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Reinforced Concrete Design Assistant

This Thesis Submitted to the

Department of Civil Engineering,
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology,
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING

Supervised By
Dr. Tohur Ahmed.
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering,
Rajshahi University of Engineering
& Technology.
Rajshahi-6201.

Submitted by
Md. Shahoriaz Al Mani.
Roll: 100021.

Acknowledgements

My almost gratitude to ALLAH, the Almighty without his mercy and blessing this work would
not been possible. I am grateful and would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor,
Professor Dr. Tohur Ahmed, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of
Engineering & Technology, for giving me this opportunity all his effort, time and patience in
helping me to complete this thesis. This thesis would not be possible without his guidance and
encouragement. He patiently guided me through the process of making the abstract idea and
program.
I also gradually acknowledge towards my Teachers, my friends and well-wishers who helped me
suggested me with a view to accomplishing the work.
The author acknowledges the sacrifice of parents and others of the family that has enabled him to
attain this level.

RUET, Rajshahi

Author

January, 2016

Md. Shahoriaz Al Mani

Abstract

Nowadays most of the Civil Engineering Structural problem is solved with the help of computer
because manually solving problem is not only time consuming and laborious but also it is
difficult to find out the required economical section and optimum requirement of reinforcing bar.
Reason for developing this computer program is to Building a software which is reliable for
Civil Engineers to design various structural component in simple, fast and easy to operate
without any complication. The program has four module beam, column, footing and stair. All the
design is performed as per ACI code and all the units are in FPS unit.
This computer program has been developed by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 with C sharp
(C#) programming Language.

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Acknowledgement

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Abstract

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Content

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List of Figures

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Chapter-1

Chapter-2

Introduction
1.1 General
1.2 Statement of the project
1.3 Objective of the project
1.4 Computer Software
1.5 Software Engineering
1.6 Structural Design
1.7 Structural Design Process
1.8 Engineering Design Process
1.9 Reason for developing this Software
1.10 Reason for using Visual Studio 2015 and C Sharp

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2.1 General
2.2 Safety

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2.3 Building Code Requirement for Structural Concrete

2.4 Safety Provisions of the ACI Code
2.5 Design Methods of Reinforced Concrete Structure
2.5.1 Change of Design Methods according to ACI 318 Code
2.5.2 The Working Stress Design (WSD)
2.5.3 The Ultimate Strength Design (USD)
2.6 Loads
2.6.1 Dead Load
2.6.2 Live Loads
2.6.3 Environmental Loads
2.7 Required Strength
2.8 Design Strength
2.9 Concrete Cover for Reinforcement
2.10 Selection of Bar and Bar Spacing

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Chapter-4

Chapter-5:

Review of Structural Design on the ACI Code

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3.1 Beam
3.1.1 Introduction
3.1.2 Types of Beam
3.1.3 Reinforced Concrete Beam Design Parameters
3.1.4 Design Procedure
3.2 Column
3.2.1 Introduction
3.2.2 Types of Column
3.2.3 ACI Code Safety Provision for Column
3.2.4 Behavior of Axially Loaded Column
3.2.5 Biaxial Bending
3.2.5.1 Bresler Load Contour Method
3.2.5.2 Bresler Reciprocal Method
3.2.6 Design Procedure
3.3 Footing
3.3.1 Introduction
3.3.2 Types of Footings
3.3.3 Design Consideration
3.3.4 Design Procedure
3.4 Stair
3.4.1 Introduction
3.4.2 Types of Staircases
3.4.3 Components of Stairs
3.4.4 Design Procedure

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4.1 General
4.2 Beam Module
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Beam Design Module
4.2.3 T-Beam Module
4.3 Column Module
4.2.1 Introduction
4.3.2 Column Design Module
4.4 Footing Module
4.4.1 Introduction
4.4.2 Footing Design Module
4.5 Stair Module
4.5.1 Introduction
4.5.2 Stair Design Module

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Conclusion and Recommendation

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5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendation
References
Appendix A

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Computer Program

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List of Figures
Reinforced Rectangular Beam
Common Shapes of Concrete Beam
Column Types
The Column Types Depending on Applied Load
Eccentric Loaded Conditions
ACI Safety Provisions Superimposed on Column Strength

Interaction Diagram
Fig. 3-7:
Behavior of Tied and Spiral Column
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Interaction diagram for Compression plus Biaxial Bending
Fig. 3-9:
Interaction Surfaces for the Reciprocal Load Method
Fig. 3-10: Footing Types
Fig. 3-11: Types of Staircases
Fig. 3-12: Transversely Supported Stairs
Fig. 3-13: Longitudinally Supported Stairs
Fig. 3-14: Stairs Main Components
Fig. 4-1:
Beam Design Module
Fig. 4-2:
T Beam Design Module
Fig 4-3:
Column Design module
Fig 4-4:
Footing Design Module
Fig. 4-5:
Stair Design Module

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