Your company has received the tender to construct a double storey parking area for a supermarket
in Richards Bay. You have been provided with the detailed beam and slab layouts (as below). You
are requested to perform and show detailed calculations for the reinforcing steel.
Calculate the cutting length of each bar mark (1-15) for the following beams:
• the 420 x 600 mm simply supported beam on gridline A; and
• the 420 x 750 mm continuous beam on gridline 2
210
210 210
420 x 750 R.C. BEAM
210
420 x 600 R.C. BEAM
420 x 600 R.C. BEAM
420 x 600 R.C. BEAM
420 x 750 R.C. BEAM
REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN
Additional Information:
Concrete strength = 35MPa
Cover: Slab = 40mm
Cover: Beam = 50mm
Y20-03T
Y20-03T
Y25-02B Y25-02B
SHAPE
Y32-01B
CODE
60
(BAR MARK 04)
420 X 600 R. C. BEAM ON GRIDLINE A
*NOTE: SHAPE CODE 34 (for all bent bars)
Y32-10T Y25-11T
Y20-12T
Y25-06B Y25-13T Y25-09B Y20-08B
Y32-05B Y32-07B SHAPE
CODE
60
(BAR MARK 14) (BAR MARK 15)
420 X 700 R. C. BEAM ON GRIDLINE 2
*NOTE: SHAPE CODE 34 (for all bent bars)