CODAL PROVISIONS FOR THICKNESS OF WALLS AND SLABS

RCC WALLS
CRITERIA FOR FIRE RATING
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE

21.2 (page 33) in accordance

1 IS 456: 2000 with IS1641 & IS 1642

Is 1641:1988
2 fire safety of buildings.

Is 1642:1989
2 page 1
fire safety of buildings.

NBC 2016 part 4

3 Table 1
fire safety of buildings.
 MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS REQUIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

1 IS 456: 2000 Fig. 1 (Page 34)

Is 1642:1989
2 TABLE 2 page 3
fire safety of buildings.

3 BS:8110-1:1997 FIGURE 2 (PAGE NO 25)

NBC 2016 part 4 31.1 page 60 clause

3 fire safety of buildings. & 32.2.3 page 60
IS 456: 2000

4 IS 16700 : 2017 clause 8.5.1

5 IS:13920-2016 clause 10.1.2

MINIMUM WALL THICKNESS REQUIRED FOR SINGLE LAYER AND DOUBLE LAYER

1 SP : 34(S&T)-1987 CLAUSE11.2.3 PAGE 159

2 SP : 34(S&T)-1987 CLAUSE11.2.3 PAGE 159

2 SP : 34(S&T)-1987 CLAUSE11.2.3 PAGE 159
 MINIMUM SLAB THICKNESS REQUIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA
SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE

Fig. 1 (Page 34) and table 16A

1 IS 456: 2000 page 47

Is 1642:1989
2 fire safety of buildings. page 7 table 8

MINIMUM BEAM THICKNESS REQUIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE
Fig. 1 (Page 34) and Table 16A
1 IS 456: 2000 page 47

Is 1642:1989
2 fire safety of buildings. page 7 - table 8
IS:13920-2016
clause 6.1.2 page 4

MINIMUM COLUMN THICKNESS REQUIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE
Fig. 1 (Page 34) and Table 16A
1 IS 456: 2000 page 47
Is 1642:1989
2 fire safety of buildings. page 7 - table 8

3 IS:13920-2016

7.1.1 page 7

MINIMUM REINF. IN WALLS.

SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE

1 IS 456: 2000 clause 32.5 page 62

2 IS:13920-2016
TABLE 1

3 IS:13920-2016 10.3.3
 MINIMUM REINF. IN SLABS.
SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE
1 IS 456: 2000 cl.26.5.2.1 page 48

MINIMUM REINF. IN COLUMNS.

SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE

1 IS 456: 2000 Fig. 1 (Page 34)

MINIMUM REINF. IN PEDESTAL

SLABS
SL.NO NAME OF CODE CLAUSE
1 IS 456: 2000 page 48
THICKNESS OF WALLS AND SLABS
RCC WALLS
FOR FIRE RATING
DETAIL SPECIFIED

A structure Or structural element required to have

fire resistance should be designed to possess an
appropriate degree of resistance to flame penetration
heat transmission and failure. The fire resistance of a
structural elements expressed in terms of time in hours
in accordance with IS 1641.

Restrictions on Type of Construction forNew Buiidings ( see IS : 1642-1988 )

For buildings above 15m in height non combustible materials should be

used for construcution and the intermal walls of strircase should be of brick
wall or reinforced concrete or any othe rmaterial of construction with
minimum of 2 hours fire rating.

clause 3.3.1 Non-combustible

materials should be used for
construction of buildings, and the internal walls of
staircase enclosures should be of brick work or
reinforced concrete or any other material of
construction with minimum of 120 min rating.
UIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

For 2Hrs Fire resistance minimum wall thickness is 160mm (*WALLS WITH Pt
in range 0.4% to 1% )for VERTICAL REINF.

160mm WITH 25mm COVER load bearing RCC walls

(*WALLS WITH AT LEAST 1% OF VERTICAL REINF.)

160MM thk. With Pt range of MIN 0.4% to Max 1%

Hwe/t not exeecing 30 for

160mm thk (2900/160 =18.125)

The thickness of structural wall shall not be less than 160mm of H/20
whichever is larger

The minumium thickness shear wall shall not be less than 150mm and
300mm for bldg with coupled shear walls in any seismic zone. The
mimumum thickness provided must confirm to the fire resistance
requirements based on occupancy as laid down in IS 456

RED FOR SINGLE LAYER AND DOUBLE LAYER

For walls of thickness 170 mm or less, where the
insertion of a vibrator may lead to difficulties, a
single layer of vertical and horizontal bars may be provided at the centre of
the wall and an external
vibrator may be used (see Fig. Il.6A).

IN case of walls of
thickness greater than 170 mm but less than or
equal to 220 mm, and also for walls of thickness
greater than 220 mm with more than nominal
reinforcement, provide two layers of reinforcement
in both vertical and horizontal
directions, the former being placed on the inside
of the latter (see Fig. 11.6B). Clips should be
provided to restrain the vertical bars against
buckling, or displacement during concreting. In
walls of thickness greater than 220 mm with
nominal reinforcement, horizontal steel may be
placed inside the vertical steel to reduce the
possibility of the coarse aggregate being ‘hung-up’
on the horizontal bars (see Fig. I 1.6C).
IN case of walls of
thickness greater than 170 mm but less than or
equal to 220 mm, and also for walls of thickness
greater than 220 mm with more than nominal
reinforcement, provide two layers of reinforcement
in both vertical and horizontal
directions, the former being placed on the inside
of the latter (see Fig. 11.6B). Clips should be
provided to restrain the vertical bars against
buckling, or displacement during concreting. In
walls of thickness greater than 220 mm with
nominal reinforcement, horizontal steel may be
placed inside the vertical steel to reduce the
possibility of the coarse aggregate being ‘hung-up’
on the horizontal bars (see Fig. I 1.6C).
UIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA
SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

For 2Hrs Fire resistance minimum slab thickness is 125mm cover 25mm

for 2 hr fire rating 125MM thk. & cover 25mm

UIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

For 2Hrs Fire resistance minimum beam width is 200mm with cover 40mm

200mm thk. With 25mm cover for 50% exposure

beam shall not have width less 200mm

QUIRED FROM FIRE RESISITANCE CRITERIA

SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

For 2Hrs Fire resistance minimum beam width is 200mm with cover 30mm

200mm for SS with cover 60mm, 150mm for continuous with cover 50mm

mimimum dimension of column shall not be less than 1.20 db or 2. 300mm

db is dia of largest longitudinal of beam anchoring into column beam joint

REINF. IN WALLS.
SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED
the minimum ratio of vertical reinforcement to
gross concrete area shall be:
1) 0.001 2 for deformed bars not larger than
16mm in diameter and with a characteristic
strength of 415 N/mm2 or greater. The
minimum ratio of horizontal reinforcement
to gross concrete area shalt be:
1) 0.002 0 for deformed bars not larger than
16mm in diameter and with a characteristic
strength of 415 Nzmm' or greater.
 Minimum Pt. in SQUAT WALLS (hw/Lw<1) =0.0025 * area of cross section.

In structural walls that do not have boundary elements, atleast 4 bars of

12mm dia arranged in 2 layers shall beconcentrated as vertical reinf. at ends
of wall over a egth not exceeding twicethe wall tk.
 REINF. IN SLABS.
SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

0.12% of the total cross sectional area of slab for HYSD bars.

REINF. IN COLUMNS.
SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

The cross-sectional area of longitudinal

reinforcement, shall be notless than 0.8 %
nor more than 6 percent of the
sectional area of the column.

REINF. IN PEDESTAL
SLABS
DETAIL SPECIFIED

nominal reinf not less than 0.15 % of the cross sectional area for HYSD bars