Reinforced Concrete Structures

Reinforced concrete has a variety of applications in construction. It has been further applied in many structures worldwide, from industries, bridges, high-rise buildings, residential buildings, swimming pools, highway pavements, retaining walls, etc. The design of any reinforced concrete structure starts with understanding of the behaviour of the reinforced concrete itself under load. The concrete in itself, is very good at resisting compressive stress but quite poor at resisting tension. For this purpose, steel is incorporated into the concrete thus the two materials combined, concrete and steel, can withstand both compression and tension stresses within the structure. This combination is what made the reinforced concrete we know today as one of the most, if not the most, used construction material in the entire world.

As a structural engineer, when designing any structure whether a building or bridge, there is a clear need to specify the load path, that is, how the load will have to be transferred from the superstructure to the foundation safely.

We help our clients at every stage of their project, from the feasibility design stage all the way to the construction phase. Our design follows accepted international design codes of practice.