Engineer's Toolkit

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━━━ WHAT'S INSIDE ━━━

🧮 IS CODE CALCULATORS (12 Tools)

• RCC Beam Design — MOI, min/max steel area per IS 456:2000

• RCC Column Design — Axial load capacity per IS 456 Cl.39.3

• RCC Slab Design — Min thickness and steel per IS 456:2000

• Isolated Footing — Size and reinforcement per IS 456 + IS 1904

• Concrete Mix Design — Material quantities per IS 10262:2019

• Concrete Volume — Wet and dry volume for any member

• Steel Weight Calculator — kg/m using D²/162 formula (IS 1786)

• Steel Area (Ast) — Total reinforcement area for any bar count

• Bar Bending Schedule — Cutting lengths per IS 2502:1963

• Load Estimation — DL + LL factored load per IS 875:1987

• Seismic Base Shear — Design Vb per IS 1893:2016

• Unit Converter — Length, force, stress, area, volume, mass

📘 IS CODE REFERENCE (12 Codes)

Clause-level summaries with key points, provisions, and tables:

IS 456:2000 · IS 800:2007 · IS 875 Parts 1–3 · IS 1893:2016

IS 10262:2019 · IS 13920:2016 · IS 1904:1986 · IS 2911:2010

IS 3370:2009 · IS 1786:2008 · IS 4326:2013

📐 ENGINEERING FORMULAS (38 Formulas)

• Structural — Bending, shear, deflection, buckling, Euler's column

• Geotechnical — Bearing capacity, settlement, earth pressure, Darcy's law

• Hydraulics — Manning's formula, Darcy-Weisbach, weir discharge

• Surveying — Circular curves, traverse, sight distance

• Concrete — Mix design, strength, water-cement ratio

📏 THUMB RULES (76+ Rules)

Quick reference rules for site engineers across 13 categories:

RCC Slabs · Beams · Columns · Footings · Concrete Quality

Reinforcement & Cover · Masonry · Seismic · Formwork

Site Testing · Material Testing · Fire Safety · Quick Estimation

🏗️ STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS (7 Elements)

In-depth guides on Beam, Column, Slab, Footing, Wall, Staircase, and Roof

Each covers: Types · Design Steps · IS Code Rules · Cover Requirements

📖 GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS

• 45+ technical terms with clear plain-English definitions

• 35+ abbreviations used on drawings, reports, and IS codes

━━━ WHY BYPRABA? ━━━

✅ Built by a practicing structural engineer — not a textbook author

✅ All content verified against BIS publications (IS codes)

✅ Works offline — no internet needed after download

✅ Clean, modern interface — fast to navigate on site

✅ No sign-up required — open and use instantly

✅ Completely free — forever

━━━ IDEAL FOR ━━━

• B.Tech / BE Civil Engineering students

• Site engineers and project managers

• Structural design consultants

• Government engineers and QC inspectors

• GATE and competitive exam preparation

━━━ DISCLAIMER ━━━

ByPraba is an educational reference tool. Content is for learning and preliminary design only. Always verify against the full text of applicable IS codes and consult a licensed structural engineer for actual construction projects.

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