1 Introduction
1．1 Basic Concepts of Reinforced Concrete
1．1．1 Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete
1．1．2 The Reinforced Concrete Construction
1．2 Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete
1．2．1 Advantages of Reinforced Concrete
1．2．2 Disadvantages of Reinforced Concrete
1．2．3 Material Selection for Structures
1．3 Applications of Reinforced Concrete
1．4 The History of Reinforced Concrete Structures
1．4．1 The Development of Cementitious Materials
1．4．2 The Development of Reinforced Concrete Structures
1．5 Building and Design Codes
References
2 Design Process
2．1 General Concepts
2．1．1 The Design Process
2．1．2 The Functional Requirements of a Structure
2．1．3 The Limit States Design
2．2 Ultimate Limit States
2．2．1 The Structural Safety
2．2．2 The Design Strength
2．2．3 The Design L．oads
2．2．4 Load Factors and Load Combinations
References
3 Properties of Concrete and Reinforcement
3．1 Concrete Properties
3．1．1The Concrete Compression Strength under Uniaxial Loading
3．1．2 The Concrete Tensile Strength under Uniaxial Loading
3．1．3 The Concrete Strength under Biaxial I．oading
3．1．4 The Concrete Strength under Triaxial Loading
3．1．5 The Deformation of Concrete
3．1．6 The Cyclic Behaviour of Concrete
3．1．7 The Types of Concrete
3．2 Reinforcement Properties
3．2．1 The Types of Reinforcement
3．2．2 The Strength and Deformation of Steel Reinforcement
3．2．3 The Bond Between Concrete and Reinforcement
References
4 Flexural Analysis and Design of Beams
4．1Introduction
4．2 The Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams
4．3 Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beams
4．3．1 The Basic Assumptions
4．3．2 The Flexural Strength of Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beams
4．3．3 The Definition of Balance Conditions
4．3．4 The Discussion of Strength Reduction Factor
4．3．5 The Analysis of Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beams
4．3．6 The Design of Singly Reinforced Beams
4．4 Doubly Reinforced Rectangular Beams
4．4．1 The Flexural Strength of Doubly Reinforced Rectangular Beams
4．4．2 The Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Rectangular Beam Section
4．5 T- beams
4．5．1 The F-lexural Strength of T-beams
4．5．2 The Analysis of T-beams
References
5 Shear in Beams
5．1 Introduction
5．2 Cracks and the Shear Reinforcement
5．2．1 The Shear．Normal and Principle Stresses in an Uncracked Elastic Beam
5．2．2 The Cracking Pattern in a Beam
5．3 The Behavior of Beams Failing in Shear
5．3．1 The Behavior of Beams Without Web Reinforcement
5．3．2 The Mechanical Mode of a Beam Without Stirrups
5．3．3 The Behavior of Web-reinforced Concrete Beams
5．4 The Alternative Model for Shear Analysis and Design
5．4．1 The frruss Model
5．4．2 The Compression Field Theory
5．5 The ACI Code Provision for Shear Design
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