LIST OF SYMBOLS

LIST OF SYMBOLS

1. A                     =           Area (mm²)
2. A_c                       =           Area of concrete (mm²)
3. A_g                       =           Area of section (mm²)
4. D                  =           Overall depth(mm)
5. d                    =           Effective depth (mm)
6. Fy                  =           Characteristic strength of steel (N/mm²)
7. Fck                =           characteristic cpmpressive strength (N/mm²)
8. UL                 =           Factored Load (KN)
9. LL                 =           Live load           (KN)
10. T                   =            Shear stress in concrete (N/mm²)
11. t_v                  =            Nominal shear ( N/mm²)
12. M.F                =            Modification factor
13. B.V                 =            Basic value
14. Vu                  =            Design shear stress force (N/mm²)
15. W                   =            Total load (Kn)
16. Wu           =            Factored load (KN)
17. Ø A_st         =       Area of steel Required
18. Ø A_sc        =       Area of one bar
19. Ø W         =       Total load on the slab (or) Beam
20. Ø w           =       Uniformly distribution load/meter length
21. Ø l_eff          =       Effective length
22. Ø d            =       Effective Depth
23. Ø M_max      =       Maximum shear force
24. Ø τ_v           =       Nominal shear force
25. Ø τ_c            =       Safe shear force
26. Ø S_v           =       Stirrups spacing along the length of the bar
27. Ø M.R      =       Moment of Resistance
28. Ø F_y           =       Characteristic strength of steel
29. Ø D.L       =       Dead Load
30. Ø I.L         =       Imposed Load
31. Ø L_x            =       Effective length along shorter span
32. Ø L_y            =       Effective length along long span
33. Ø Ф           =       Diameter of bar
34. Ø M.F       =       Modification of Factor
35. Ø B.V       =       Basic Value
36. Ø P           =       Axial load
37. Ø SBC      =       Soil Bearing Capacity
38. Ø BM       =       Bending Moment
39. Ø Ms        =       Modular ratio
40. Ø K           =       Constant
41. Ø L           =       Clear span
42. Ø A           =       Area of footing or column
43. Ø b            =       Breadth
44. Ø F_ck         =       Characteristic compressive strength of concrete
45. Ø F_y                    =       Characteristic strength of steel
46. Ø W_u        =       Design load
47. Ø A_sc        =       Area of compression steel
48. Ø A_g         =       Area of cross section
49. Ø P_u                          =       Axial load on the member
50. Ø λ           =       Slenderness ratio of the column
51. Ø l_d           =       Development length

About The Author:

Sp.Aswinpalaniappan M.E.,*

Member of American Concrete Institute

Sri Raaja Raajan College of Engineering and Technology

Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630301