ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005

SOLID SLABS
Originated from RCC11.xls v4.0

2006 - 2010 TCC

INPUT
LocationD&D: interior span solid slab
c 1.50
Design moment, M 216.0 kNm/m
fcu 40
N/mm
s 1.15
b
1.00
fy 500 N/mm
span 6500 mm teel class
A
Height, h 1000 mm
Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
Bar
mm Compression steel NONE
20
cover
50
mm to these bars
(deflection control only)
ONE or TWO WAY SLAB
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 /500 /893.0 x 1.15 = 556 < 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 8110:2005

RECTANGULAR BEAMS
Originated from RCC11.xls v4.0

2006 - 2010 TCC

INPUT
Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
c 1.50
Design moment, M 282.0 kNm
fcu 35
N/mm
s 1.15
b
0.70
fy 500 N/mm
Span 8000 mm
steel class
A
Height, h
500
Comp cover
40 mm to main reinforcement
mm
Breadth, b
300
Tens cover
48 mm to main reinforcement
mm
Tens
Side cover
35 mm to main reinforcement
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 = 434.8 N/mm from strain diagram
net fsc = 434.8 - 0.67 x 35 /1.5 = 419.1 > 0 N/mm
(Fig 3.3)
Excess M = M - Mu = 282.0(0.139 - 0.104) /0.139 = 70.4 kNm
As' = 70.4E6 /419.1 /(439.5 - 46.0) = 427 mm
(Fig 3.3)

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

.
PROVIDE 4H12 compression steel = 452 mm
fst = 434.8 N/mm
.
As = (70.4E6 /393.5 + 211.6E6 /380.2) /434.8 = 1692 .
As enhanced by 14% for deflection
PROVIDE 4H25 tension steel = 1963 mm
fs = 2/3 x 500 x 1,692 /1,963 /0.70 = 410.3 N/mm
Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.343 /(3 + 0.343) = 1.103 < 1.5
Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 410.3) /120 /(0.9 + 4.866) = 0.646 < 2
Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.103 x 0.646 = 18.533
Actual L/d = 8000 /439.5 = 18.203 ok
.

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005

SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS

Originated from RCC11.xls v4.0

INPUT

2006 - 2010 TCC

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

c 1.50
M 280.0 kNm
fcu 40
N/mm
s 1.15
b 1.00
fy 500 N/mm
span 8000 mm
steel class
A
h 500 mm
Comp cover
48 mm to main reinforcement
bw 300 mm
Tens cover
40 mm to main reinforcement
bf 400 mm
Side cover
35 mm to main reinforcement
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 /500 x 1.15 = 1633 mm
.
(3.4.4.4)
.
PROVIDE 3H32 bottom = 2413 mm
fs = 2/3 x 500 x 1,633 /2,413 = 225.6 N/mm
(Eqn 8)
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.127 /(3 + 0.127) = 1.041 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 225.6) /120 /(0.9 + 3.551) = 1.021 < 2
Permissible L/d = 24.1 x 1.041 x 1.021 = 25.645
(3.4.6.3)
Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
(3.4.6.1)

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005

BEAM SHEAR
Originated from RCC11.xls v4.0

2006 - 2010 TCC

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

c 1.50
fcu = 35
N/mm
d
b
s 1.15
fyl = 500 N/mm
540
400
A
teel class
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 H10 @ 300 = 227.7 N/mm
Provide for distance of 300 mm
then nominal links = 2 legs H10 @ 400

ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005

SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN

COLUMN DESIGN
Originated from RCC11.xls v4.0

INPUT

2006 - 2010 TCC

Location D&D: external column

Axial load, N
1654
fcu 40
kN
Moment, M
125.0
fy 500
kNm
height, h
300
fyv 500
mm
m 1.15
breadth, b
300
mm
m 1.50
Max bar
mm
32
cover (to link)
30
steel class
A
mm

N/mm
N/mm
N/mm
steel
concrete

CALCULATIONS
Link 8
D&D: external column
mm
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
434.8 N/mm

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

225.9
1089.7
0.00266
0.00031
435
62
1515

d' =
54.0 mm
d = 246.0 mm
dc = 203.3 mm

mm
kN

N/mm
N/mm
mm

(Comp. stress in reinf.)

(Tensile stress in reinf.)
rom N, As = 1516 mm

OK

OUTPUT D&D: external column

As req'd = 1515mm T&B:- PROVIDE 4H32
(ie 2H32T&B - 1609mm T&B - 3.6% o/a - @
192cc.)
Links : - PROVIDE H8 @ 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

Date

Version

Action

Size (kB)

30-Mar-10

RCC11 v4.0

Re-badged as TCC/Mineral Products Association.

376

13-May-09

RCC11 v3.6

bf used instead of bw for compression steel modification factor on TEE-BEAM.

328

19-Dec-07

RCC11 v3.5

x/d limit added in TEE-BEAM.

299

16-Nov-06

RCC11 v3.4

Additional compressions teel option added to SLAB.

300

4-Oct-06

RCC11 v3.3

Corrections to COLUMN!L9:L16.

298

28-Jun-06

RCC11 v3.2

v3 release. Page nos, User Guide and registration details amended.

298

15-Feb-06

RCC11 v3.1

Differentiation between flat slabs and other slabs on SLAB page.

331

20-Oct-05

RCC11 v3.0

Updated to 2005 versions of BS8110 & BS8666

317

3-Feb-04

RCC11 v2.2

Minor correction to cell N12 on "SLAB" (> changed to <).

289

21-Jan-03

RCC11 v2.1

DETR logo replaced by DTI.

289

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 (gc refs etc).

183

8-May-00

RCC11 v1.1

Revisions to TEE~BEAM. Option of required compression rebar added. Neutral axis, x

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

182

3-Aug-99

RCC11 v1.0

First public release.

Includes b version comments & chg mods to COLUMN

190