Reinforced Cement Concrete in short form called RCC. Most of the building structures are made of either steel or RCC. A normal building structure is made by RCC.
It is a very innovative material that resists both tensile forces as well as compressive force. Due to the huge load resisting capacity, it is widely used in the construction industry.
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Reinforced Cement Concrete:
Reinforced Cement Concrete (R.C.C.) is a combination of Concrete and Reinforced bars. Concrete resists the compressive load while the reinforced bar is used to resist the tensile load. Simultaneously they resist both compressive and tensile load.
As we know concrete is good only to resist compressive load and very weak for tensile loading, on the other hand, steel is good for both tensile and compressive loading. A combination of steel and concrete works very well and resists all types of stress.
Structural analysis and design software such as Staad Pro, Etab, and Sap2000 is widely used to design the RCC structures. This software makes the designing process very fast and reduces human error. Software like Etab provides very economical building frame design.
Difference Between R.C.C. and P.C.C.
P.C.C. stands for Plain Cement Concrete while R.C.C has extra material in the form of reinforcement.
Reinforcemnet Cement Concrete (R.C.C) = Plain Cement Concrete + Reinforcement.
Advantages of Reinforcement Cement Concrete
- Compressive strength is very high.
- RCC is very durable.
- It is economical.
- It has a well-defined manufacturing process.
- It is fire-resistant.
- In most cases, it is moisture resistant.
- Maintenance is easy.
- Ingredients of R.C.C are easily available in the market.
- It can bear tensile load as well as compressive load.