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Designing with concrete

Designing with concrete

Designing with concrete

(OP)
I come from a mechanical engineering background and don't know anyone to ask this question.

Please point me to industry codes, books and/or guidelines relating to best practises involved in performing structural/mechanical design with *unreinforced* concrete.

RE: Designing with concrete

Which country?

RE: Designing with concrete

(OP)
Texass, USA!

RE: Designing with concrete

ACI 318-05 has a chapter, 22, on plain structural concrete. In addition, 2006 IBC Section 1909, has some limitations on its use.

RE: Designing with concrete

(OP)
Please note that I am more interested in design guidelines etc. rather than the industry codes (unless the codes define the guidelines).

I do not intend to perform any civil engineering designing where regulatory codes may have to be invoked.

RE: Designing with concrete

What are you designing? Slab on grade?  Pavement? Sidewalks?
Pretty limited outside those and it makes a difference as to which of those you want as to the approach to take.

RE: Designing with concrete

Texass, huh?  smile  OOOKKKKKK...

I, too, would have to ask the application here, as except as Ron stipulates, concrete is usually reinforced.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: Designing with concrete

Try the ACI manual of Concrete Practice and PCA guide to mix design.

RE: Designing with concrete

(OP)
Thanks to all the contributors so far.
The application is a tank or pressure vessel.

RE: Designing with concrete

For pressure vessels, forget unreinforced concrete.  Concrete is good in compression, not in tension.

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