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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