13.

Beam rebar arrangement

1) Principle of beam rebar arrangement
Calculate the size and depth of beams according to the drawing and arrange them
in a suggested order, that is, exterior beams and big beams(G) & deep beams first
and then binding small beams(B beams) later.
Supervisor has to check if the bar used at the top span meets the requirement on
the drawing.
Shorter bar than required might be used to save cost when the span is longer than
8,000mm, the bar standard.
The bar might deflect from undesirable vibration when placing concrete if the
double reinforcement or top end bar are tied with tying wires.
To prevent this, 3 pieces of stirrups are used to tie the bars at the top and as many
pieces to place double-leg bar & top bar on the bottom bar.
<The height will be changed by th rebar size>
Stirrup:end support(S.T.)

Center support(S.T.)

Cap tie bar should carry out 1 by 1 at least.

The 1st stirrup should be arranged with the space 50mm from the perimeter of
side pillar.
1st stirrup
arrangement beside
of big beam main bar

1st stirrup
arrangement beside
of pillars main bar

big beam

@/2 or under 50mm from side pillar

@/2 or under 100mm from side big beam

 The splice for upper part rebar of beam's end and lower part rebar of beam's center
apply tension splice length.
<Main bar arrangement>
0.3L1 OR 0.3L2

0.3L1 OR 0.3L2

middle/
big value

middle/
big value

12db

Ldh

min 15
0.125L1
0.125L1

min 15 or continuance

min 15 or continuance

0.125L1

0.125L2

L1

L2

<Distance of stirrup>
S2

S1

50

50

50
end
0.25L1

center
0.5L1
L1

S4

S3

end
0.25L1

end
0.25L2

center
0.5L2
L2

Apply the above except the case of marking separately on beam chart.
S1-S4 : stirrup distance

2) Types of stirrup
<a> Open type

- beam without cap tie bar

- beam to be arranged by front end without twisting
- beam without anti-earthquake plan

<b> Closed type

slab on both sides

slab on one-side

no slab on both sides

over 45cm

splice against total

distance of member

over 30cm

- beam with front end and twist

- in case of anti-earthquake plan

3) Position of beam tying(splice)

Splice location : diagonal line

Calculation of bender
When bent bars are used to reinforce beams, bending point of the bar is usually
calculated as

distance from the center of the pillar.

However, it is formal to divide it into 4 parts from the end of beam reinforcement
to the other end.

wall girder
pillar

 An example for processing

Anchorage(fixed) bars are classified as the top bars and the bottom bars, when the
former have tensile loads and the later have compression loads.
Therefore, the top bars and bottom bars set fixed splice length with same method
because it has difficulty in working separately for processing and
assembling.(criterion of concrete structure plan)
In a real construction, 40d is used for both of them for convenience sake.
Cover depth of beams
Stirrup with spacer should be tied several times.
Pay attention when arranging reinforcements in order to have enough cover depth.
X beam

spacer

cover
thickness 40

Y beam

height 40
Y beam

X beam

Tension fixation

4) Bending position of bender (classification of tension & compression)

Tension
fixation

A class tension splice

bent bar

A class tension splice

(Top floor)
penetration
of bent bar
top bar

bent bar

(General floor)

Using the bent bars in beams is Japanese style, while cutoff bar is now in common.

5) Beam rebar arrangement(CUT TYPE)

In case of beam

0.3L or 0.3L1
big value

0.3L or 0.3L1
big value

In case of girder

0.3L or 0.3L1
standard hook
fixed length

big value

0.3L or 0.3L1
big value

Note
1) * : apply general bars splice length(A class splice) as standard splice length &
fixed length of rebar(22page 6)) for above size
2) ** : fixed as standard hook form about center part bottom bar's 25%
3) splice length according to splice position of rebar arrangement
- tying on upper part rebar(beam)
tying except upper part rebar(beam)
- tying on lower part rebar(beam)
tying except lower part rebar(beam)

block : apply A class tension rebar splice

block : apply B class tension rebar splice
block : apply A class tension rebar splice
block : apply B class tension rebar splice

6) Beam rebar arrangement by using stepped pulley

The types of step are classified as planar step, elevated step, step in material
according to their shapes.
In each case, arrangement is in vertical or in horizontal.
If the worker has no choice but to bend the bar, bend it at low grade.
When the mid span of a beam has steps as shown below left, the bar might be
necessarily bent, which is quite undesirable.
The load tends to straightly pass through.
If pulled out, the bar does not straighten as it looks.
Far from straightening, it will break or fracture.
Needless to say, it is recommended that the worker cut the bars and arrange them
separately, as depicted below.
breakable due to the tension

tension fixed
length

Wrong method

Correct method

tension fixed length

7) Hunch beam
Bend the bars at the bottom in a hunch former and anchor them onto the pillar.
Bend a half of the bars at the bottom to let the anchorage length penetrate the pillar
and anchor near the hunch point.
One size bigger stirrup should be used at the hunch point.
S.T. one size bigger stirrup

stirrup

8) Pillar-holding rebar (Butterfly stitching rebar/Stirrup closing rebar)

As few drawing gives direction on pillar-holding rebar, it is common to use it at
every third stirrup.
If not, all junctions of pillar-holding rebar should be confined per every stirrup.
<butterfly stitching rebar>

processing

(current)

(revised)

Better if one end hooked 135

9) Symbol of beam
Continuous end of beam
Center of beam
Exterior of beam
Interior of beam
Outside of beam

center top bar :

HD22-2

end stirrup:arrange 200mm distance-D10

lower part bar :
upper part : HD22-3
HD22-3
end top bar : HD22-2
center stirrup-arrange 250mm distance-D10
support bar : HD13-2EA

EXT(exterior) CENT(center)
END(end)
400500(stirrup process size : 320420)
tension splice
(B class splice)
stirrup : arrange 200mm distance-D10

upper part bar : HD22-3EA

support bar : HD22-3EA

lower part bar : HD22-3EA

END(end)
CENT(center)
300500(stirrup process size : 220420)

10) Detailed drawing of beam rahmen(arrangement)

horizontal rebar : HD10@200(arrange 200mm distance-D10)

vertical rebar : HD10@200(arrange 200mm distance-D10)

END(end)
CENT(center)
400500(stirrup process size : 320420)

tension splice

hoop : arrange 250mm distance-D10

support big bar : arrange 250mm distance-D10
400400(hoop process size : 320320)
main bar : 10-HD19

tension splice
(B class splice)

Each floor bottom structure plane figure symbol & beam chart symbol

 You should check pillar size & rebar Qty per each floor, and also arrange after
checking rebar Qty & drawing of outer pillars front and side.