Structural

 

PROPERTIES OF FORCES

MAGNITUDE          the amount of force, N

DIRECTION            refers to the orientation of its path or line of action. It is usually described              
     by the angle that the line of action makes with some reference.

SENSE                    refers to the manner in which it acts along its line of action


FORCE SYSTEM

COPLANAR           all acting in a single plane of a vertical wall

PARALLEL            all having the same direction

CONCURRENT      all having their lines of action intersect at a common point.

MOMENT                                force x distance
                                moment can be about any point called CENTER OF MOMENT

MOMENT ARM      distance from center of moment to force
                                shortest or perpendicular distance from the center of moment to line of      
                                action of force.


KINDS OF LOADS

CONCENTRATED LOADS   example is a beam supporting a column

UNIFORM LOADS                 a series of uniform concentrated loads, but for 5 or           
                                               more uniformly spaced concentrated loads.

OTHER LOADS                     varying load, moment load



TYPES OF SUPPORT

                HINGED
                ROLLER
                FIXED/ RESTRAINED
TYPES OF BEAMS

SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM

SIMPLY SUPPORTED W/ OVER HANG             (OVERHANGING BEAM)

            CANTILEVER BEAM

            PROPPED CANTILEVER BEAM            (indeterminate)

            CONTINOUS BEAM




INTERNAL FORCES TYPES

TENSION                      pulls away from joint
COMPRESSION            pushes towards joint
SHEAR                         for connections

ASTM
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

ACI
AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE

According to ACI code, I the strain in concrete reaches
            0.003 (Єconc= 0.003), Є=3mm
                                                  1000
It begins to crack                                 
                                                                       
AISC
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR STEEL CONSTRUCTION

If a grade 60 steel (fy= 60ksi= 414Mpa) reaches a strain 0.0021 it begins to yield of (2.1mm)


FEATURES OF A STRAIN STRESS DIAGRAM:

STRESS- STRAIN DIAGRAM
                a graphic representation of the relationship between unit stress values and the       
   corresponding unit strains for a specific material

                1. PROPORTIONAL LIMIT  
                                maximum stress which the material springs back to the original length when                          
    the load is released

                2. ELASTIC LIMIT 
                                maximum stress below  which the material does not return to its original                    
  length but has incurred a permanent deformation we call permanent set

                3.YIELD POINT                     
                                the stress wherein the deformation increases without any increase in the load.
                                The material at some portion shows a decrease in its cross section

                4. ULTIMATE STRENGTH   
                                the maximum stress that can be attained immediately before actual failure or                            
    rupture


RUPTURE STRENGTH
                stress at which material specimen breaks

ALLOWABLE STRESS
                the maximum unit stress permitted for a material in the design of a structural member,             
   usually a fraction of the material’s elastic limit, yield strength, or ultimate strength.
                Also called ALLOWABLE UNIT STRESS, WORKING STRESS.

ELASTIC RANGE
                the range of unit stresses for which a material exhibits elastic deformation

ELASTIC DEFORMATION
                a temporary change in the dimensions or shape of a body produced by a stress     
  less         than the elastic limit of the material

BRITTLENESS
                the property of material that causes it to rupture suddenly under stress with little evident      
    deformation. Since brittle materials lack the plastic behavior of ductile materials, they      
    can give no warning of impending material

DUCTILITY
                 the property of a material that enables it to undergo plastic deformation after being   stressed  
               beyond the elastic limit and before rupturing. Ductility is a desirable property    
          of a structural material since plastic behavior is an indicator of reserve strength  and    
             can serve as a visual warning of impending failure.
ELASTICITY
                the property of a material that enables it to deform in response to an applied force and 
            to recover its original size and shape upon removal of the force

MALLEABILITY
                the ability of a material to regain and rebound to original shape when the load is released

TOUGHNESS
                the property of a material that enables it to absorb energy before rupturing, represented     
       by the area under the stress- strain curve derived from a tensile test of the material. Ductile materials are tougher than brittle materials.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
                a coefficient of elasticity of a material expressing the ratio between a unit stress and the corresponding unit strain caused by the stress, as derived from Hooke’s law and represented by the slope of the straight line portion of the stress- strain line diagram.
                Also called COEFFICIENT OF ELASTICITY, ELASTIC MODULUS

PERMANENT SET
                the inelastic strain remaining in a material after complete release of the stress producing deformation

YIELD STRENGTH
                the stress necessary to produce a specific limiting permanent set in a material,
                usually 0.2% of its original length when tested in tension. Yield strength is used to  determine the limit of usefulness of a material having a poorly defined yield point.
                Also called POOR STRESS.

STRAIN- RATE EFFECT
                the behavior an increased rate of load application can cause in normally ductile material

TEMPERATURE EFFECT
                the brittle behavior low temperatures can cause in a normally ductile material

STRESS RELAXATION
                the time- dependent decrease in stress in a constrained material under a constant load

CREEP
                the gradual permanent deformation of a body produced by a continued application of  
            stress or prolonged exposure to heat. Creep deflection in a concrete structure continues  over time and can be significantly greater than the initial elastic deflection

FATIGUE
                the weakening or failure of a material at a stress below the elastic limit when subjected  to a repeated series of stresses



STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF A36 STEEL:

Maximum allowable stress (Fv) in shear is 14.5 ksi
Maximum allowable stress (Fb) for bending is 24 ksi
Modulus of elasticity (E) is 29,000 ksi

WEIGHT:
                water= 1000 kg/ m3
                steel= 7850 kg/ m3
                concrete= 2400 kg/ m3

                weight= density x volume
                volume of cylinder= pi (diameter)2  x length
                                                                4

PROPERTIES OF A MATERIAL

TENSION
                the act of stretching or state of being pulled apart, resulting in the elongation of an   elastic body

TENSILE FORCE
                an applied force producing or tending to produce tension in an elastic body

AXIAL FORCE
                a tensile or compressive force acting along the longitudinal axis of a structural member and at the centroid of the cross section, producing axial stress without bending, torsion               or shear also called AXIAL LOAD

AXIAL STRESS
                the tensile or compressive stress that develops to resist axial force, assumed to be   normal to and uniformly distributed over the area of the cross section.
                Also called DIRECT STRESS, NORMAL TRESS

COMPRESSION
                the act of shortening or state of being pushed together, resulting in the reduction in size or volume of an elastic body

COMPRESSIVE FORCE
                an applied force producing or tending to produce compression in an elastic body

ECCENTRIC FORCE
                 force applied parallel to the longitudinal axis of a structural member but not to the centroid of the cross section, producing bending and uneven distribution of stresses in  the section.
                Also called ECCENTRIC LOAD.
STRESS-
                the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to external forces applied to it. Equal to the ratio of force to area and expressed in units of force per unit of cross-           sectional area.
                Also called UNIT STRESS.

