© 2000 Chris Buczkowski

REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKBOO

FOR MICROSOFT EXCEL

CONTENTS
Areas of Reinforcement Minimum and Maximum Reinforcement
Columns
Spacing of Longitudinal Bars Beams
Slabs
Walls
Links in Beams
Mesh Reinforcement
Ultimate Anchorage and Laps
Anchorage bond stress design Notes

Bends and Hooks About

Minimum radius of bends Registration details

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Steel Reinforcement Areas

Cross sectional area of number of bars (mm²)

Bar Size Number of Bars
(mm) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
6 28 57 85 113 141 170 198 226 254
8 50 101 151 201 251 302 352 402 452
10 79 157 236 314 393 471 550 628 707
12 113 226 339 452 565 679 792 905 1018
16 201 402 603 804 1005 1206 1407 1608 1810
20 314 628 942 1257 1571 1885 2199 2513 2827
25 491 982 1473 1963 2454 2945 3436 3927 4418
32 804 1608 2413 3217 4021 4825 5630 6434 7238
40 1257 2513 3770 5027 6283 7540 8796 10053 11310
50 1963 3927 5890 7854 9817 11781 13744 15708 17671

Cross sectional area of bars per metre (mm²/m)

Bar Size Bar Spacing (mm)
(mm) 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
6 565 377 283 226 188 162 141 126 113
8 1005 670 503 402 335 287 251 223 201
10 1571 1047 785 628 524 449 393 349 314
12 2262 1508 1131 905 754 646 565 503 452
16 4021 2681 2011 1608 1340 1149 1005 894 804
20 6283 4189 3142 2513 2094 1795 1571 1396 1257
25 9817 6545 4909 3927 3272 2805 2454 2182 1963
32 10723 8042 6434 5362 4596 4021 3574 3217
40 12566 10053 8378 7181 6283 5585 5027
50 19635 15708 13090 11220 9817 8727 7854

Cross sectional area of bars in pairs per metre (mm²/m)

Bar Size Bar Spacing (mm)
(mm) 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
6 1131 754 565 452 377 323 283 251 226
8 2011 1340 1005 804 670 574 503 447 402
10 3142 2094 1571 1257 1047 898 785 698 628
12 4524 3016 2262 1810 1508 1293 1131 1005 905
16 5362 4021 3217 2681 2298 2011 1787 1608
20 8378 6283 5027 4189 3590 3142 2793 2513
25 9817 7854 6545 5610 4909 4363 3927
32 12868 10723 9191 8042 7149 6434
40 16755 14362 12566 11170 10053
16
6283 4189 3142 2513 2094 1795 1571 1396 1257
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Enter area (mm²): 750

10 11 12
283 311 339
503 553 603
785 864 942
1131 1244 1357
2011 2212 2413
3142 3456 3770
4909 5400 5890
8042 8847 9651
12566 13823 15080
19635 21598 23562

Enter area (mm²): 2000

275 300 400

103 94 71
183 168 126
286 262 196
411 377 283
731 670 503
1142 1047 785
1785 1636 1227
2925 2681 2011
4570 4189 3142
7140 6545 4909

Enter area (mm²): 1200

275 300 400

206 188 141
366 335 251
571 524 393
823 754 565
1462 1340 1005
2285 2094 1571
3570 3272 2454
5849 5362 4021
9139 8378 6283

1142 1047 785

Spacing of Longitudinal Bars

Maximum distance between bars in tension

Table Clear horizontal distance between bars according Slabs - Clear spacing be
3.28 to % redistribution (mm) ƒy h
ƒy gm % red ßb clear N/mm² (mm)
N/mm² steel +/- distance 460 200
Beams 460 1.05 0 1 152 no further check re
Slabs 460 1.05 0 1 484

cl 3.12.11.2.4 Clear distance between bars in tension

As req As prov ƒy gm % red ßb ƒs clear
mm² mm² N/mm² steel +/- N/mm² distance
300 300 460 1.05 0 1 307 153

Minimum clear distance between bars

Minimum distance between Minimum distance between

vertically spaced bars horizontally spaced bars
mm mm
bar size 25 bar size 16
aggregate size 20 aggregate size 20
spacer bar size 14 minimum distance 25
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Slabs - Clear spacing between bars

d As 100As/bd clear
(mm) (mm²/m) distance
175 550 0.31 525
no further check required!

