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ReinforcedConcrete
Concreteandreinforcedconcreteareusedasbuildingmaterialsineverycountry.Inmany,includingtheUnitedStatesandCanada,reinforcedconcreteisadominantstructuralmaterialinengineeredconstruction.Theuniversalnatureofreinforcedconcreteconstructionstemsfromthewideavailabilityofreinforcingbarsandtheconstituentsofconcrete,gravel,sand,andcement,therelativelysimpleskillsrequiredinconcreteconstruction,andtheeconomyofreinforcedconcretecomparedtootherformsofconstruction.Concreteandreinforcedconcreteareusedinbridges,buildingsofallsortsundergroundstructures,watertanks,televisiontowers,offshoreoilexplorationandproductionstructures,dams,andeveninships.
Reinforcedconcretestructuresmaybecast-in-placeconcrete,constructedintheirfinallocation,ortheymaybeprecastconcreteproducedinafactoryanderectedattheconstructionsite.Concretestructuresmaybesevereandfunctionalindesign,ortheshapeandlayoutandbewhimsicalandartistic.Fewotherbuildingmaterialsoffthearchitectandengineersuchversatilityandscope.
Concreteisstrongincompressionbutweakintension.Asaresult,cracksdevelopwheneverloads,orrestrainedshrinkageoftemperaturechanges,giverisetotensilestressesinexcessofthetensilestrengthoftheconcrete.Inaplainconcretebeam,themomentsabouttheneutralaxisduetoappliedloadsareresistedbyaninternaltension-compressioncoupleinvolvingtensionintheconcrete.Suchabeamfailsverysuddenlyandcompletelywhenthefirstcrackforms.Inareinforcedconcretebeam,steelbarsareembeddedintheconcreteinsuchawaythatthetensionforcesneededformomentequilibriumaftertheconcretecrackscanbedevelopedinthebars.
Theconstructionofareinforcedconcretememberinvolvesbuildingafromofmoldintheshapeofthememberbeingbuilt.Theformmustbestrongenoughtosupportboththeweightandhydrostaticpressureofthewetconcrete,andanyforcesappliedtoitbyworkers,concretebuggies,wind,andsoon.Thereinforcementisplacedinthisformandheldinplaceduringtheconcretingoperation.Aftertheconcretehashardened,theformsareremoved.Astheformsareremoved,propsofshoresareinstalledtosupporttheweightoftheconcreteuntilithasreachedsufficientstrengthtosupporttheloadsbyitself.
Thedesignermustproportionaconcretememberforadequatestrengthtoresisttheloadsandadequatestiffnesstopreventexcessivedeflections.Inbeammustbeproportionedsothatitcanbeconstructed.Forexample,thereinforcementmustbedetailedsothatitcanbeassembledinthefield,andsincetheconcreteisplacedintheformafterthereinforcementisinplace,theconcretemustbeabletoflowaround,between,andpastthereinforcementtofillallpartsoftheformcompletely.
Thechoiceofwhetherastructureshouldbebuiltofconcrete,steel,masonry,ortimberdependsontheavailabilityofmaterialsandonanumberofvaluedecisions.Thechoiceofstructuralsystemismadebythearchitectofengineerearlyinthedesign,basedonthefollowingconsiderations:
1.Economy.Frequently,theforemostconsiderationistheoverallconstofthestructure.Thisis,ofcourse,afunctionofthecostsofthematerialsandthelabornecessarytoerectthem.Frequently,however,theoverallcostisaffectedasmuchormorebytheoverallconstructiontimesincethecontractorandownermustborroworotherwiseallocatemoneytocarryouttheconstructionandwillnotreceiveareturnonthisinvestmentuntilthebuildingisreadyforoccupancy.Inatypicallargeapartmentofcommercialproject,thecostofconstructionfinancingwillbeasignificantfractionofthetotalcost.Asaresult,financialsavingsduetorapidconstructionmaymorethanoffsetincreasedmaterialcosts.Forthisreason,anymeasuresthedesignercantaketostandardizethedesignandformingwillgenerallypayoffinreducedoverallcosts.
Inmanycasesthelong-termeconomyofthestructuremaybemoreimportantthanthefirstcost.Asaresult,maintenanceanddurabilityareimportantconsideration.
2.Suitabilityofmaterialforarchitecturalandstructuralfunction.Areinforcedconcretesystemfrequentlyallowsthedesignertocombinethearchitecturalandstructuralfunctions.Concretehastheadvantagethatitisplacedinaplasticconditionandisgiventhedesiredshapeandtexturebymeansoftheformsandthefinishingtechniques.Thisallowssuchelementsadflatplatesorothertypesofslabstoserveasload-bearingelementswhileprovidingthefinishedfloorand/orceilingsurfaces.Similarly,reinforcedconcretewallscanprovidearchitecturallyattractivesurfacesinadditiontohavingtheabilitytoresistgravity,wind,orseismicloads.Finally,thechoiceofsizeofshapeisgovernedbythedesignerandnotbytheavailabilityofstandardmanufacturedmembers.
