Detailing with concrete
Detailing with concrete
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My experience has been with structural steel, though lately I have been designing reinforce concrete elements (beams and columns.) Soon, I will be working on the design of a three storey reinforced concrete building but realized how little I know about concrete detailing/connections.
For two beams spanning into a column on opposite directions, how would you detail the connection to act as simply supported and how would you detail the connection to act as a moment frame? Are there are free references online that could be of assistance in my quest to understand concrete detailing?
Clansman
For two beams spanning into a column on opposite directions, how would you detail the connection to act as simply supported and how would you detail the connection to act as a moment frame? Are there are free references online that could be of assistance in my quest to understand concrete detailing?
Clansman






RE: Detailing with concrete
I suggest you that you discuss this with the engineer that mentors you. Also check out the ACI detailing manual, CRSI, other similar projects that your company or others have done.
RE: Detailing with concrete
Essentially this means that you will be attracting additional axial load onto the column below (from the T-cantilever effect) as well as reducing the positive moment in the beams.
There are a number of excellent texts, but if you're starting from cratch, the best IMHO would be "Reinforced Concrete Structures" by Park & Paulay. Hasn't been updated (that I know of) since 1975 and is still the authoritative text on the subject.
I stand ready to be corrected, but will be VERY surprised if I am.
Regards,
YS
B.Eng (Carleton)
Working in New Zealand, thinking of my snow covered home...
RE: Detailing with concrete
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The deflections will be excessive, the positive moment will be excessive and the negative moment will be under designed.
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dang am planning to take up nursing sometime..
am done being an engineer.. =)
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I found the following books very helpful for the design and detailing of concrete buildings:
1. Simplified Design (Iyad M. Alsamsam/Mahmoud E. Kamara), published by Portland Cement Association
2. Essential Requirements for Reinforced Concrete Buildings, published by ACI International
3. Placing Reinforcing Bars by Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
All are very practical, not overloaded with theory. The third one is actually written for iron workers and gives you a good grip on the practical side of the construction process
Hope this helps