ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SOLID SLABS
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INPUT LocationD&D: interior span solid slab

Design moment, M 216.0 kNm/m fcu 40 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 460 N/mm² gs = 1.05
span 6500 mm
Height, h 1000 mm Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
Bar Ø 20 mm Compression steel NONE
cover 50 mm to these bars (deflection control only)

OUTPUT D&D: interior span solid slab Compression steel = NONE

d = 1000 - 50 - 20/2 = 940.0 mm Err:520
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.006 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 940.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.006 /0.893)]^½ = 933.6 > 0.95d = 893.0 mm
(3.4.4.1) As = 216.00E6 /460 /893.0 x 1.05 = 552 < min As = 1300 mm²/m
Err:520 .
(Eqn 8) Err:520
(Eqn 7) Err:520
(3.4.6.3) Err:520
. Err:520 Err:520
. Err:520
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RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support

Design moment, M 282.0 kNm fcu 35 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 0.70 fy 460 N/mm² gs = 1.05
Span 8000 mm Comp cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
Height, h 500 mm Tens cover 48 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b 300 mm Side cover 35 mm to main reinforcement
Tens Ø 25 mm
Comp Ø 12 mm Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support .

d = 500 - 48 - 25/2 = 439.5 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.104 < K = 0.139 compression steel required
(3.4.4.4) z = 439.5(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.104/0.893)^½ ) = 380.7 < 417.5 mm
(3.4.4.4) x = (439.5 - 380.2) /0.45 = 131.8 mm
d' = 40 + 12/2 = 46.0 mm .
(Fig 3.3) Gross fsc = 438.1 N/mm² from strain diagram .
(Fig 3.3) net fsc = 438.1 - 0.67 x 35 /1.5 = 422.5 > 0 N/mm²
Excess M = M - Mu = 282.0(0.139 - 0.104) /0.139 = 70.4 kNm
As' = 70.4E6 /422.5 /(439.5 - 46.0) = 424 mm²
PROVIDE 4 T12 compression steel = 452 mm² .
(Fig 3.3) fst = 438.1 N/mm² .
As = (70.4E6 /393.5 + 211.6E6 /380.2) /438.1 = 1679 .
PROVIDE 4 T25 tension steel = 1963 mm² As enhanced by 5% for deflection
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,679 /1,963 /0.70 = 374.6 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.343 /(3 + 0.343) = 1.103 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 374.6) /120 /(0.9 + 4.866) = 0.698 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.103 x 0.698 = 20.011
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /439.5 = 18.203 ok .
ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997
SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span

M 280.0 kNm fcu 40 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 460 N/mm² gs = 1.05
span 8000 mm Comp cover 48 mm to main reinforcement
h 500 mm Tens cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
bw 300 mm Side cover 35 mm to main reinforcement
bf 400 mm
hf 100 mm Section location INTERIOR SPAN
Tens Ø 32 mm Section shape T BEAM
Top steel 2 no & Ø 12 .

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span .

d = 500 - 40 - 32/2 = 444.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.089
(3.4.4.4) x = 444 /0.45(0.5 - (0.25 - 0.089 /0.893)^½) = 110.4 mm (within flange)
(3.4.4.4) z = 444 - 0.45 x 110.4 = 394.3 < 421.8 mm
As' = 0 < 226 mm²
(3.4.4.4) As = 280.0E6 / 394.3 /460 x 1.05 = 1621 mm² .
PROVIDE 3 T32 bottom = 2413 mm² .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,621 /2,413 = 206.0 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.170 /(3 + 0.170) = 1.054 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 206.0) /120 /(0.9 + 3.551) = 1.057 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 24.1 x 1.054 x 1.057 = 26.896
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
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BEAM SHEAR
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end

fcu = 35 N/mm² gc = 1.50 d b
fyl = 460 N/mm² gs = 1.05 540 400

Main Steel Link Legs Side cover Shear V UDL

4 25 10 2 35 264.0 97.9
No mm Ø mm Ø No mm kN kN/m

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end

As = 1963 N/mm² = 0.909%
(Eqn 3) v = 264.0 x 10³ /400 /540 = 1.222 N/mm²
(Table 3.8) vc = 0.685 N/mm², from table 3.8
(v - vc)bv = 214.9 N/mm
PROVIDE 2 legs T10 @ 300 = 229.4 N/mm
Provide for distance of 300 mm
then nominal links = 2 legs T10 @ 400
 ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997
COLUMN DESIGN SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN

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INPUT Location D&D: external column

Axial load, N 1654 kN fcu 40 N/mm²
Moment, M 125.0 kNm fy 460 N/mm²
height, h 300 mm fyv 460 N/mm²
breadth, b 300 mm gm 1.05 steel
Max bar Ø 32 mm gm 1.50 concrete
cover (to link) 30 mm Link Ø 8 mm

CALCULATIONS D&D: external column

from M As = {M - 0.67fcu.b.dc(h/2 - dc/2)}/[(h/2-d').(fsc+fst).gm] (3.4.4.1)
from N As = (N - 0.67fcu.b.dc/gm) / (fsc - fst) (Figs 2.1, 2.2 & 3.3)
where As = Ast = Asc: dc=min(h,0.9x)
.67fcu/gm = 17.9 N/mm² d' = 54.0 mm
fy/gm = 438.1 N/mm² d = 246.0 mm
from iteration, n.a. depth, x, = 225.8 mm dc = 203.2 mm
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm = 1089.4 kN
Steel comp strain = 0.00266
Steel tens strain = 0.00031
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc = 438 N/mm² (Comp. stress in reinf.)
Steel stress in tensile face, fst = 63 N/mm² (Tensile stress in reinf.)
from M, As = 1504 mm² rom N, As = 1504 mm²
OK
OUTPUT D&D: external column
As req'd = 1504mm² T&B:- PROVIDE 4T32
(ie 2T32T&B - 1609mm² T&B - 3.6% o/a - @ 192cc.)

Links : - PROVIDE T8 @ 300

.

Strain diagram 5
Stress diagram
2 17.9 N/mm²
12
2

Notes

9 Stresses in N/mm2

Compression +ve
7 1
- - - Neutral axis
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5-Dec-00 RCC11 v1.4 SHEAR:K22 lateral link spacing corrected. 189
SHEAR:C19 & C20 reformatted, and lateral link spacing check
24-Nov-00 RCC11 v1.3 185
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Revisions to TEE~BEAM. Option of required compression rebar

added. Neutral axis, x allowed below flange soffite - IStructE
8-May-00 RCC11 v1.1 182
'Green book' method followed where flanges outside bw have z
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