ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SOLID SLABS
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2001-2003 BCA for RCC

INPUT
LocationD&D: interior span solid slab
Design moment, M 216.0 kNm/m
fcu 40
b
1.00
fy
460
span 6500 mm
Height, h 1000 mm
Section location
Bar
mm Compression steel
20
cover
50
mm to these bars

N/mm
N/mm

c 1.50
s 1.05

CONTINUOUS SPAN

NONE
(deflection control only)

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

d = 1000 - 50 - 20/2 = 940.0 mm
Err:520
K' = 0.156 > K = 0.006 ok
.
(3.4.4.4)
z = 940.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.006 /0.893)]^ = 933.6 > 0.95d = 893.0 mm
(3.4.4.4)
As = 216.00E6 /460 /893.0 x 1.05 = 552 < min As = 1300 mm/m
(3.4.4.1)
.
Err:520
Err:520
(Eqn 8)
Err:520
(Eqn 7)
Err:520
(3.4.6.3)
Err:520
Err:520
.
.
Err:520

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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2001-2003 BCA for RCC

INPUT
Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
c 1.50
Design moment, M 282.0 kNm
fcu 35
N/mm
s 1.05
b
0.70
fy
460 N/mm
Span 8000 mm
Comp cover
40 mm to main reinforcement
Height, h
500
Tens cover
48 mm to main reinforcement
mm
Breadth, b
300
Side cover
35 mm to main reinforcement
mm
Tens
mm
25
Comp
Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
mm
12
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
d = 500 - 48 - 25/2 = 439.5 mm
K' = 0.104 < K = 0.139
compression steel required
(3.4.4.4)
z = 439.5(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.104/0.893)^ ) = 380.7 < 417.5 mm
(3.4.4.4)
x = (439.5 - 380.2) /0.45 = 131.8 mm
(3.4.4.4)
d' = 40 + 12/2 = 46.0 mm
.
(Fig 3.3)
Gross fsc = 438.1 N/mm from strain diagram
net fsc = 438.1 - 0.67 x 35 /1.5 = 422.5 > 0 N/mm
(Fig 3.3)
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 mm
(Fig 3.3)

(Eqn 8)
(Table 3.11)
(Table 3.10)
(3.4.6.3)
(3.4.6.1)

.
PROVIDE 4 T12 compression steel = 452 mm
fst = 438.1 N/mm
.
As = (70.4E6 /393.5 + 211.6E6 /380.2) /438.1 = 1679 .
As enhanced by 5% for deflection
PROVIDE 4 T25 tension steel = 1963 mm
fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,679 /1,963 /0.70 = 374.6 N/mm
Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.343 /(3 + 0.343) = 1.103 < 1.5
Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 374.6) /120 /(0.9 + 4.866) = 0.698 < 2
Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.103 x 0.698 = 20.011
Actual L/d = 8000 /439.5 = 18.203 ok
.

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS

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INPUT

2001-2003 BCA for RCC

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

c 1.50
M 280.0 kNm
fcu 40
N/mm
s 1.05
b 1.00
fy
460 N/mm
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 32
Section shape T BEAM
mm
Top steel
2 no & 12
.

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

.
d = 500 - 40 - 32/2 = 444.0 mm
K' = 0.156 > K = 0.089
(3.4.4.4)
x = 444 /0.45(0.5 - (0.25 - 0.089 /0.893)^) = 110.4 mm (within flange)
(3.4.4.4)
z = 444 - 0.45 x 110.4 = 394.3 < 421.8 mm
(3.4.4.4)
As' = 0 < 226 mm
As = 280.0E6 / 394.3 /460 x 1.05 = 1621 mm
.
(3.4.4.4)
.
PROVIDE 3 T32 bottom = 2413 mm
fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,621 /2,413 = 206.0 N/mm
(Eqn 8)
(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
Permissible L/d = 24.1 x 1.054 x 1.057 = 26.896
(3.4.6.3)
Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
(3.4.6.1)

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

BEAM SHEAR
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2001-2003 BCA for RCC

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

c 1.50
fcu = 35
N/mm
d
b
s 1.05
fyl = 460 N/mm
540
400
Main Steel

4
No

25
mm

Link
10
mm

Legs

Side cover

Shear V

UDL

35

264.0

97.9

No

mm

kN

kN/m

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

As = 1963 N/mm = 0.909%
v = 264.0 x 10 /400 /540 = 1.222 N/mm
(Eqn 3)
vc = 0.685 N/mm, from table 3.8
(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

SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN

COLUMN DESIGN
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INPUT

2001-2003 BCA for RCC

Location D&D: external column

Axial load, N
1654
kN
Moment, M
125.0
kNm
height, h
300
mm
breadth, b
300
mm
Max bar
mm
32
cover (to link)
30
mm

fcu
fy
fyv
m
m
Link

40

N/mm

460
460
1.05
1.50
8

N/mm
N/mm
steel
concrete
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 =
fy/gm =
from iteration, n.a. depth, x,
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm
Steel comp strain
Steel tens strain
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc
Steel stress in tensile face, fst
from M, As

17.9 N/mm
438.1 N/mm

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

225.8
1089.4
0.00266
0.00031
438
63
1504

d' =
54.0 mm
d = 246.0 mm
dc = 203.2 mm

mm
kN

N/mm
N/mm
mm

(Comp. stress in reinf.)

(Tensile stress in reinf.)
rom N, As = 1504 mm

OK

OUTPUT D&D: external column

As req'd = 1504mm T&B:- PROVIDE 4T32

(ie 2T32T&B - 1609mm T&B - 3.6% o/a - @ 192cc.)

Links : - PROVIDE T8 @ 300
.
Strain diagram

Stress diagram
2

12

17.9 N/mm
2

Notes
Stresses in N/mm2

Compression +ve

- - - Neutral axis

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Revision history RCC11 Element Design.xls

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21-Jan-03

RCC11 v2.1

DETR logo replaced by DTI.

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11-Oct-02

RCC11 v2.0

Version 2 enhancements

304

1-Oct-02

RCC11 v1.7

COLUMN: Minor mods to N37:U37; Chart at U2 reactivated.

284

22-Jun-01

RCC11 v1.6

Addition of input controls.

284

26-Jan-01

RCC11 v1.5

Addition of input controls.

283

5-Dec-00

RCC11 v1.4

SHEAR:K22 lateral link spacing corrected.

189

24-Nov-00

RCC11 v1.3

SHEAR:C19 & C20 reformatted, and lateral link spacing check

added (C Braidwood).

185

30-May-00

RCC11 v1.2

R Lawson comments incorporated (c refs etc).

183

8-May-00

Revisions to TEE~BEAM. Option of required compression rebar

added. Neutral axis, x allowed below flange soffite - IStructE
RCC11 v1.1
'Green book' method followed where flanges outside bw have z
= d-hf/2, and bw acts as beam.

3-Aug-99

RCC11 v1.0

First public release.

Includes version comments & chg mods to COLUMN

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