RCC Full Form with Detailed Guide
What is RCC full form in civil engineering is a common question for civil engineers also for those who are not related to the civil field to know about RCC structure to save extra cost in construction work. In this civil experience civil engineering blog you will learn about RCC, the Full form of RCC in Civil Engineering, Uses of RCC, Properties of RCC in civil engineering and many more so read and share with friends
What is RCC Full Form in Civil Engineering?
RCC full form in civil engineering is a simple concept and here in the Civil Experience, we explain full form RCC in engineering (RCC ka full form in Hindi) to make it easy to understand for all people.
Full Form of RCC is Reinforced Cement Concrete. When concrete is combined with steel known as RCC. Now what is the full form of RCC is clear in your mind. but I strongly recommended understanding the full concept of RCC for best practice in site work.
| RCC Concrete Full Form | |
| R | Reinforced |
| C | Cement |
| C | Concrete |
Reinforced Cement Concrete is the Full form of RCC where “R” represents “Reinforced“, “C” represents “Cement” and the last “C” represents “Concrete” in Full form of RCC.
Concrete members are good at resisting/transferring compression load of the superstructure but Concrete members are very weak at resisting tension forces. Hence wherever tensile stress is expected, reinforcement is provided in the concrete.
Hence RCC is a composite material of a mixture of sand, cement, and aggregate including Steel to enhance the compressive and tensile strength of concrete.
RCC Slab Full Form
Well, Slab is one of the components of building and that made with RCC concrete so RCC Slab Full Form is Reinforced Cement Concrete Slab.
Properties of RCC | Requirement of Good R.C.C.
What are the properties of a good RCC? we make a list of Requirements of Good R.C.C. below
- RCC element must be able to resist the expected tensile, compressive, bending, and shear forces.
- It should not show excessive deflection and spoil serviceability requirements.
- During the casting/pouring of a concrete proper cover, the nominal cover provides reinforcement so as to prevent corrosion. | There should be proper cover to the reinforcement so that corrosion is prevented.
- The developed hair cracks should be within the permissible limits.
- It should be a good fire-resistant material.
- When it is fresh, it can be moulded into any desired shape and size.
- Durability is very good.
- It should be a good capability of resisting expected tensile, compressive, bending, and shear forces.
- RCC structure can be designed to take any load.
Uses of RCC | Uses of Reinforced Cement Concrete
Uses of RCC is widely used as a building material in the civil engineering construction of all structural members/elements of Residential building, Industrial, Commercial etc as a member like footing, column, beam, slab and also some of the others structures like the construction of the bridge, dams, water tanks, stairs, bunkers, etc.
Some of the important uses of RCC in civil construction are listed below:
- RCC is used as a building structural element, the common structural elements in a building where Uses of RCC are:
- Uses of RCC for the construction of storage structures like
- Water tanks
- Dams
- Bins
- Silos and bunkers.
- RCC is used for the construction of big structures like
- Bridges
- Retaining walls
- Docks and harbors
- Underwater structures.
- RCC is used for pre-casting
- Railway sleepers
- Electric poles
- RCC is used for constructing tall structures like
- Multistorey buildings
- Chimneys
- Towers.
- RCC is used for paving
- Roads/Highway
- Airports.
- RCC is used in building atomic plants to prevent the danger of radiation. For this purpose RCC walls built are 1.5 m to 2.0 m thick.
What is RCC mean in Civil Engineering?
RCC meaning in civil engineering is a composite material of steel and concrete (mixture of cement sand and aggregate) now called RCC acts as a structural member of column, beam, slab and footing and can resist tensile as well as compressive stresses very well.
Structural member in building construction is two types: compressive member and tensile member, beam and slab is compressive structural member and column is a tensile structural member in RCC construction work.
RCC in civil engineering steel is used in concrete and the first cage of reinforcements is prepared as per the design requirements of a beam, footing, column, and slab, kept in formwork with shuttering and then concrete is poured. After the concrete hardens, the shuttering is removed.
The composite material of steel(rebar) and concrete now called RCC acts as a structural member and can resist tensile as well as compressive stresses very well.
Advantages of R.C.C.
State the advantages of RCC in Civil engineering is normal to question but asked many times and also have more importance so we state the advantages of RCC in brief below so read and share with friends.
Strength
R.C.C. has extremely good for strength in tension as well as compression.
Durability
R.C.C. structures are more durable (longer life) if designed and laid properly. They can last up to 100 years.
Mouldability
R.C.C. sections can be given any shape easily by properly designing the formwork. Thus, it is more suitable for architectural requirements.
Ductility
The steel reinforcement imparts ductility to the R.C.C. structures.
Economy
R.C.C. is cheaper as compared to steel and prestressed concrete. There is an overall economy by using R.C.C. because its maintenance cost is low.
Transportation
The raw materials which are required for R.C.C. i.e., cement, sand aggregate, water, and steel are easily available and can be transported easily. Nowadays Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is used for faster and better construction. (RMC is the concrete that is manufactured in the factory and transported to the site in a green or plastic state).
Fire Resistance
R.C.C. structures are more fire-resistant than other commonly used construction materials like steel and wood.
Permeability
R.C.C. is almost impermeable to moisture.
Seismic Resistance
Properly designed R.C.C. structures are extremely resistant to earthquakes.
Disadvantages of R.C.C.
Despite the above mentioned advantages, R.C.C. has the following disadvantages
R.C.C. structures are heavier than structures of other materials like steel, wood, glass, etc.
R.C.C. needs a lot of form-work, centering, and shuttering to be fixed, thus requiring a lot of site space and skilled labor.
Concrete takes time to attain its full strength. Thus, R.C.C. structures can't be used immediately after construction, unlike steel structures.
