This book is the essential and easy-to-use guide for all students and practicing engineers who need to understand and design concrete structures. This second edition of the book is updated to include the revised Concrete Structures and Loading Codes. It develops: simple theory to help the student understand fundamental principles ; design formulas from first principles ; and design charts for all aspects of reinforced concrete design. It incorporates: many design samples to help the user understand the design processes ; the current 2001 AS3600 Concrete Structures Code requirements for deflection and crack control in beams and slabs ; high strength concrete column design charts with concrete strengths of 65, 80, 100 and 120MPa used in modern design and expected to be included in the next main revision of the code.