Contents Preface to the second edition vii Preface to the first edition viii Acknowledgements xi Copyright permissions xii List of symbols x i i i List of abbreviations , xvi I REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (IS:456-2000) 1 1 Design principles of reinforced concrete structures 3 1.1General features 3 1.2 Loads on structures 3 1.3Permissible stresses (working stress method) 4 1.4Reinforcements in structural concrete members 14 1.5Working stress method of design 17 1.6Limit state method of design 26 2 Reinforced concrete T-beam and slab-floor system 35 2.1Design example 35 2.2 Design of continuous RC slab 36 2.3Design of T-Beam 38 2.4Design of L-beam 41 Exercises 46 3 Flat-slab floor system 47 3.1Design example (interior panel) 47 3.2Design example (exterior panel) 52 Exercises 58 4Columns and footing 59 4.1Design example 59 4.2Design example 64 4.3Design example 68 Exercises 73 5 Water tanks 75 5.1Types of water tanks 75 5.2Design example (circular water tank) 76 5.3Design example (rectangular water tank) 82 5.4Design example (Intze-type overhead tank) 87 Exercises 107 6 Retaining walls 108 6.1Design example (cantilever retaining wall) 108 6.2Design example (counterfort retaining wall) 114 Exercises 122 7Staircases 124 7.1Design example 124 7.2Design example 126 Exercises 130 8 Portal frames 132 8.1Design of portal frame with hinged base 132 8.2Design of portal frame with fixed base 143 Exercises 150 9Grid or coffered floor system 152 9.1Analysis of grid floors 152 9.2Design example 154 9.3Design example 161 Exercises 165 10 Design of bridge deck systems 166 10.1 Reinforced concrete slab culvert 166 10.2 Design example 173 10.3 Design of RC T-beam bridge deck 179 Exercises 195 II STEEL STRUCTURES 197 11 Design principles . 199 11.1 Introduction 199 11.2 Methods of design 199 11.3 Riveted connections . 200 11.4 Welded connections 202 11.5 Design specifications of structural steel members , 203 12 Structural connections 242 12.1 Design example (beam-column connection) 242 12.2 Design example (beam-to-beam connection) 244 12.3 Design example (welded crane bracket connection) 245 12.4 Design example (riveted crane bracket connection) 248 Exercises 251 13 Flexural members 252 13.1 Design example (floor beams) 252 13.2 Design example (crane gantry girder) 255 Exercises 262 14 Plate girders 263 14.1 Design example (riveted plate girder) 263 14.2 Design example (welded plate girder) 274 Exercises 281 15 Steel columns 282 15.1 Design examples (single-laced column) 282 15.2 Design example (double-laced column) 286 15.3 Design example (battened column) 288 Exercises 292 16 Column base and foundations 293 16.1 Design example (slab base) 293 16.2 Design example (gusseted base) 296 16.3 Design example (grillage foundation) 297 Exercises 302 17 Roof trusses 303 17.1 Design example (steel roof truss) 303 17.2 Design example (tubular truss) 314 Exercises 329 18 Water tanks 330 18.1 Design principles o330 18.2 Design example 330 Exercises 343 19 Mill bents 344 19.1 Design principles 344 19.2 Design example (mill bent) 344 Exercises 357