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IEM Structural Engineering Design Course

IEM

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE

UNIT B1.1.5 & UNIT B1.1.7
1.1: BS & EC - Evolutions in the RC design (for RC &
water-retaining structures) – comparison of structural codes

Trainer : Ir EP Lim

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Saturday Course on Structural Engineering Design schedule
 Outline of presentation

1.1 Evolution of codes in the

design in Reinforced
Concrete
1.2 BS & EC – design standards,
materials &
implementation.
1.3 BS &EC –Limit State Design &
structural analysis
1.4 EC0 Basis of structural design
& load combination
1.5 Loading to UBBL
1.6 Loading to BS6399
1.7 Loading to EC1
1.8 Case studies
 Outline of presentation

2.1 BS & EC – slab design

2.2 BS & EC - RC beam

flexural design

2.3 BS & EC - Shear in

Beam

2.4 BS & EC - RC column

design.

2.5 BS & EC - RC wall

design

2.6 BS & EC - Comparison

summary
2.7 Case studies
3.1 BS 8007 vs EC2-Pt3
(Liquid retaining structure)

3.2 Case studies

Evolution of codes for structural design in Reinforced Concrete
Comparison of structural codes (non water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (non water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (non water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (non water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes (water retaining)
Comparison of structural codes
Comparison of structural codes
 Comparison of structural codes

REINFORCEMENT
C.P • Steel Effect
CP114 & Permissible stresses in steel & concrete Reduced
CP2007 permissible
stresses in CP
2007 gave
41.2% increase
in wall root
thickness &
50.2% extra
reinforcement
CP110 & Fy 460 N/mm2 for high yield steel bars up to & incl
BS5337 16mm dia, reduced to 425N/mm2 for bars exceeding
16mm

BS8110 & Characteristic yield strength 460 N/mm2

BS8007 Design yield strength 460/1.05 = 438.1 N/mm2
EC2-1 & EC2- Fyk = 500 N/mm2
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3 Design yield strength 500/1.15 = 434/8 N/mm2
 Comparison of structural codes
Crack control
C.P Crack control Remark
CP114 & Crack control assumed to be achieved by Structures designed to CP2007 can exhibit
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CP2007 limiting the permissible stresses cracking because of shrinkage & early
thermal movement of immature concrete
CP110 & BS 5337 improve upon problems in
BS5337 CP2007
• Permits 3 different types of design
• Provide designer with greater
flexibility
BS8110 maximum crack width w = 0.3mm BS8007 revised exposure conditions,
& maximum design crack widths w
BS8007 • Severe or very severe exposure=
0.2mm
• Critical aesthetic appearance = 0.1mm
EC2-1 & Maximum crack width w = 0.4mm Provides 4 classes of structures
• Class 0: some degree of leakage acceptable
EC2-3 • Class 1: leakage limited. Damp patches
• Class 2: Minimal leakage. Staining
• Class 3: no leakage permitted.
Permissible crack width hydrostatic head/root width
varying 0.2mm at hydrostatic width ratio of 5 to 0.05 at
ratio of 35 & above. 17
 Comparison of structural codes

Span depth ratio

C.P Span depth ratio for cantilever Remark
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CP114 & Basic maximum span/depth ratio12
CP2007 for cantilever slab which was reduced
depending on the permissible
stresses in concrete & steel
CP110 & Basic span/effective ratio
BS5337 modified by factors related to
BS8110 & service stresses in tensile &
BS8007 compressive reinforcements

EC2-1 & EC2-

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