Note: For slabs, if % redistribution

is not known, use 15% for supports
and 0% for spans.
Reinforcement Links in Beams

General Use

Minimum shear links in beams

bv d ƒyv gm
mm mm N/mm² steel
400 500 250 1.05
bar size no. of Asv sv Asv=Total area of legs (mm²) Minimum shear links
legs bv
mm mm² mm sv=Spacing of links (mm)
10 2 157 225 mm
max sv = 0.75d 375 400

Link reinforcement in beams, A sv/sv (mm²/mm) no. of legs = 2

Bar Size Spacing of Links (mm)

(mm) 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250
6 1.13 0.75 0.57 0.45 0.38 0.32 0.28 0.25 0.23
8 2.01 1.34 1.01 0.80 0.67 0.57 0.50 0.45 0.40
10 3.14 2.09 1.57 1.26 1.05 0.90 0.79 0.70 0.63
12 4.52 3.02 2.26 1.81 1.51 1.29 1.13 1.01 0.90
16 8.04 5.36 4.02 3.22 2.68 2.30 2.01 1.79 1.61

Lateral spacing of equally

spaced legs
beam breadth, bv (mm) 400
effective depth, d (mm) 350
side cover (mm) 30 Lateral spacing of legs
link bar size (mm) 10 No tension bar to be more than 150mm from a
no. of legs 3 Each alternate compression bar to be supporte
No compression bar to be further than 150mm
leg spacing (mm) 165
restrained bar.
Leg spacing OK

Special Situations

Minimum links for Laps with limited cover

compression reinforcement Are both lapped bars
YES
compression reinforcement ? YES greater than 20mm ?
bar sizes (mm) max cover bar sizes (mm) max
smallest largest link spacing (mm) smallest link spacing
16 25 7 190 25 32 8 200
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Minimum shear links, Asv/sv

ƒyv gm Asv/sv
N/mm² steel
250 1.05 0.67

Enter Asv/sv : 0.74

275 300 400

0.21 0.19 0.14
0.37 0.34 0.25
0.57 0.52 0.39
0.82 0.75 0.57
1.46 1.34 1.01

of legs
o be more than 150mm from a leg.
compression bar to be supported by a leg.
n bar to be further than 150mm from a
Ultimate Anchorage and Lap Lengths

General Use

Tension lap factors Anchorage and lap le

Bar Bar size Clear Cover Factor ƒcu gm
location (mm) distance top/btm corner N/mm² steel
top 25 125 30 2 2 35 1.05
btm 25 100 40 1.4 1.4 Tension anchorage & lap length
side 40 1.4 x tension lap
2.0 x tension lap
Compression anchorage length
Equivalent diameters Compression lap length
for pairs of bars (mm)
Bars Bar size Equivalent
(mm) diameter Anchorage and lap lengths as
1st bar 12 ƒcu gm
15.6
2nd bar 10 N/mm² steel
35 1.05
Tension anchorage & lap length
1.4 x tension lap
Note: Minimum laps are 15 x bar size 2.0 x tension lap
or 300mm, whichever is the greater. Compression anchorage length
For fabric, minimum lap is 250mm.
Compression lap length

Special Situations

Anchorage and lap lengths (mm) Anchorage and lap le

in beams where minimum links have not been provided
ƒcu gm Bar size ƒcu gm
Reinforcement type
N/mm² steel mm N/mm² steel
35 1.05 12 250 460 35 1.05
Tension anchorage & lap length 432 794 Tension anchorage & lap length
1.4 x tension lap 604 1111 1.4 x tension lap
2.0 x tension lap 863 1587 2.0 x tension lap
Compression anchorage length 345 635 Compression anchorage length
Compression lap length 432 794 Compression lap length
As required (mm²)

Anchorage bond stress design

 Ultimate anchorage bond stress Table 3.26 Values of bond coe
bond coefficient, ß 0.5 Bar type
strength of concrete, ƒcu 35
Ultimate bond stress, ƒbu 2.96 Plain bars
Bars in beams where minimum
links have not been provided
Design anchorage bond stress Type 2: deformed bars
Strength of reinforcement 460 Fabric
safety factor for steel, gm 1.05
As required (mm²) 208
As provided (mm²) 226
Force Fs (kN) 81.1
Anchorage length, l (mm) 600
effective bar size, øe (mm) 16
bond stress, ƒb (N/mm²) 2.69
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Bars Cover

Anchorage and lap lengths (mm) 6 15

Bar size 8 20
Reinforcement type
mm 10 25
12 250 460 Fabric 12 30
anchorage & lap length 432 445 342 16 35
604 623 479 20 40
863 889 684 25 45
sion anchorage length 345 353 275 32 50
sion lap length 432 441 343 40 55
50 60

orage and lap lengths as multiple of bar size

Bar size
Reinforcement type
mm
any 250 460 Fabric
anchorage & lap length 36 38 29
51 52 40
72 75 57
sion anchorage length 29 30 23
sion lap length 36 37 29

