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ADVANCED
REINFORCED
CONCRETE
DESIGN
P.C. Varghese
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design
Advanced
Reinforced Concrete Design
SECOND EDITION
P.C. VARGHESE
Honorary Professor, Anna University, Madras
Formerly, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and
UNESCO Chief Technical Advisor, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
New Delhi-110001
2011
ADVANCED REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN, 2nd ed.
P.C. Varghese
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ISBN-978-81-203-2787-0
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To
P.C. Mathew
and
Omana Mathew
Contents
Preface xvii
Preface to the First Edition xix
Acknowledgements xxi
Introduction to IS 456 (2000) xxiii
Chapter 1 Deflection of Reinforced Concrete Beams and Slabs 1–23
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Short-term Deflection of Beams and Slabs 1
1.3 Deflection Due to Imposed Loads 2
1.4 Short-term Deflection of Beams Due to Applied Loads 3
1.5 Calculation of Deflection By IS 456 5
1.6 Calculation of Deflection by BS 8110 10
1.7 Deflection Calculation by Eurocode 11
1.8 ACI Simplified Method 14
1.9 Deflection of Continuous Beams by IS 456 14
1.10 Deflection of Cantilevers 15
1.11 Deflection of Slabs 15
References 23
Chapter 2 Estimation of Crackwidth in Reinforced Concrete Members 24–38
2.1 Introduction 24
2.2 Factors Affecting Crackwidth in Beams 24
2.3 Mechanism of Flexural Cracking 25
2.4 Calculation of Crackwidths 25
2.5 Simple Empirical Method 26
2.6 Estimation of Crackwidth in Beams by IS 456 and BS 8110 28
2.7 Shrinkage and Thermal Cracking 30
References 38
Chapter 3 Redistribution of Moments in Reinforced Concrete Beams 39–49
3.1 Introduction 39
3.2 Redistribution of Moments in a Fixed Beam 39
3.3 Positions of Points of Contraflexures 40
3.4 Conditions for Moment Redistribution 41
3.5 Final Shape of Redistributed Bending Moment Diagram 42
3.6 Moment Redistribution for a Two-span Continuous Beam 42
3.7 Advantages and Disadvantages of Moment Redistribution 43
3.8 Modification of Clear Distance between Bars in Beams
(for Limiting Crackwidth) with Redistribution 43
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