TENSILE STRESS
                the axial stress that develops at the cross section of an elastic body to resist the collinear  tensile forces tending to elongate it.

TENSILE STRAIN
                the elongation of a unit length of material produces by a tensile stress

ELONGATION
                a measure of ductility of a material, expressed as the percentage increase in length of a test specimen after failure in tensile test

REDUCTION OF AREA
                a measure of ductility of a material, expressed as the percentage decrease in cross- sectional  area of a test specimen after rupturing in a tensile test

TENSILE STRENGTH
                the resistance of a material to longitudinal stress, measured by the minimum amount of  longitudinal stress required to rupture the material

STRAIN
                the deformation of a body under the action of an applied force. Strain is a dimensionless quantity, equal to the ratio of the change in size and shape to the original size and              shape of a stressed element.

STRAIN GAUGE
                an instrument for measuring minute deformation in a test specimen caused by tension,  
 compression, bending or twisting.
                Also called EXTENSOMETER

YOUNG’S MODULUS
                a coefficient of elasticity of material expressing the ratio of longitudinal stress to the   
 corresponding longitudinal strain caused by the strain.

POISSON’S RATIO
                the ratio of lateral strain to the corresponding longitudinal strain in an elastic body under
ongitudinal stress

COMPRESSIVE STRESS
                the axial stress that develops at the cross section of an elastic body to resist the   
collinear compressive forces tending to shorten it.





COMPRESSIVE STRAIN
                the shortening of a unit length of material produced by a compressive stress

SHEAR
                the lateral deformation produced in a body by an external force that causes one part of  
the body to slide relative to an adjacent part in a direction parallel to their plane contact.

SHEAR FORCE
                an applied force producing or tending to produce shear in the body

SHEARING FORCE
                an internal force tangenial to the surface on which it acts, developed by a body in 
response to shear, shearing in a vertical plane necessarily involves shearing in a     horizontal plane and vise versa

SHEARING STRESS
                the force per unit area developed along a section of an elastic body to resist a shear
 force.     
                Also called SHEAR STRESS, TANGENIAL STRESS

SHEARING STRAIN
                the lateral deformation developed in a body in response to shearing stresses, defined as 
the tangent of the skew angle of the deformation.

SHEAR MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
                a coefficient elasticity of a material, expressing the ratio between shearing stress and  
the corresponding shearing strain produced by the strain.
                Also called MODULUS OF RIGIDITY, MODULUS OF TORSION

BENDING
                the bowing of an elastic body as an external force is applied transversely to its length.
Bending is the structural mechanism that enables a load to be mechanism that enables   a load to be channeled in a direction perpendicular to its application.

TRANSVERSE FORCE
                a force applied perpendicular to the length of a structural member,
                producing bending and shear

TORQUE
                the moment of a force system that causes or tends to cause rotation or torsion

TORSION
                the twisting of an elastic body about its longitudinal axis caused by two equal and
 opposite torques, producing shearing stresses in the body




REINFORCED CONCRETE

EFFECTIVE LENGTH
                the depth of concrete section measured from the compression face to the centroid of the 
        tension reinforcement

COVER
                the amount of concrete required to protect steel reinforcement from fire and corrosion,     
       measured from the surface of the reinforcement to outer surface of the concrete section

BOND STRESS
                the adhesive for per unit area of contact between reinforcing bar and the surrounding       
       concrete developed at any section of a flexural member

HOOK
                a bend or curve given to develop an equivalent embedment length, used where there is    
       insufficient room to develop in adequate embedment length

STANDARD HOOK
                a 90º, 135º, 180º bend made at the end of a reinforcing bar according to standards

ANCHORAGE
                any of various means, as embedment length or hooked bars, for developing tension or     
      compression in a reinforcing bar on each side of critical section in order to prevent bond   
            failure or splitting

CRITICAL SECTION
                the section of a flexural concrete member at a point of maximum stress, a point of 
     inflection, or appoint within the span where tension bars are no longer needed to resist    stress

BALANCED SECTION
                a concrete in which the tension reinforcement theoretically reaches its specified yield        
      strength as the concrete in compression reaches its assumed ultimate strain

OVERREINFORCED SECTION
                a concrete section in which the concrete in compression reaches its assumed ultimate    
        strain before the tension reinforcement reaches its specified yield strength. This is a   dangerous condition since failure of the section could occur instantaneously without   warning

UNDERREINFORCED SECTION
                a concrete section in which the tension reinforcement reaches its specified yield    
  strength before the concrete in compression reaches its assumed ultimate strain. This is desirable  condition since failure of the section would be preceded by large deformations giving prior warning of impending collapse




BEAM

BEAM
                a rigid structural member designed to carry and transfer transverse loads across spaces  supporting elements

SPAN
                the extent of space between two supports of a structure

CLEAR SPAN
                the distance between inner faces of the support of a span

EFFECTIVE SPAN
                the center to center distance between the supports of a span

BENDING MOMENT
                an external moment tending to cause part a structure to rotate or bend, equal to the   algebraic sum of the moments about the neutral axis of the section under consideration

RESISTING MOMENT
                an internal moment equal and opposite to a bending moment, generated by a force couple to maintain equilibrium of the section being considered

