Element location: Floor plan

Subject: Preliminary design of beam

Made by; JAMES
Design Code: BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures

REFERENCE CALCULATIONS OUTPUT

Material strength for use in design

EN 1992-1-1 Table 4.3N Concrete characteristic strength; fck fck = 25 N/mm2

EN 1992-1-1 Cl:3.2.2(3)P Characteristic yield strength of reinforcement steel; fyk fyk = 500 N/mm2

EN 1992-1-1 Table A.1 Unit weight of reinforced concrete; γconc. γconc. = 25 KN/m3

Concise EC Table 4.3 Allow for fire resistance of material Fire period = 2 hrs

Preliminary sizing of Beam and Nominal cover for reinforcement

EN 1992-1-1 Table 4.1 Exposure class exposure class = XC1

Expected working life of the structure life span = 50 Years

EN 1992-1-1 Table 4.3N [ Structural class Structural Class = S5

Calculation of concrete cover for durability

For structural class and exposure class XC1 ,the minimum

S5 cover for durability Cmin,dur;
EN 1992-1-1 Table 4.4N Cmin,dur; = 25 mm
 Calculation of concrete cover for bond

Assume maximum diameter for reinforcement in Beam; φ φ = 16 mm

EN 1992-1-1 Cl: 4.4.1.2(3)

Table 4.2N Cmin,b = 1.0φ Cmin,b = 16 mm
Calculation of minimum concrete cover

EN 1992-1-1 Cl: 4.4.1.2(2)P Cmin = max(Cmin,b;Cmin,dur + ΔCdur,ϒ - ΔCdur,st - ΔCdur,add;10mm) Cmin = 25 mm

EN 1992-1-1 Cl: 4.4.1.2(6)

(7) (8) ΔCdur,ϒ = 0 ,ΔCdur,st = 0 , ΔCdur,add = 0

Calculation of nominal cover

EN 1992-1-1 Cl: 4.4.1.3(1)P Allowance for deviation ΔCdev = 10 mm

EN 1992-1-1 Cl: 4.4.1.1(2)P Cnom = Cmin + ΔCdev Cnom = 35 mm

Calculation of nominal cover for fire resistance

Concise EC Table 4.3 Cnom Cnom = 30 mm

Adopt
Cnom = 35 mm