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Cover To Reinforcement (Beams - BS 8110)
Cover To Reinforcement (Beams - BS 8110)
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1. Bar Size1- The nominal cover to all steel should be such that the resulting cover to main bar is not less
than the size of the main bar.
cnom, φ ≥ φ - φlink
where
2. Fire Resistance2- For fire protection the values given in Table 3.4 of BS 8110-1:1997 ensure that fire
resistance requirements are satisfied.
The BS8110 “Environmental Conditions” and “Fire Resistance” provisions are not
implemented in the current version of Tekla Structural Designer.
The nominal cover should be not less than the nominal maximum size of the aggregate hagg
cnom,hagg ≥ hagg
Nominal limiting cover to reinforcement:
cnom,lim = MAX [cnom, φ, hagg]
A minimum value for the nominal cover, cnom, u, is set by the user with the following default values;
Nominal cover from top surface of beam, cnom,u,top Default value: 30.0mm
Nominal cover from bottom surface of beam, cnom,u,bot Default value: 30.0mm
Nominal cover from side face of beam, cnom,u,side Default value: 30.0mm
Nominal cover from end surface of beam, cnom,u,end Default value: 30.0mm
The nominal limiting cover depends on the diameter of the reinforcement, and the nominal covers to be used
for design and detailing purposes are given by;
Nominal limiting cover to reinforcement from the side face of a beam;
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Nominal limiting cover to reinforcement from the bottom face of a beam;
and where
φside = the diameter of the longitudinal reinforcing bar nearest to the side of
the beam
Parent topic
• Beam Design to BS 8110
1. BS 8110-1:1997 3.3.1.2
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