Anchorage and lap lengths (mm)

for bars not at full stress
Bar size
Reinforcement type
mm
16 250 460 Fabric
anchorage & lap length 432 445 342
604 623 479
863 889 684
sion anchorage length 345 353 275
sion lap length 432 441 343
750 As provided (mm²) 1000
able 3.26 Values of bond coefficient ß
bond coefficient, ß
bars in tension bars in compresssion
0.28 0.35
0.28 0.35
0.5 0.63
0.65 0.81
Bends and Hooks
Minimum former radii, bend and hook allowances
bar size Grade 250 bars Grade 460 bars
d r n h r n h
6 12 100 100 18 100 100
8 16 100 100 24 100 100
10 20 100 100 30 100 110
12 24 100 110 36 100 140
16 32 100 150 48 100 180
20 40 100 180 60 110 220
25 50 130 230 100 180 350
32 64 160 290 128 230 450
40 80 200 360 160 280 560
50 100 250 450 200 350 700

Bends
bar size Grade 250 bars Grade 460 bars bar size Grade 250 bars
d y x y x d y1 x1
6 94 112 91 115 6 71 89
8 93 117 88 120 8 61 85
10 91 121 85 125 10 52 82
12 89 125 82 130 12 52 88
16 85 133 76 140 16 72 120
20 81 141 80 160 20 83 143
25 107 182 128 253 25 109 184
32 130 226 164 324 32 135 231
40 163 283 197 397 40 166 286
50 204 354 247 497 50 208 358

Designed Bends
Minimum radius of bends, r
bar size ab ƒy gm ƒcu r
mm mm N/mm² N/mm² mm
32 75 250 1.05 30 185
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Enter grade and bar size:

reinforcement grade 460
bar size (mm) 16

Hooks
Grade 250 bars Grade 460 bars
u y1 x1 u
36 58 82 48
48 44 76 64
60 40 80 80
72 56 104 96
96 68 132 128
120 80 160 160
150 122 247 250
192 158 318 320
240 195 395 400
300 244 494 500

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Minimum and Maximum Reinforcement

Columns Beams

Areas of reinforcement Areas of reinforceme

for rectangular columns (mm²) for rectangular beams (m
width, b (mm) 250 Number Minimum width, b (mm)
depth, h (mm) 250 of bars bar size depth, h (mm)
Minimum 250 4 9 Minimum, (ƒy=250)
Maximum 3750 6 29 Minimum, (ƒy=410)
Maximum at laps 6250 8 32 Maximum tension
Max. compression

Links in columns
bar sizes (mm) max Side reinforcement in beams
smallest largest link spacing breadth ƒy
10 12 6 120 b N/mm²
300 460

Laps with limited cover

Are both lapped bars greater
NO
than 20mm ?
Slabs
cover bar sizes (mm) max
(mm) smallest link spacing Minimum areas of reinforcement f
25 32 8 200 width, b (mm)
depth, h (mm)
Minimum (ƒy=250)
Minimum (ƒy=410)

Walls

Areas of vertical reinforcement (mm²/m)

bar size Spacing
thickness, h (mm) 250 (mm) (mm)
Minimum 1000 10 150
Maximum 10000 25 75

Minimum areas of horizontal reinforcement

thickness, h (mm) 250 bar size Spacing
vertical bar size 25 (mm) (mm)
Minimum (ƒy=250) 750 8 125
Minimum (ƒy=410) 625 10 250
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Areas of reinforcement
for rectangular beams (mm²)
230 bar size Number
500 (mm) of bars
276 10 4
230 12 3
4600 32 6
4600 32 6

de reinforcement in beams
bar size Spacing
(mm) (mm)
16 250

m areas of reinforcement for slabs (mm²)

1000 bar size Spacing
225 (mm) (mm)
540 10 125
293 10 250
Reinforcing Fabric
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BS4483 Mesh size nominal Diameter of wire Cross section area Nominal No. of
Fabric pitch of wires per metre width mass sheets
Main Cross Main Cross Main Cross per
mm mm mm mm mm² mm² kg/m² tonne
Square mesh
A393 200 200 10 10 393 393 6.16 15
A252 200 200 8 8 252 252 3.95 22
A193 200 200 7 7 193 193 3.02 22
A142 200 200 6 6 142 142 2.22 40
A98 200 200 5 5 98 98 1.54 57
Structural mesh
B1131 100 200 12 8 1131 252 10.9 8
B785 100 200 10 8 785 252 8.14 11
B503 100 200 8 8 503 252 5.93 15
B385 100 200 7 7 385 193 4.53 20
B283 100 200 6 7 283 193 3.73 24
B196 100 200 5 7 196 193 3.05 29
Long mesh
C785 100 400 10 6 785 70.8 6.72 13
C636 100 400 9 6 636 70.8 5.55 16
C503 100 400 8 5 503 49 4.34 21
C385 100 400 7 5 385 49 3.41 26
C283 100 400 6 5 283 49 2.61 34
Wrapping mesh
D98 200 200 5 5 98 98 1.54 57
D49 100 100 2.5 2.5 49 49 0.77 113
NOTES
FOREWORD
This spreadsheet is intended for use by reinforced concrete detailers and designers. It provides the user with th
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user of the various requirements to be observed.
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