and Inspection Office at, Ahmedabad, * Bangalore, Bhopal, ° ‘Madras, Patna, Pune and Trivandrum, Bhubavaneshwar, Bombay, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kanpur, »: : Authors | 7 f hs Bi.vs S.No. ' Chapter ; Lely g dntoduction, oo eg ts Hap Principles of Limit State Design : 3. Limit State of collapse in Flexure “ae Singly Reinforced Sections ‘ 5.) | Doubly Reinforced Seétions 1) : 6. T-Beams ? Tee Shear’ i : 8.) General Design Requirements 9. Design of Beams 100" » Design of Slabs ° i, Lintel and Sunshade inna 12. Staircase 13, Columns 4. Column Bases and Footings