DEFLECTION
                the perpendicular distance a spanning member deviates from a true course under     transverse loading, increasing with load and span, and decreasing with an increase in    the moment of inertia of the section of the modulus of elasticity of the material

NEUTRAL AXIS
                an imaginary line passing through the centroid of the cross section of a beam, other member  subject to bending, along which no bending stresses occur

BENDING STRESS
                a combination of compressive and tensile stresses developed at a cross section of structural member to resist transverse force, having a maximum value at the surface    furthest from the neutral axis

CAMBER
                a slight convex curvature intentionally built into beam, girder, or truss to compensate for an anticipated deflection
                How is camber treated in a steel truss 25 meters and longer?
                                Camber shall be approximately equal to the dead load deflection

TRANSVERSE SHEAR
                an external shear force at a cross section of a beam or other member subject to bending,  equal to the algebraic sum of transverse forces on one side of the section


VERTICAL SHEARING
                the shearing stress developed along cross section of a beam to resist transverse shear,   
       having a maximum value at the neutral axis and decreasing nonlinearly toward the outer    faces

HORIZONTAL SHEARING
                the shearing stress developed to prevent slippage along longitudinal planes of a beam  
         under transverse loading, equal to any point to the vertical shearing stress at that point.         
    Also called LONGITUDINAL SHEARING STRESS

FLEXURE FORMULA
                a formula defining the relationship between bending moment, bending stress, and the        
     cross sectional properties of a beam. Bending stress is directly proportional to bending    
      moment  and inversely proportional to the moment of inertia of a beam section.

MOMENT OF INERTIA
                the sum of the products of each element of an area and the square of its distance from a      
    coplanar axis of rotation. Moment of inertia is a geometric property that indicates how       
     the cross sectional area of structural member is distributed and does not reflect the            
     intrinsic physical properties of a material

SECTION MODULUS
                a geometric property of a cross section, defined as the moment of inertia of the section       
    divided by the distance from the neutral axis to the most remote surface.

LATERAL BUCKLING
                the buckling of a structural member induced by compressive stresses acting on slender    
       portion insufficiently rigid in the lateral direction

STRESS TRAJECTORIES
                lines depicting the direction but not the magnitude of the principal stresses in a beam

SHEAR DIAGRAM
                a graphic representation of the variation in magnitude of the external shears present in a   
     structure for a given set of transverse loads and support conditions concentrated loads       
   produce external shears which are constant in magnitude between the loads uniformly      
           distributed loads produce linearly varying shears

MOMENT DIAGRAM
                a graphic representation of the variation in magnitude of the bending moment present in    
     a structure for a given set of transverse load and support conditions. The overall deflected      
          shape of a structure subject to bending can often be inferred from the shape         
        of its moment diagram

CONCENTRATED LOADS
                produce bending moments which vary linearly between loads

UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS
                produce parabolically varying moments

POSITIVE SHEAR
                a net resultant of shear forces that acts vertically upward on the left part of the structure    
        being considered

NEGATIVE SHEAR
                a net resultant of shear forces that act vertically downward on the left part of the structure     
            being considered

POSITIVE MOMENT
                a bending moment that produces moment that produces a concave curvature at a section of  a structure

INFLECTION POINT
                a point at which a structure changes curvature from convex to concave or vise versa as  
         it deflects under a transverse load: theoretically an internal hinge and therefore a point of zero moment

NEGATIVE MOMENT
                a bending moment that produces a convex curvature at a section of a structure

SIMPLE BEAM
                a beam resisting on simple supports at both ends which are free to rotate and have no   
          moment resistance. As with any statistically determinate structure, the values of all  reactions, shears, and moments for a simple beam are independent of its cross sectional shape and material

CANTILEVER BEAM
                a projecting beam supported at only one fixed end

CANTILEVER
                a beam or other rigid structural member extending beyond a fulcrum and supported by a     
     balancing member or a downward force behind the fulcrum

OVERHANGING BEAM
                a simple beam extending beyond one of its supports. The overhanging reduces the          
       positive moment at midspan while developing a negative moment at the base of the cantilever over the support

FIXED END BEAM
                a beam having both ends restrained against translation and rotation. The fixed ends    
            transfer bending stresses, increase the rigidity of the beam and reduces its maximum   deflection






CONTINUOUS BEAM
                a beam extending over more than 2 supports in order to develop greater rigidity and          
      smaller moments than a series of simple beams having similar spans and loading. Both                fixed end                and continuous beams are indeterminate structures for which the values of all            reactions, shears and moments are dependent not only on span and loading but also on       cross sectional shape and material

HAUNCH
                the part of a beam that is thickened or deepened to develop greater moment resistance.           The efficiency of a beam can be increased by shaping its length in response to the           moment and shear values which typically vary along its longitudinal axis

SUSPENDED SPAN
                a simple beam supported by the cantilevers of two adjoining spans with pinned        construction joints at points of zero moment. Also called hung span

EFFECTIVE LENGTH
                the distance between inflection points in the span of a fixed end or continuous beam,              equivalent in nature to the actual length of simply supported beam





COLUMN


COLUMN
                a relatively slender structural member designed primarily to support axial, compressive            loads, applied at the member ends.


POST
                a stiff vertical support especially a wooden column in timber framing


BUCKLING
                the sudden lateral or torsional instability of a slender structural member induced by the            action of a compressive load. Buckling can occur well before the yield stress of the      material is reached


BUCKLING
                the axial load at which a column begins to deflect laterally and becomes unsuitable.