3.Fireresistance.Thestructureinabuildingmustwithstandtheeffectsofafireandremainstandingwhilethebuildingisevacuatedandthefireisextinguished.Aconcretebuildinginherentlyhasa1-to3-hourfireratingwithoutspecialfireproofingorotherdetails.Structuralsteelortimberbuildingsmustbefireproofedtoattainsimilarfireratings.
4.Lowmaintenance.Concretemembersinherentlyrequirelessmaintenancethandostructuralsteelortimbermembers.Thisisparticularlytrueifdense,air-entrainedconcretehasbeenusedforsurfacesexposedtotheatmosphere,andifcarehasbeentakeninthedesigntoprovideadequatedrainageoffandawayfromthestructure.Specialprecautionsmustbetakenforconcreteexposedtosaltssuchasdeicingchemicals.
5.Availabilityofmaterials.Sand,gravel,cement,andconcretemixingfacilitiesareverywidelyavailable,andreinforcingsteelcanbetransportedtomostjobsitesmoreeasilythancanstructuralsteel.Asaresult,reinforcedconcreteisfrequentlyusedinremoteareas.
Ontheotherhand,thereareanumberoffactorsthatmaycauseonetoselectamaterialotherthanreinforcedconcrete.Theseinclude:
1.Lowtensilestrength.Thetensilestrengthconcreteismuchlowerthanitscompressivestrength(about1/10),andhenceconcreteissubjecttocracking.Instructuralusesthisisovercomebyusingreinforcementtocarrytensileforcesandlimitcrackwidthstowithinacceptablevalues.Unlesscareistakenindesignandconstruction,however,thesecracksmaybeunsightlyormayallowpenetrationofwater.Whenthisoccurs,waterorchemicalssuchasroaddeicingsaltsmaycausedeteriorationorstainingoftheconcrete.Specialdesigndetailsarerequiredinsuchcases.Inthecaseofwater-retainingstructures,specialdetailsand/ofprestressingarerequiredtopreventleakage.
2.Formsandshoring.Theconstructionofacast-in-placestructureinvolvesthreestepsnotencounteredintheconstructionofsteelortimberstructures.Theseare(a)theconstructionoftheforms,(b)theremovaloftheseforms,and(c)proppingorshoringthenewconcretetosupportitsweightuntilitsstrengthisadequate.Eachofthesestepsinvolveslaborand/ormaterials,whicharenotnecessarywithotherformsofconstruction.
3.Relativelylowstrengthperunitofweightforvolume.Thecompressivestrengthofconcreteisroughly5to10%thatofsteel,whileitsunitdensityisroughly30%thatofsteel.Asaresult,aconcretestructurerequiresalargervolumeandagreaterweightofmaterialthandoesacomparablesteelstructure.Asaresult,long-spanstructuresareoftenbuiltfromsteel.
4.Time-dependentvolumechanges.Bothconcreteandsteelundergo-approximatelythesameamountofthermalexpansionandcontraction.Becausethereislessmassofsteeltobeheatedorcooled,andbecausesteelisabetterconcrete,asteelstructureisgenerallyaffectedbytemperaturechangestoagreaterextentthanisaconcretestructure.Ontheotherhand,concreteundergoesfryingshrinkage,which,ifrestrained,maycausedeflectionsorcracking.Furthermore,deflectionswilltendtoincreasewithtime,possiblydoubling,duetocreepoftheconcreteundersustainedloads.
Inalmosteverybranchofcivilengineeringandarchitectureextensiveuseismadeofreinforcedconcreteforstructuresandfoundations.Engineersandarchitectsrequiresbasicknowledgeofreinforcedconcretedesignthroughouttheirprofessionalcareers.Muchofthistextisdirectlyconcernedwiththebehaviorandproportioningofcomponentsthatmakeuptypicalreinforcedconcretestructures-beams,columns,andslabs.Oncethebehavioroftheseindividualelementsisunderstood,thedesignerwillhavethebackgroundtoanalyzeanddesignawiderangeofcomplexstructures,suchasfoundations,buildings,andbridges,composedoftheseelements.
Sincereinforcedconcreteisanohomogeneousmaterialthatcreeps,shrinks,andcracks,itsstressescannotbeaccuratelypredictedbythetraditionalequationsderivedinacourseinstrengthofmaterialsforhomogeneouselasticmaterials.Muchofreinforcedconcretedesigninthereforeempirical,i.e.,designequationsanddesignmethodsarebasedonexperimentalandtime-provedresultsinsteadofbeingderivedexclusivelyfromtheoreticalformulations.
Athoroughunderstandingofthebehaviorofreinforcedconcretewillallowthedesignertoconvertanotherwisebrittlematerialintotoughductilestructuralelementsandtherebytakeadvantageofconcrete’sdesirablecharacteristics,itshighcompressivestrength,itsfireresistance,anditsdurability.
Concrete,astonelikematerial,ismadebymixingcement,water,fineaggregate(oftensand),coarseaggregate,andfrequentlyotheradditives(thatmodi