www.calculocivil.

com
calculo@calculocivil.com

Minimum longitudinal reinforcement

DATA

SOLID SLAB
Geometry and Materials
Depth (h): 25.0 cm
Mechanical concrete cover (c): 35 mm
Charac. compressive cylinder strength of concrete: fck = 25 MPa
Characteristic yield strength of reinforcement: fyk = 500 MPa
Internal Forces
Characteristic bending moment (Mk): 0 KN·m /m
Characteristic axial force (Nk): 0 KN /m
Values of country
Minimum area of tension reinforcement
Asmin = 0.26 ·fctm/fyk·bt·d /m
[clause 9.2.1.1(1)]:
Maximum area of tension or compression reinforcement
Asmax = 0.04 ·Ac /m
[clause 9.2.1.1(3)]:
Maximum spacing of the principal reinforcement bars
smax,prin = 2·h ≤ 250 mm
[clause 9.3.1.1(3)]:
Maximum spacing of the secondary reinforcement bars
smax,sec = 3·h ≤ 400 mm
[clause 9.3.1.1(3)]:
RESULT

Minimum tension reinforcement Maximum reinforcement

2 2 2
Principal Asmin,pri(cm /m) Secondary Asmin,sec(cm /m) Asmax(cm /m)
2.87 0.57 100

Minimum reinforcement proposed

Principal Secondary
As1(P) As2(P) As1(S) As2(S)
Φ6 s 16cm Φ6 s 16cm Φ6 s 40cm Φ6 s 40cm
6Φ6 /m 6Φ6 /m 3Φ6 /m 3Φ6 /m

Minimum longitudinal reinforcement 1/2

 www.calculocivil.com
calculo@calculocivil.com

DETAILS OF CALCULATION

Notation and methodology according to clause 7.3.2 and 9 of EC2

Minimum tensile reinforcement area

Asmin,pri (Principal reinforcement area) = 2.87 cm2/m

Asmin,pri = max (Asmin_cracking ; Asmin_slab) = max (0 ; 2.87), with:

Asmin_cracking (minimum reinforcement to control cracking) = 0 cm2/m

(No tension in any area)

Asmin_slab (minimum reinforcement for slab) = 2.87 cm2/m

Asmin_slab = max (Asmin_slab_1 ; Asmin_slab_2) = max (2.87 ; 2.8) = 2.87 cm2/m
where:

Asmin_slab_1 = 0.26 · fctm/fyk · bt · d

Asmin_slab_1 = 0.26 · 2.56/500 · 100 · 21.5 = 2.87 cm2/m
with d (effective depth) = h - c = 25 - 3.5 = 21.5 cm
Asmin_slab_2 = 0.0013 · bt · d = 0.0013 · 100 · 21.5 = 2.8 cm2/m

Asmin,sec (Secondary reinforcement area) = 0.57 cm2/m

Asmin,sec = 0.2 · Asmin,pri = 0.2 · 2.87 cm2/m

Maximum reinforcement area

Asmax (Maximum reinforcement in section slab) = 100 cm2/m

Asmax = 0.04 · Ac = 0.04 · 100 · 25 cm2/m

Minimum longitudinal reinforcement 2/2