CRITICAL BUCKLING LOAD
                the maximum axial load that can theoretically be applied to a column without causing it            to buckle. The critical buckling load for a column is inversely proportional to the square                 of its effective length and directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity of the material                 and to the moment of inertia of the cross section.
                Also called EULER BUCKLING LOAD


BIFURCATION
                the critical point at which a column carrying its critical buckling load, may either buckle            or remain undeflected. The column is therefore in a state of neutral equilibrium


CRITICAL BUCKLING STRESS
                the critical buckling load for a column divided by the area of its cross section


SLENDERNESS RATIO
                the ratio of the effective length of a column to its least ratio of gyration
                The higher the slenderness ratio, the lower is the critical stress that will cause buckling.          A primary objective               in the design of a column is to reduce its slenderness ratio by              minimizing its effective length or maximizing its effective length or maximizing the radius                 of gyration of its cross section



RADIUS OF GYRATION
                the radial distance from any axis to a point at which the mass of a body could be       concentrated without altering the moment of inertia of the body about that axis. For a        structural section, the radius of gyration is equal to the square root of the quotient of the          moment of inertia and the area
                The higher the radius of gyration of a structural section, the more resistant the section is         to buckling. In determining the cross- sectional shape of a column, the objective is to                providethe necessary radius of gyration about the different axes. For an asymmetrical                 cross section, buckling will tend to occur about the weaker axis or in the direction of the          least dimension


LONG COLUMN
                a slender column subject to failure by buckling rather than by crushing


SHORT COLUMN
                a thick column subject to failure by crushing rather than by buckling. Failure occurs when the                direct stress from an axial load exceeds the compressive strength of the          material available in the cross section. An eccentric load, however, can produce bending        and result in uneven stress distribution in the section


INTERMEDIATE COLUMN
                a column having a mode of failure between that a short column and a long column, often         party inelastic by crushing and partly elastic by buckling


ECCENTRICITY
                The amount by which an axis deviates from another parallel axis.


P-DELTA EFFECT
                An additional moment developed in a structural member as its longitudinal axis deviates          from the line of action of a compressive force equal to the product of the load and the   member deflection at any point.


MIDDLE THIRD RULE
                The proposition that a compressive load should be located within the middle third of a            horizontal section of a column or wall to prevent tensile stresses from developing in the               section.


EFFECTIVE LENGTH
                The distance between inflection points in a column subject to buckling load. When this           portion of a column buckles the entire column falls.



COMBINED STRESSES
                A set of tensile and compressive stresses resulting from the superposition of axial and            bending stresses at a cross section of a structural member, acting in the same direction                and equal at any point to their algebraic sum.


KERN
                The central area of any horizontal section of a column or wall within which the resultant           of all compressive loads must pass if only compressive stresses are to be applied             beyond this area will cause tensile stresses to develop in the section. Also called kern             area.


KERN POINT
                A point on either side of the centroidal axis of a horizontal column or wall section     defining the limits of the kern area.


LATERAL BRACING
                the bracing of a column or other compression member to reduce its effective length.                 Lateral bracing is most effective when the bracing pattern occurs in more than one           plane.



UNBRACED LENGTH
                the distance between the points at which a structural member is braced against buckling          in a direction normal to its length.


EFFECTIVE LENGTH FACTOR
                a coefficient for modifying the actual length of a column according to its end conditions          in order to determine its effective length. Fixing both ends of a long column reduces its                 effective length by half and increases its load-carrying capacity by a factor of 4.


TRUSS

METHOD OF SECTIONS
                a method of determining member forces in a truss by considering the equilibrium of any           portion of the truss assembly.


METHOD OF JOINTS
                a method for determining member forces in a truss by considering the equilibrium of the          various joints idealized as points in free body diagrams

DEFINITION OF TERMS

ACTIVE EARTH PRESSURE
                a soil pressure acting on any structure that will tend to push the structure wherein the               structure or a wall tends to move away from the soil

ACCELEROGRAPH
                is an instrument which measures the velocity and acceleration of an earthquake in the             ground

ANCHOR BOLTS
                a round, steel bolt embedded in concrete or masonry used to hold down machinery,                steel columns or beam casting, shock beam plates and engine heads

BALANCED DESIGN
                is one which both the concrete and the steel are so proportioned as to work to their full           working stresses when the member carries its full allowable load

BATTER PILES
                are piles at an inclination to resist forces that are not critical. This is also known as brace        pile or spur pile

BEARING WALL SYSTEM
                a structural system without a complete vertical load carrying space frame

BENDING MOMENT
                is the algebraic sum of the moments of the forces acting on either side of the section of           a beam about an axis through the center of the gravity of the section

BORED PILE (bearing pile)
                a concrete pile which concreted either with a casing or without a casing at its permanent         location. This is a cast in place pile

CAISSON
                a watertight, cylindrical or rectangular chamber used to in under water construction to              protect workers from water pressure and soil collapse

CEMENT GUN
                is an ejector operated by compressed air to force gunite into cavities or cracks in rocks           or cement works

CHUTE
                is an open-top through which bulk materials are conveyed and by gravity

COFFER DAM
                a temporary dam- like structure constructed which excludes water from the site of the                foundation during its excavation and construction

CONSTRUCTION JOINT
                the vertical or horizontal face in a concrete structure where concreting has been stopped        and continued later

COLD JOINT
                formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch o f concrete is placed

CREEP
                he tendency of most material to move or deform over time under a constant load The               amount of movement varies enormously depending upon the material. The area that is highly stressed will move the most. The movement causes stresses to be redistributed.

COUNTER (inner in retaining wall)
                a cantilever wall that is reinforced with a masonry structure extending upward from the             foundation or from the inner face of the retaining wall to provide additional resistance to             thrust and are placed at regular intervals. (Buttress if outer)

COFFER DAM
                a temporary watertight enclosure around an area of water or water bearing soil, in which          construction is to take place, bearing on a stable statum at or above the foundation level   of new construction. The water is pumped from within to permit free access to the area

DIAPHRAGM
                a horizontal or nearly horizontal system including horizontal bracing system, that act to           transmit lateral forces to the vertical resisting elements

DIAPHRAGM STRUT
                a structural member of a horizontal bracing system that takes axial tension or             compression. It is parallel to the applied load that collects and transfers shear to the      vertical resisting elements or distributive loads within the horizontal bracing system

DIVING BELL
                a watertight bell- shaped steel chamber which can be lowered to or raised from a fresh             or seawater bed crane. It is opened at the bottom and filled with compressed air so that   men can prepare foundations and undertake similar construction work under water.

