This book aims to provide actual methods of calculation and standard details followed by professionals in industrial projects pertaining to Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) structures backed by practical design and standard details. It covers the engineering properties of soil and types of tests, different types of concrete grades, standard notes and codes, and workout examples of piles, foundations and superstructure elements. It provides all of the standard construction details, including reinforcement arrangements, generally used for RCC works in superstructures and foundations.
Features:
- Provides the strength design calculation for foundation and settlement analysis of the founding soil together
- Discusses standard details of reinforced concrete joints and reinforcement placement
- Describes suitable types of material and selection of structure according to the nature of the founding soil and service life of the plant
- Explores standard construction details
- Includes solved problems, design and workout examples as per Indian and US standards
This book is aimed at professionals in construction, structural and civil engineering.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Soil and Foundation 3. Structural Concrete 4. Codes and Standards 5. Workout Examples by ACI and IS Code Method 6. Construction Details and Reinforcement Placement 7. Design of a Large Water Reservoir on Ground 8. Design of a Two-Story Office Building on Soft Soil
About the Author :
Ashoke Kumar Dasgupta has worked in reputed consulting engineering companies, Development Consultants Pvt Ltd (India) and The Kuljian Corporation (USA) at their design offices and construction sites in India, USA, Bangladesh, Middle Eastern countries (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait), Far east counties (China, Japan, Indonesia), and Vietnam from 1974 to 2019. His expertise lies in Structural, Civil and Foundation engineering for Power Plants and Industrial Structures.
This book is his third publication with Taylor and Francis. His previously published books are
Design of Industrial Structures: Reinforced Cement Concrete and Steel (2022) and Design of Structural Steel Joints (2024).
