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Detailing
The actual process of detailing has not changed dramatically. However, many detailed provisions are
di erent to those that were in BS 8110.
The main reference for detailing is the IStructE Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete, 3rd
edition, which is named as NCCI in the UK National Annex. Guidance can be found in Chapter 10 of
How to Design Concrete Structures using Eurocode 2: Detailing. The main issues are discussed here.
Cover
The nominal cover should generally be speci ed by the designer (See How to Design Concrete
Structures using Eurocode 2: Chapter 2 Getting started). The nominal cover should be shown on the
drawings and should refer to the reinforcement nearest to the surface of the concrete e.g. the links in
a beam. The cover to the main bar should be at least equal to the size of that bar, plus the allowance
for deviations, cdev which is usually 10 mm depending on the quality assurance. In high exposures
nominal covers will be greater.
Eurocode 2 introduces a range of factors (1 to 6) for use when calculating the appropriate anchorage
and lap lengths. A number of assumptions can be made that enable the Table 2 (below) to be
developed for anchorage and lap lengths.
If the conditions noted in the table are not met then reference should be made to Eurocode 2.
Lap lengths for unequal size bars may be based on the smaller bar.
The top of sections > 250 mm thick and the top 300 mm of sections deeper than 600 mm are
considered to provide poor bond conditions. In these locations, bond strengths are reduced and
anchorage and lap lengths are increased accordingly.
Eurocode 2 states that where possible laps in a member should be staggered and not located in areas
of high stress. The arrangement of lapped bars should comply with How to Design Concrete Structures
using Eurocode 2: Detailing, see Figure 5.
Table 2: Anchorage and lap lengths for concrete class C25/30 (mm)
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Tension laps
Transverse tensile stresses occur at the ends of lapped bars. Where the diameter, of the lapped bars
needs to be more than 20 mm diameter transverse bars (i.e. links) should be provided close to the
ends of the lapped bars.
Curtailment
Longitudinal reinforcement should be extended beyond the point at which it is no longer required for
exural strength by a distal al which may calculated or conservatively be taken as al = 1.125d (this is
known as the ‘shift rule’). Simpli ed rules are shown in Figures 8 and 10 below.
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Extract from How to Design Concrete Structures using Eurocode 2: Detailing (Page 82, Figure 8)
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Extract from How to Design Concrete Structure using Eurocode 2: Detailing (Page 84, Figure 10)
The clauses and values for most detailing minima and maxima are given in Table 1 below:
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