DOWEL
                a short steel bar extending from one concrete element to another as for instance a    concrete                 foundation to a concrete column. It may or may not transfer direct stress

DRIFT BOLT
                is a long pin of steel or wood, made with or without the head, driven through the timber           and into an adjacent timber to hold them together and to transmit stresses

EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION
                a joint designed to take expansion and contraction
                the designed break in a structure to allow for the drying and temperature shrinkage of              concrete, brickwork of similar material, thereby preventing the formation of harmful      cracks
FATIGUE
                is a phenomenon of failure under repeated stresses. A fact, based experience and    experiments, is well known that stresses which are applied to a body a few times without                 causing apparent structure injury may, if applied repeatedly or causing a great number             of times, causes failure

GUNITE 
                is a rich cement mortar which is applied by spraying under high air pressure

GRADE BEAM
                a concrete beam placed directly on the ground to provide foundation for the              superstructure

GRANOLITHIC FINISH
                a surface layer or granolithic concrete which maybe laid on a base of either fresh or                 hardened concrete

GRILLAGE
                is a footing which consist of steel beams arranged to distribute a concentrated load to             the supporting masonry or soil

DISTRIBUTION OF HORIZONTAL SHEAR
                design analysis requirement, considered as the basis for the structural design of      structures where the total lateral forces are distributed to the various vertical        elements of the lateral force resisting system in proportion to their rigidities               considering the rigidity of the horizontal    bracing system or diaphragm

HYBRID STEEL GIRDER
                is a fabricated metal beam composed of flanges with a material of a specified minimum             yield strength different from that of the web plate

INTENSITY
                the measure of the damage level of an earthquake (subjective to visual assessment)

INFLECTION POINT
                a point in the moment diagram where it changes from positive to negative moment of               vise versa and the value of the moment at this point is zero




JETTING
                a method of driving piles or well points into the sand in the situations where a pile   hammer might not be suitable owing to the risk of damage by vibration to the piles of     adjacent                 buildings.

LINTEL BEAM
                a beam especially provided over an opening for a door, window, to carry the wall over            the opening
MAGNITUDE
                the measure of the energy released by an earthquake (measured by instrument)

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
                is the constant which, within the proportional limit, express ratio between the unit stress          to the unit strain. It is the measure of the relative abilities of the different materials of       construction to resist deformation under stress within proportional limit

MODULUS OF RESILIENCE
                is a measure of the capacity of the material to absorb energy without danger of being                permanently deformed

MOMENT OF RESITANCE
                is the internal resisting moment of a beam. It is opposite in sense to the bending       moment but of the same magnitude

MORTAR
                is a mixture, composed of one part of Portland cement and one part of clean sand, used          as a filter

MULLION              
                is a vertical member between two portions of window sash usually designed to resist                wind load and not vertical load. It is different from muntin, which is smaller member                 which separates the panels of glass within the whole sash.

NON- BEARING WALL
                is wall that carries no load other than its own weight

ORTHOGONAL EFFECT
                the effect on the structure due to extreme lateral  (earthquake) motions acting in         directions other than parallel to the direction to the direction of resistance under               consideration

PARTY WALL       
                is a wall used or adopted for joint service between two buildings

PLASTER CEMENT FINISH
                a mixture of Portland cement, with water and sand applied to surfaces such as walls                 ceilings in a plastic state, later it sets to form a hard surface

POINTING
                in masonry, the final treatment of joints by the troweling of mortar or putty like filler into            joints

PORTAL METHOD
                method of analyzing indeterminate modular building frames by assuming hinges at the            center of beam spans and column heights or the interior column carries twice as much     shear as the exterior column

PORTLAND CEMENT
                is the product obtained by finely pulverizing clinker produced by calcining to incipient            fusion an intimate and properly proportioned mixture of argillaceous and calcareous      materials with no additions subsequent to calcinations except water and calcined or                 uncalcined gypsum

PROPORTIONAL LIMIT
                is the highest unit stress for which the deformation of a body is proportional to the   stress. Beyond this point, permanent deformation occurs

REDUNDANT MEMBER
                is any framed structure or truss, is one which maybe omitted in the structure without affect in the possibility of analyzing the frame or truss by ordinary static method of       computations such               as the counter diagonal truss

RIP-RAP
                consist of rough stones of various placed compactly or irregularly to prevent scour by             water and protect material which maybe washed out by the water

SAGROD
                structural member in the steel truss framing that counteracts forces in compression   because of high probability of the purlins to deflect and bend down during purlin              installation.

SAND DRAIN
                it is provided to help in the compaction of natural soil which provide channels through           which water can escape much more rapidly then through the clay itself. The weight of            the drain itself helps in the compaction.

SHEAR WALL
                a wall designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of a wall

SOFFIT   is the concave surface of an arch

SPANDREL BEAM
                is a beam from column to column, carrying an exterior wall in a skeleton building

STIFFNESS RATIO (K)
                in moment distribution method- (as used in analysis of indeterminate structures) is the             ratio of moment of inertia of the cross section of its length

STRESS
                is the cohesive force in a body, which resists the tendency of an external force to     change the shape of the body

STRAIN OR DEFORMATION
                is the change in the shape of any material when subjected to the action force


TIE BAR
                a deformed bar, embedded in a concrete construction at a joint and designed to hold a           butting edges together, not designed for direct load transfer

TORSION OR MOMENT OF INERTIA
                is a quality which measures the resistance of the mass to being revolved about a line

TRANSFORMED SECTION
                is one in which the flexural steel is conceived to be replaced by large area of imaginary           concrete which can take tension. This gives a homogeneous section of concrete to   which ordinary beam analysis may be applied

TREMIE
                is a watertight pipe 300 mm to 600 mm in diameter with a flared top used in depositing              concrete under water

UNDERPINNING
                is an art of placing new foundation under old foundation

VIBRATOR
                is an oscillating power operated machine used to agitate fresh concrete so as to       eliminate                 gross voids including entrapped air and to produce intimate contact with form    surfaces and embedded materials

VOID- CEMENT RATIO
                is the ratio of volume of air plus water to the volume cement

