TABLE FOR REBARS AREAS & SPACINGS Source: "MEC Digital Design Data Handbook"

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TABLE 1 - BY CALCULATION Contact : support@mecEngineers.net
Calculation - Enter your data in blue and the Output will be in Black

Find Total Area Find Total Bars Find Bar Spacing

Blue - Data Entry
Bar Ø 10 mm 20 mm Bar Ø 10 mm Red - Output Results
Nos 2 nos 7 nos Spacing 200 mm (can copy & paste anywhere)
Area 157 mm2 2200 mm2 Area 393 mm2

TABLE 2 - BY SELECTION CHART

Bar Areas - based on No of Bars & Size You can "copy and paste" the
whole of Table 1 into any of your
own worksheets for ease of
Table - Bars Nos & Areas
reference. Same with Table 2 or
Bar Bar Diameters (mm) table 3. Betterstill, copy the
Nos 6 8 10 12 16 20 25 32 whole Worksheet "Bar Areas"
1 28 50 79 113 201 314 491 804 into your Calc File.
2 57 101 157 226 402 628 982 1608
3 85 151 236 339 603 942 1473 2413
4 113 201 314 452 804 1257 1963 3217
5 141 251 393 565 1005 1571 2454 4021
6 170 302 471 679 1206 1885 2945 4825
7 198 352 550 792 1407 2199 3436 5630 For BEAMS
8 226 402 628 905 1608 2513 3927 6434
9 254 452 707 1018 1810 2827 4418 7238 Table to Select Bar Size & Bar Nos
10 283 503 785 1131 2011 3142 4909 8042 to fit Area of Steel required.
(can copy & paste anywhere)
11 311 553 864 1244 2212 3456 5400 8847
12 339 603 942 1357 2413 3770 5890 9651
13 368 653 1021 1470 2614 4084 6381 10455
14 396 704 1100 1583 2815 4398 6872 11259
15 424 754 1178 1696 3016 4712 7363 12064
16 452 804 1257 1810 3217 5027 7854 12868
17 481 855 1335 1923 3418 5341 8345 13672
18 509 905 1414 2036 3619 5655 8836 14476
19 537 955 1492 2149 3820 5969 9327 15281
20 565 1005 1571 2262 4021 6283 9817 16085

TABLE 3 - BY SELECTION CHART - FOR SLABS & WALLS

Bar Areas / M width - based on Bar Size & Spacing

Table - Bars Areas & Spacings (mm2/M width)

Spacing Bar Size (mm)
per M 6 8 10 12 16 20 25 32
75 377 670 1047 1508 2681 4189 6545 10723
80 353 628 982 1414 2513 3927 6136 10053
100 283 503 785 1131 2011 3142 4909 8042
110 257 457 714 1028 1828 2856 4463 7311
120 236 419 655 942 1676 2618 4091 6702
125 226 402 628 905 1608 2513 3927 6434
130 217 387 604 870 1547 2417 3776 6187
140 202 359 561 808 1436 2244 3506 5745
150 188 335 524 754 1340 2094 3273 5362
160 177 314 491 707 1257 1963 3068 5027 For SLABS, WALLS, FOOTINGS
170 166 296 462 665 1183 1848 2888 4731
175 162 287 449 646 1149 1795 2805 4596 Table to select Size & Spacing of Bars to
180 157 279 436 628 1117 1745 2727 4468 fit Area of Steel Required/Metre width
190 149 265 413 595 1058 1653 2584 4233
200 141 251 393 565 1005 1571 2454 4021
210 135 239 374 539 957 1496 2338 3830
220 129 228 357 514 914 1428 2231 3656
225 126 223 349 503 894 1396 2182 3574
230 123 219 341 492 874 1366 2134 3497
240 118 209 327 471 838 1309 2045 3351
250 113 201 314 452 804 1257 1964 3217
260 109 193 302 435 773 1208 1888 3093
270 105 186 291 419 745 1164 1818 2979
275 103 183 286 411 731 1142 1785 2925
280 101 180 281 404 718 1122 1753 2872
290 97 173 271 390 693 1083 1693 2773
300 94 168 262 377 670 1047 1636 2681

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