Reinforcement

Detailing

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NIRMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
M-TECH CASAD
PREPARED BY:
BY:
Yash Khandol

GUIDED
P.V. Patel

Introduction

Detailing isoftenconsideredtobethepreparationofworking drawings

showingthesizeandlocationofthereinforcementina concrete structure.

Detailing involves the communication of the engineers design to the

contractors who build the structure. It involves the translation of a good
structural design from the computer or calculation pad into the final
structure.

Good detailing ensures that reinforcement and concrete interact efficiently to

provide satisfactory behavior throughout the complete range of loading.

Engineering drawing prepared by the designer should specify grades of

concrete and steel, live load, dimensions, reinforcement, building the forms,
fabricating the reinforcement and placing the concrete.

Notes and statements should be clear and unambiguous.

Guidingprinciples:

Determinelocationanddirectionofallinternalforces

Useadequatelyanchored reinforcementwhereveratensile
forceisrequiredforequilibrium;

Useductilereinforcementwhenthe
reinforcementisrequiredforstrength;

Neverrely ontheconcretesabilitytocarrytension(itmaynot
exist);

Includeadequatequantitiesofreinforcementforcrackcontrol;

Ensuresteeldetailsarepractical andthatsteelcanbefixedand
concrete canbe satisfactorilyplacedandcompactedaround
complexdetailswith adequatecover;

Ensuredetailsareeconomical.

Aims

Main aims of RCC detailing are:

1.

Providing an outline of the concrete to give necessary

information regarding formwork to provide finished
section of the desired size.

2.

Providing enough reinforcement details for fabrication of

the steel skeleton and its placement in the desired
position.

DETAILING OF BEAMS

Introduction

Carries Transverse External Loads That Cause Bending

Moment, Shear Forces And In Some Cases Torsion.

Concrete is strong in compression and very weak in

tension.

Steel reinforcement is used to take up tensile stresses in

reinforced concrete beams.

Mild steel bars or Deformed or High yield strength

deformed bars (HYSD)

HYSD bars have ribs on the surface and this increases the
bond strength at least by 40%

Deformed bar and plain bar

Anchorage in steel bars is normally provided in the form

of bends and hooks.

The anchorage value of bend of bar is taken as 4 times

the diameter of bar for every 45* bend subjected to
maximum of 16 times the diameter of bar.

Nominal cover, should not be less than the diameter of

bar.

For durability requirements, minimum nominal cover

shall not be less than the values given in IS :456-2000,
p.47, table-16.
Exposure

Nominal concrete cover in mm not less

than

Mild

20

Moderate

30

Severe

45

Very
severe

50

Extreme

75

Generally a beam consists of following steel

reinforcements: (IS : 456-2000, P.46, cl.

26.5.1)
Longitudinal reinforcement at tension and compression face.

Minimum tension reinforcement in beam :

Mild steel= 0.34% of effective area of beam
HYSD bars=0.20% of effective area of beam

Maximum area of tension and compression reinforcement ,shall not be more than
(4%)

0.04 bD

Shear reinforcements in the form of vertical stirrups and or bent up

longitudinal bars are provided.
Maximum spacing of shear reinforcement:
1)

0.75d for vertical stirrups

or
D for inclined stirrups at 45*

2) 300 mm
Not greater than smaller of two values.

Side face reinforcement in the web of the beam is provided when the
depth of the web in a beam exceeds 750 mm.

Specification for the reinforcement in

beams is given in clause 8.1 to 8.6 of
SP34

 Main reinforcement = 5 Nos -12 mm diameter bars

with 2 bars bent up at L/7 from centre of support
Anchor/hanger bars= 2-10 mm diameter
Stirrups = 6 mm diameter @ 200 mm c/c.

DETAILING OF SLAB

Introduction

Used for covering spaces in the form of roof or floor .

Slab may be supported on walls or beams or columns .

Slab supported directly by columns are called flat slab .

One Way Slab

Two Way Slab

Slabs could be simply supported, continuous or cantilever

In two way slab the corners may be held down by

restraints or may be allowed to lift up

Additional torsion reinforcement is required at corners

when it is restrained against uplifting as shown in Fig

Min reinforcement is 0.12% for HYSD bars and 0.15 % for

mild steel bars. ( IS 456-2000, P.48, cl. 26.5.2)

The maximum diameter of bar used in slab should not

exceed 1/8 of the total thickness of slab . ( IS 456-2000,
P.48, cl. 26.5.2.2)

Maximum spacing of main bar is restricted to 3 times

effective depth or 300 mm which ever is less .( IS 4562000, P.46)

For distribution bars the maximum spacing is specified as

5 times the effective depth or 450 mm which ever is less .

Min diameter
For main steel:( SP34)

For plain bar 10mm

For deformed bar 8mm

For distribution steel:

Min dia=6mm

Typical One Way slab

Typical Two Way slab

DETAILING OF COLUMNS

Introduction

:( IS 456-2000, P.48, cl. 26.5.3)

For a longitudinal reinforcing bar in a column nominal cover

shall in any case not be less than 40mm, or less than the dia of
such bar.

The cross-sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement shall not

less than 0.8% nor more than 6% of the gross c/s area of the
column.

The bars shall not be less than 12mm in dia.

The minimum number of longitudinal bars provided in a column

shall be four in rectangular and six in circular columns.

Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of

the column shall not exceed 300 mm.

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