WALL FOOTING
                a continuous type of spread footing the supports vertical load, the weight of the wall                itself and                the weight of the footing

WATER CEMENT RATIO
                the ration of the amount of water, to the amount of cement in a concrete or mortar      mixture

WEB CRIPPLING
                local failure of a thin web plate of a steel beam or girder in the immediate vicinity of a                concentrated load


ASD
ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN

LRFD
LOAD RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN



SEISMIC DESIGN PROVISION

ARTIFICIAL RIGIDITY
                will cause torsion (twisting)

BASE
                is the level at which the earthquake motions are considered to be imparted to the      structure

BASE SHEAR
                is the total designed lateral force or shear at the base of the structure

BEARING WALL SYSTEM (shear type)
                is a structural system without a complete vertical load carrying space frame

BOUNDARY ELEMENT
                is an element at edges of opening or at the perimeters of shear walls or diaphragm

BRACED FRAME
                is an essentially vertical truss system of the concentric or eccentric type which is      provided to resist lateral forces

BUILDING FRAME SYSTEM
                is an essentially complete space frame which provides supports for gravity loads

CONCENTRIC BRACED FRAME
                is a braced frame in which the members are subjected primarily to axial forces

COLLECTOR
                is a member or an element provided to transfer lateral forces from a portion of a         structure to the vertical elements of the lateral force resisting system

DIAPHRAGM
                is a horizontal or nearly horizontal system (including horizontal bracing system) acting to       transmit lateral forces to the vertical resisting elements

DIAPHRAGM STRUT
                also known as tie or collector, is the element of a diaphragm parallel to the applied load          which collects and transfer diaphragm shear to the vertical resisting elements or         distribute                loads within the diaphragm. Such members may also take axial tension or                 compression.

DIAPHRAGM CHORD
                is the boundary element of a diaphragm or a shear wall which is assumed to take axial             stresses analogous to the flanges of the beam



DUAL SYSTEM
                is a combination of a Special or Intermediate Moment Resisting Space Frame and     Shearwalls or Braced Frame

ESSENTIAL FACILITIES
                are those structures which are necessary for emergency post- earthquake operations

FLEXIBLE ELEMENT
                an element or system is one whose deformation under lateral load significantly larger              than adjoining parts of the system

HARMONIC MOTION
                the coincidence of the natural period of structural with the dominant frequency in the               ground

MOMENT RESISTING FRAME
                is a space frame in which the members and joints are capable of resisting forces       primarily by flexure

ORTHOGONAL EFFECT
                is the effect of the structure due to earthquake motions acting in directions other than               parallel to the direction of resistance under consideration

P- DELTA EFFECT
                is the secondary effect on shears and moments of frame members induced by the     vertical loads acting on the laterally displaced building frame

PERT-CPM
PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW TECHNIQUE- CRITICAL PATH METHOD
                it is a presentation of project plan by a schematic diagram or network that depicts the              sequence and interrelation of all the component parts of the project, and the logically            analysis and manipulation of this network in determining the best overall program of                 operation.

PLATFORM
                is the lower rigid portion of a structure having vertical combination of structural system

PNEUMATIC MORTAR
                mortar applied to a surface with a cement gun in the same manner as gunite, with such             mortar has a cube crushing strength of 20.68 Mpa
                at 28 days with water/ cement ratio of 0.45

SHEAR WALL
                is a wall designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall (sometimes                 referred   to or a structural wall)

SOFT STOREY
                is a storey whose lateral stiffness is less than 70% of the stiffness of the storey above

SOIL- STRUCTURE RESONANCE
                is the coincidence of the natural period of structure which dominant frequency in the               ground motion

STRENGTH
                is the usable capacity of a structure or its members to carry loads within the deformation          limits prescribed in the code

SOIL STABILIZATION
                is the process of improving the properties of a soil to make it more suitable for a       particular                purpose

SPACE FRAME
                is a three dimensional structural system without bearing walls composed of members               interconnected so as to function as a complete self contained unit with or without the aid         of horizontal diaphragms or bracing systems

STOREY
                is the space between levels. Storey x is the storey below level x

STOREY SHEAR
                is the summation of design lateral forces above the storey under consideration

STOREY DRIFT
                is the displacement of one level relative to the level above or below
               
STOREY DRIFT RATIO
                is the storey drift divided by the storey height

STRUCTURE
                is an assemblage of framing members designed to support gravity loads and resist lateral forces. They maybe categorized as building or non- building.

RAINWATER LEADER
                it is another term of a downspout. It is a vertical pipe, often of sheet metal, used to     conduct water from a roof drain or gutter to the ground.

TORSION RIGIDITY (is used in seismic design)
                refers to the relative stiffness of the structure to resist torsional stress

TOWER 
                is the upper flexible portion of a structure having a vertical combination of structural                 system

VERTICAL LOAD CARRYING SPACE FRAME
                is a space frame designed to carry all vertical (gravity) loads

WEAK STOREY
                is a storey whose strength is less than 80% of the strength of the storey
SEISMIC REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT

1.     maximum spacing of hoops shall not exceed 24 times the diameter of the hoop bars

2.     maximum spacing of hoops shall not be 8 times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal bars

3.     maximum spacing of hoops shall not be more than d/4

4.     the first hoop shall be located not more than 50 mm from the face of the supporting member




GRADING AND EARTHWORK

AS GRADED                          is the extent of surface conditions on completion of grading

BEDROCK                             is in-place solid rock

BENCH                                   is a relatively level step excavated into earth material
                                                on which fill is to be              placed

BURROW                               is earth material acquired from an off site location
                                                for use in grading on a site

COMPACTION                       s the densification of a fill by mechanical means

EARTH MATERIAL                               is any rock, natural soil or fill or any combination

EROSION                               is the wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the                                                            movement of the wind, water or ice

EXCAVATION                        s the mechanical removal of the earth material

FILL                                        is a deposit of earth material placed by artificial means

GRADE                                   is the vertical location of the ground surface

EXISTING GRADE                 is the grade prior to the grading

FINISH GRADE                      is the final grade of the site that conforms to the approved plan

