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What Percent of Steel Is Needed To Build A Slab
What Percent of Steel Is Needed To Build A Slab
As per IS 456:2000 In SLAB as per Clause 26.5.2.1 Min reinforcement shall be 0.15% of total
cross-sectional area for mild steel bars and 0.12% of total cross-sectional area for HYSD bars.
b=width of beam
Maximum tension and compression reinforcement for beam is 4% of total cross sectional area of
beam.
In column min tension reinforcement is 0.8% and Maximum limit is 6% of total cross sectional
area of column if bars are not overlapped (4% max in case of overlapping of bars) as per clause
26.5.3.1 of IS 456:2000.
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