Chapter 1

Design of Yield Line and Strip Methods

Yield line theory for slabs

medium • 1 min read

Virtual work and equilibrium methods for slab analysis

medium • 2 min read

Hillerborg's strip method for slab design

medium • 3 min read

Advanced design of two-way slabs and flat slabs

medium • 4 min read

Punching shear considerations in flat slabs

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 2

Design of Deep Beams and Corbels

Behavior and design of deep beams

medium • 1 min read

Strut-and-tie models (STM) concepts

medium • 2 min read

Design of corbels and brackets

medium • 3 min read

Nodes, struts, and ties dimensioning

medium • 4 min read

Detailing requirements for D-regions

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 3

Analysis and Design of Retaining Structures

Earth pressure theories review

medium • 1 min read

Design of cantilever retaining walls

medium • 2 min read

Design of counterfort retaining walls

medium • 3 min read

Design of deep foundations (pile foundations)

medium • 4 min read

Raft and combined footings design

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 4

Liquid Retaining Structures

IS: 3370 code provisions for water tanks

medium • 1 min read

Design of rectangular and circular water tanks

medium • 2 min read

Design of Intze type overhead water tanks

medium • 3 min read

Crack width calculations and watertightness

medium • 4 min read

Base slab and staging design

medium • 5 min read

Chapter 5

Design of Special Concrete Structures

Design of concrete silos and bunkers (Janssen's and Airy's theory)

medium • 1 min read

Design of RC shear walls

medium • 2 min read

Design of multi-storey frames for gravity and lateral loads

medium • 3 min read

Ductile detailing of RC structures (IS 13920)

medium • 4 min read

Grid floor systems design

medium • 5 min read