GRADING                              is any excavating or filling or combination thereof

KEY                                         is a designed compacted fill placed in a trench excavated material                                               beneath the toe of a proposed fill slope
REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

ADMIXTURE
                a material used as ingredient of concrete and added to concrete before or during its                 mixing to                modify its properties

AGGREGATE
                granular material such as sand gravel stone and iron blast furnace slag used with a cementing medium to form a hydraulic cement concrete or mortar

AGGREGATE LIGHTWEIGHT
                aggregate with a dry, loose weight of 100 kg/m or less

ANCHORAGE
                in post tensioning, a device used to anchor tendon to concrete member, in pre-        tensioning, a device used to anchor a tendon during hardening of concrete

BONDED TENDON
                pre-stressing tendon that is bonded to concrete either directly or through grouting 

COLUMN
                member with a ratio to least lateral dimension of 3 or greater used primarily to support              axial compressive load

COMPOSITE CONCRETE FLEXURAL MEMBERS
                concrete flexural members of pre-cast and/or cast in place concrete elements but so                 interconnected that all elements respond to loads as a unit

CONCRETE
                mixture of Portland cement or any other hydraulic cement, fine aggregate, coarse      aggregate, and water, with or without admixtures

SPECIFIED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE (f’)
                compressive strength of concrete used in design expressed in megapascals (Mpa).                 Whenever the quantity F”c is under a radical sign, square root of numerical value only is         intended, and result has units of megapascals (Mpa).

CONCRETE, STRUCTURAL LIGHT WEIGHT
                concrete containing lightweight aggregate and has an air-dry unit weight not
                exceeding 1900 kg/m3. lightweight concrete without natural sand is termed all- light                 weight concrete and lightweight concrete in which of the fine aggregate consists of         normal weight sand is termed             sand- lightweight concrete.

CURVATURE FRICTION
                friction resulting from bends or curves in the specified pre-stressing tendon profile


DEFORMED REINFORCEMENT
                deformed reinforcing bars, bar mats, deformed wire fabric and welded deformed fabric.

DEVELOPMENT LENGTH
                length of embedded reinforcement required to develop the design strength of           reinforcement at a critical section

EFFECTIVE DEPTH OF SECTION (d)
                distance measure from extreme compression fiber to centroid of tension reinforcement

EFFECTIVE PRESTRESS
                stress remaining in prestressing tendons after all losses has occurred, excluding effects         of dead load and super imposed load

EMBEDMENT LENGTH
                length of embedded reinforcement provided beyond a critical section

JACKING FORCE
                in prestressed concrete, temporary force exerted into prestressing tendons

DEAD LOAD (DL)
                dead weight supported by a member.
                Loads of constant magnitude that remains in one            position.

LIVE LOAD (LL)
                loads that may change in magnitude and position

FACTORED LOAD
                load multiplied by appropriate load factors, used to proportion a members by the      strength design method.

MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
                ratio of normal stress to corresponding strain for tensile or compressive stresses below          proportional limit of material

MODULUS, APARENT (concrete)
                also known as long term modulus, is determined by using the stress and strain obtained         after the load has been applied for a certain length of time

MODULUS, INITIAL (concrete)
                the slope of the stress strain diagram at the origin of the curve

MODULUS, SECANT (concrete)
                the slope of the line drawn from the origin to appoint on the curve somewhere between           25% and 50% of its ultimate compressive strength

MODULUS, TENGENT (concrete)
                the slope of tangent to the curve to some point along the curve

PEDESTAL
                an upright compression member with a ratio of unsupported height to average least                 lateral dimensions of less than 3

PLAIN CONCRETE
                concrete that does not conform to the definition of reinforced concrete

PLAIN REINFORCEMENT
                reinforcement that does not conform to the definition of deformed reinforcement

POST TENSIONING
                method of prestressing in which the tendons are tensioned after concrete has hardened

PRECAST CONCRETE
                plain or reinforced concrete element cast elsewhere than its final position in the       structure

POSTENSIONING
                method of prestressing concrete which the tendons are tensioned before concrete is               placed

REINFORCED CONCRETE
                designed on the assumption that two materials act together in resisting forces

SPIRAL REINFORCEMNT
                continuously wound reinforcement in the form of a cylindrical helix

STIRRUP
                reinforcement used to resist shear and torsion stresses in a structural member: typically           bars, wires or welded wire fabric (smooth or deformed) either single leg or bent into L, U                 or rectangular shapes and located perpendicularly to or at angle to longitudinal                 reinforcement (The term stirrups is usually applied to lateral reinforcement in flexural                members and the term ties to those in compression members.)

DEIGN STRENGTH
                nominal strength reduction factor, Ø

NOMINAL STRENGTH
                strength of a member or cross- section before application of any strength reduction                 factors

REQUIRED STRENGTH
                strength of a member or cross section required to resist factored loads or related      internal   moments and forces in such combinations

TENDON
                steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rods or strand, or a bundle of such elements   used to impart prestress to concrete

TIE
                loop or reinforcing bar or wire enclosing longitudinal reinforcement

TRANSFER
                act of transferring stress in prestressing tendons from jacks
                or pretensioning bed to concrete member

WALL
                member, usually vertical, used to enclose or separate spaces

WOBBLE FRICTION
                in pre-stressed concrete, friction caused by unintended deviation of prstressing sheath          or duct from its specified profile

YIELD STRENGTH
                specified minimum yield strength or yield point or reinforcing in Mpa

BALANCED DESIGN
                a design so proportioned that the maximum stress in concrete (with strain of 0.003) and          steel (with strain of Fy/Es) are reached simultaneously once the ultimate load is            reached, causing them to fall simultaneously

UNDERREINFORCED DESIGN
                a design in which the steel reinforcement is lesser than what is required for balanced               conditioned. Failure under this condition is ductile and will give warning to the user of    thee structure to decrease the load

OVERREINFORCED DESIGN
                a design in which the steel reinforcement is more than what is required for balanced                condition


















AGGREGATES

Fine aggregates- sand
                are those that passes through a No.4                 sieve (about 6mm in size)

