Question

What are the methods to design of reinforced concrete?

Answer 1

First, let us over view the different design methods. For that, one is called that working
stress method. The first one that is the working stress method. Let me first give the list
of different methods, then we shall come, and then finally, we shall come to the one,
which one we shall study in this particular class. So, first one that is working stress
method. There is another one, that is load factor method; we shall come again in brief
each of the methods. Third one, the strength and serviceability method. We shall
consider strength as well as serviceability. The first two we can say only we are
considering strength, but for the third one we shall consider strength and serviceability
both.
And finally, we have that limit state method; that is the one, which is the present day
practice. We do this particular one, the limit state method, that we use it extensively for
our design reinforced concrete design, and that, we shall study in this particular course.
So, I repeat, working stress method, load factor method, strength and serviceability
method, and finally, the limit state method.