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KEY DESIGN TABLES AND CHARTS - VOLUME – 2 (FROM BS 8110)

1. BEAMS

Simplified curtailment rules for beams based on BS 8110

Figure 1. Simply supported beam Figure 2. Continuous beam

2. ONE-WAY SLABS
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-0.04Fl -0.086Fl -0.063Fl -0.086Fl -0.04Fl

Moment M
0.075Fl 0.063Fl 0.063Fl 0.075Fl

Shear V 0.46F 0.6F 0.5F 0.6F 0.46F

l l l l
F = (1.4 Gk + 1.6 Qk)
Figure 3. Bending moment and shear forces for one-way slab (diagrammatic representation)

Table 5. Basic span/effective depth ratios for one way slabs

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Minimum effective depth of slabs based on deflection criteria can be taken as

3. TWO-WAY SLABS
Simply supported two way slab

Restrained two way slab

Figure 5. Span and support moments in restrained two-way slab

Figure 6. Division of slab into middle and edge strips

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Torsion reinforcement where corners/edges of slab not held down:

Torsion reinforcement should be provided at any corner where the slab is simply supported on both
edges meeting at that corner. It should consist of top and bottom reinforcement, each with layers of
bars
placed parallel to the sides of the slab and extending from the edges a minimum distance of one-fifth
of
the shorter span. The area of reinforcement in each of these four layers should be three-quarters of
the
area required for the maximum mid-span design moment in the slab.
Torsion reinforcement equal to half that described in the preceding paragraph should be provided at
a corner contained by edges over only one of which the slab is continuous.
Torsion reinforcement need not be provided at any corner contained by edges over both of which the
slab is continuous.

(a) (b)
Figure 8. Torsion reinforcement at (a) corner of simply supported edge (b) when one edge is
continuous

(a) (b)
Figure 9. Simplified curtailment rules for (a) simply supported slab and (b) continuous slab