Design is the final step in the whole engineering process. A good design satisfies the requirements of strength and serviceability while also remaining economic to construct.
In the practical scenario, there are three main categories of stability, Stable Unstable Neutral Failure of structures may be also because of geometric instability. In the case of slender column, the slenderness or the stiffness of the column becomes more important. The capacity of material in the case of slender column is not fully utilized. …
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The column is a vertical structure that helps transfer the load from top to bottom in a framed structure. Specifically, columns transfer the compressive load from top floors, ceiling, or beam to the foundation or the beams. As we have already discussed in the previous port reinforced concrete beam is a composite section made of concrete and reinforcement. In …
When we design an axially loaded column, it is very important to consider some moments along with the axial load. As in the practical scenarios it is not possible to neglect the moment completely. According to IS 456:2000, in order to ensure the safety of column we should consider a minimum value of eccentricity. Also …
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Column is basically a vertical structure, which helps to transfer the load from top to bottom in a framed structure. Specifically columns transfer the compressive load from top floors, ceiling or beam to the foundation or to the beams. Braced column are the structural component, provided so as to resist the lateral forces. Bracing prevents …
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Column is basically a vertical structure, which helps to transfer the load from top to bottom in a framed structure. Specifically columns transfer the compressive load from top floors, ceiling or beam to the foundation or to the beams. The cross section of the column is mostly rectangular , square or circular. Sometimes we modify …
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Slenderness ratio is a geometrical parameter, defined for a compression member (column). It is the ratio of effective length and lateral dimension of the compression member. It is also a measure of the structural vulnerability to the failure of the structure. . Generally we design the columns to resist the axial compression load. Sometimes a …
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Column is basically a vertical structure, which helps to transfer the load from top to bottom in a framed structure. Specifically columns transfer the compressive load from top floors, ceiling or beam to the foundation or to the beams. The cross section of the column is mostly rectangular , square or circular. Sometimes we modify …
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Beam is one of the integral part of any structure. It is very important to check the safety of beam not only before construction but even after the construction stage. We ensure the safety of beam in the design phase by considering all the codal provisions. IS 456 : 2000 is the Indian standard code …
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When we start with the design of a structure. It is very important to consider the structures safety and serviceability. As per IS 456: 2000, the structure should be capable to resist all the different forces that comes over the complete life. The estimation of force is done by considering different load combination which is …
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Let us consider an example where a beam is initially in unstressed position. Now when a uniform bending moment is applied along the length of beam , then the beam will bend. When the beam bends the top surface of the beam is in tension and the bottom surface is in compression. So it is …
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