The book is spread over seventeen chapters covering the fundamental top- ics in reinforced concrete design generally taught in the first course of B.E and B-Tech (Civil engineering) curriculum in Indian universities to be covered in a time frame of 50 hours. In the first Introductory chapter, the evolution of reinforced concrete as a structural material for domestic industrial, highway, marine, environmen- tal and storage structures is highlighted and prominent landmarks in the development of the material during the 20th century is examined in the light of continuous research by various investigators about the different properties of structural material. The second and third chapters present a comprehensive description of the various properties of concrete and types of reinforcement used in structural concrete along with the relevant Indian Standard code specifications.