CENTERING QUANTITY :

Foundation & Basement :

Plinth beam, grade beam, footing, staircase steps.

Super structures :

a) Slab, beam, canopy.

b) Sunshade, sill slab, column.

c) Vertical centering, facia drop, sump, water tank, lift.

d) Curved beams, circular columns.

Overall centering Quantity excluding Footing &Basement

=1.70 * Overall Plinth area.

Additional Struting

When the height is above 3.30m, for every 1.00m an additional strutting
should be given.

Thumb rule based on plinth area basis:

Centering: m2/ m2
Grade beam= 0.35 < 0.40 < 0.45 m2 / m2

Slab, beam etc

Span Single bay Two bay

4.0 m 1.57 1.49

5.0 m 1.51 1.45

6.0 m 1.47 1.42