Reinforced Cement Concrete

The acronym RCC stands for Reinforced Cement Concrete. An RCC framed structure is essentially a set of slabs, beams, columns and foundations which are interconnected together to form a stable configuration. The transfer of load in such structure takes place from the slabs to the beams, and from the beams to the columns and finally to the foundation which in turn transfers it to the underlying soil.

 The floor area of ​​a RCC framed structure is 10 to 12 percent more than that of a load bearing structure because of the load bearing walls that have a relatively large base area compared with footings for a framed structure. Therefore, there is a real economy in case of an RCC framed structure especially where the cost of the land is very high. Most importantly, in case of RCC framed structures, the internal planning of the rooms, bathrooms, W/Cs etc. can be altered by changing the position of the non-loaded partition walls, thus providing greater flexibility in planning and subsequent modifications.

Reinforced concrete is one of the widely used modern building materials. Concrete is an artificially made construction material that is obtained by mixing cement, sand and aggregates with water. Cool concrete can be moulded into almost any shape, which is an inherent advantage over other materials. Concrete became immensely popular after the invention of Portland cement in the 19th century. However, its limited tensile resistance prevented its wide use in the construction. To overcome this weakness in tension, the steel bars are embedded in the concrete to form a composite material called reinforced concrete.

 Reinforced concrete is widely used in a wide variety of engineering applications. The worldwide use of reinforced concrete construction is due to the wide availability of reinforcing steel, as well as concrete ingredients. Concrete Production does not require expensive manufacturing factories Reab more....