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Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology

Department of Civil Engineering
WELCOME TO
MY PRESENTATION

Presentation on
Reinforced Concrete Structure Design Assistant
Tool for Beginners

Under Supervision of

Presented By-

Dr. Tohur Ahmed

Md. Shahoriaz Al Mani

Professor

Roll: 100021

Department of Civil Engineering

Introduction
RCC

(Reinforced Cement Concrete) is a construction technology is

one of the most popular structure systems since the 18th century
during the Industrial Revolution. Many Civil Engineering students
are using reinforced concrete structure systems for their designs.
They should have to be careful and sincere to give an economic
design within minimum time

The

rapid development of the computer in the last decade has

resulted in rapid adoption of Computer Structural Design Software
that has now replaced the manual computation. This has greatly
reduced the complexity of the analysis and design process as well as
reducing the amount of time required to finish a project.

Reason for developing this Software

There

are civil Engineering Design or Analysis software like E-Tabs, Staad

pro, PROKON Calcpad, MULTIFRAME 4D, Struds, Sap 2000, Ansys, X
steel etc are developed for skilled users. For designing with the help these
software users must have some skills to operate these software.

Reinforced

Concrete Structure Designer is developed for beginners which

is easy to operate users do not need to have some set of skills. Design can
be completed quickly, hence saving time it will increase the efficiency of
an engineer.

Objective of the Thesis

1.

To make the design Calculation simple, easier and rapid.

2.

To develop a software for the design of several

structural element (Beam, Column, Stair, Footing)
according to the provision & procedure of the American
Concrete Institute Code (ACI 318).

3.

To get economical section without any arithmetic

mistakes.

Example:
Rectangular Beam:

Example of T beam;

Column Example:

Footing Example;

Accuracy of The Software:

Component Name

From RCSD
Calculation

From Book
Example

Percentage (%) of
Error

Rectangular Beam

As=2.3256 in^2

Nilson-14th-ex3.1
As=2.37 in^2

1.87

T-Beam

As=6.456 in^2

Nilson-14th-ex3.13
As=6.45 in^2

0.06

Column
Bi-axial

As=7.92 in^2

Nilson-14th-ex8.5
As=8 in^2

Column
Spiral

As=5.87 in^2
Dia= 19 in

Jack.McComac 9th
ex9.2
As=5.97 in^2
Dia=18 in

1.7

Footing

As=7.37 in^2
Footing dimension
9.6inch *9.6 inch

Nilson-14th-ex16.2
As=7.22 in^2
Footing dimension
9.6inch *9.6 inch

2.08

Conclusion
This

simplified reinforced concrete structure design

program for civil engineering students, based on the
American Concrete Institute Code is expected to help
engineering students to design sound concrete
structures and make the design easier.

Recommendations

Add Three Dimensional (3D) graphical output. Most students are

familiar with 3D-computer graphics such as Autodesk AutoCAD. If this
software uses the 3d graphic output, it will be really helpful to
students to understand the structure and connection between
structural members.

Adding more design modules would give high degree acceptance such
as Slab (One-way solid slab, Two-way slab), Shear wall, Pile
foundation, Mat foundation, wall footing design etc.

Different types of unit conversions can be added.

Printing the result with reinforcement details can be added.