Coarse aggregate -gravel or crushed stone
                Coarse aggregate shall not be less than:
·          1/5 the narrowest dimension between sides of forms
·          1/3 the depth of slabs

¾ minimum clear spacing between individual reinforcing bars or wires, bundle of bars or prestressing tendons or ducts


CONCRETE PROTECTION FOR REINFORCEMENT

75 mm                    -for concrete cast and permanently exposed to earth such as footings

40-50 mm               for concrete members exposed to weather

40 mm                    concrete cover of pipes, conduits or fittings and exposed to weather

40 mm                    for beams and columns

20 mm                    for concrete not exposed to weather or in contact with ground, such as      slabs,                      walls and joists


FOR BUNDLED BARS
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a.     groups of parallel reinforcing bars bundled in          contact as a unit shall be limited to 4 in              any          one bundle

b.     bundled bars shall be enclosed within stirrups or ties

c.     bars larger than 32mm shall not be bundled              in beams

d.     individual bars within a bundle terminated within the span of flexural members should      terminate at a different points at least 40db stagger

The minimum concrete cover for bundled bars shall be:

·          Equal to the equivalent diameter of the bundle but not exceeding 50 mm

·          75 mm- for concrete cast against and permanently exposed to earth

STANDARD HOOKS

A.     180º bend plus 4db extension but not less than 65 mm at free end

B.     90º bend plus 12db extension, at free end of bar

C.     for stirrups and tie hooks:
·    16 mm bar and smaller, 90º bend plus 6db extension at free end of bar or
·    20 mm and 25 mm bar, 90º bend plus 6db extension at free end of bar or
·    25 mm bar and smaller, 135º bend plus 6db extension at free end of bar

MINIMUM BEND DIAMETER

The diameter of bend measured on the inside of the bar shall not be less than the following:

(a.)            6db for 10 mm to 25 mm bar
(b.)            8db for 10 mm to 28 mm bar
(c.)            10db for 10 mm to 36 mm bar

4db minimum inside diameter of bend of stirrups and ties for 16 mm bar and smaller in diameter


ONE- WAY SLAB

A one-way slab is considered as wide shallow rectangular beam. The reinforcing steel is usually spaced uniformly over its width.  The flexural reinforcement of a one-way slab extends in one direction only.

Maximum flexural reinforcement spacing:
                3 times the slab thickness or 450 mm

Minimum thickness of one-way slab:
Solid one-way slab
                L/20         - simply supported
                L/24         - one end continuous
                L/28         - both end continuous
                L/10         - cantilever
                * Span length L is in millimeter

Ribbed one-way slab
                L/16         - simply supported
                L/18.5      - one end continuous
                L/21         - both end continuous
                L/8           - cantilever
LOAD FACTORS

            Dead load, DL………………………………………………..  1.40
           
            Live load, LL…………………………….……………………  1.70
           
            Wind load, WL………...…………………………………….. 1.70
           
            Earthquake, E……………………………………….……….   1.87
           
            Earth or water pressure, H……………………...……….…   1.70





STRENGTH REDUCTION FACTOR Ø

Flexure w/o axial load………………………………………………..   0.90

Axial tension & axial tension w/ flexure…………………………….  0.90

Shear and torsion …………………………………………………….   0.85

Axial compression & axial compression w/ flexure         
           
            a. spiral reinforcement ……………………………………… 0.75
           
            b. tie reinforcement …………………………………………. 0.70

Bearing on concrete …………………………………………………..  0.70







REQUIRED STRENGTH, U or Pu

Required strength U to resist dead load DL and live load LL is
            U= 1.4DL + 1.7LL

Wind load W are included in design
            U= 0.75 (1.4DL + 1.7LL + 1.7W)

Earthquake loads or forces are included in design
            U= 0.75 (1.4DL + 1.7LL + 1.87E)

Where structural effect T of differential settlement, creep, shrinkage or temperature change are significant in design
            U= 0.75 (1.4DL + 1.4T + 1.7LL)
           
but required strength U shall not be less than
            U= 1.4 (DL + T)


SIZE AND SPACING OF MAIN BARS AND TIES

1.     Clear distance between longitudinal bars shall be not less than
      1.5 db nor 40 mm

2.     Use 10 mm diameter ties for 32 mm bars or smaller and at least
      12 mm in size for 36 mm and bundled longitudinal bars

3.     Vertical spacing of ties shall be the smallest of the following:
a.     16 x db (db = longitudinal bar diameter)
b.    48 x tie diameter
c.     least dimension of columns

4.     Ties shall be arrange such that every corner and alternate longitudinal bar shall have lateral support provided by the corner of the tie with an included angle of not more than 135º and no bar shall be farther than 150 mm clear on each side along the tie from such a laterally supported bar. Where longitudinal bars are located around the perimeter of a circle tie is allowed.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REINFORCEMNT

1.     not less than 12 db

2.     not less than 1/16 clear span

3.     not less than d
            whichever is greater


CRITERION FOR CONDUITS AND PIPES EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE

a.     Conduits and pipes embedded in slab, the wall or beam shall not be larger in outside dimension than 1/3 the overall thickness of slab, wall or beam

b.     Reinforcement with an area not less than 0.002 times the area of cross- section shall be provided normal to piping

c.     Conduits and pipes with their fittings, embedded within a column shall not displace more than 4% of the area of the cross section on which strength is calculated

d.     Concrete cover for pipes, conduits and fittings shall not be less than 40 mm for concrete exposed to earth or weather



CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH BOLTED CONNECTION

1.     High-strength bolted parts shall fit solidly together when assembled and shall not be separated by gaskets or any other interposed compressive material.

2.     Bolts tightened by means of a calibrated wrench shall be installed with a hardened washer under the nut or bolt head whichever is the element turned in tightening.

3.     When assembled, all joint surfaces, including those adjacent to the washer, shall be free of scale, except tight mill scales, dirts and burns.

4.     Surface in contact with the bolt head and nut head shall have slope of not more than 1:20 with respect to a plane normal to the bolt axis. 


               



               

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