Reinforced Concrete Design by S Unnikrishna Pillai and Devdas Menon

ABOUT THE BOOK

REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

AUTHORS : S UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI AND DEVDAS MENON

PUBLISHERS : McGRAW HILL PUBLISHERS

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK

Traditionally, the study of reinforced concrete design begins directly with a chapter on materials, followed by chapters dealing with design. In this book, a departure is made from that convention. It is desirable for the student to have first an overview of the world of reinforced concrete structures, before plunging into the finer details of the subject.

Accordingly, this chapter gives a general introduction to reinforced concrete and its applications. It also explains the role of structural design in reinforced concrete construction, and outlines the various structural systems that are commonly adopted in buildings.

That concrete is a common structural material is, no doubt, well known. But, how common it is, and how much a part of our daily lives it plays, is perhaps not well known or rather, not often realised. Structural concrete is used extensively in the construction of various kinds of buildings, stadia, auditoria, pavements, bridges, piers, breakwaters, berthing structures, dams, waterways, pipes, water tanks, swimming pools, cooling towers, bunkers and silos, chimneys, communication towers, tunnels, etc. It is the most commonly used construction material, consumed at a rate of approximately one ton for every living human being. Man consumes no material except water in such tremendous quantities

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