Reinforced Concrete Design to BS8110

Structural Design 1 – Lesson 5

These BASIC ratios may be enhanced by provision AND over provision of both
tension and compression reinforcement as shown by the following tables.

4.2.1 Tension

Table 3.10 BS8110

Service M/bd2
stress fs 0.5 0.75 1.00 1.50 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00

100 2 2 2 1.86 1.63 1.36 1.19 1.08 1.01

150 2 2 1.98 1.69 1.49 1.25 1.11 1.01 .94
250 156 2 2 1.96 1.66 1.47 1.24 1.10 1.00 .94
200 2 1.95 1.76 1.51 1.35 1.14 1.02 .94 .88
250 1.9 1.7 1.55 1.34 1.20 1.04 .94 .87 .82
460 288 1.68 1.5 1.38 1.21 1.09 0.95 .87 .82 .78
300 1.6 1.44 1.33 1.16 1.06 0.93 .85 .8 .76

The values in the above table are derived from:

( 477  fs )
Modification factor  0.55   2.0
120(0.9  M 2 )
bd
where:
M = the design ultimate moment
fs  design service stress of tension reinforcement
5 f y As, req 1
= 
8 As, prov b
and  b = the percentage of moment redistribution