Government of Nepal

National Reconstruction Authority

The Central Level Project Implementation Unit
(Education)
Gyaneshwar, Kathmandu.
Disaster Resilience of Schools Project

Seminar on Errors and Remediation during

Construction

“Ductile Detailing and its importance in RC frame

structure”
Dr. Purushotam Dangol
ERTech (P). Ltd
2019 January 21
 IS 456-2000 FOR PLAIN AND
REINFORCED CONCRE-CODE OF
PRACTICE
 IS 13920 -2016 DUCTILE DESIGN AND
DETAILING OF REINFORCED
CONCRETE STRUCTURES SUBJECTED
TO SEISMIC FORCE- CODE OF
PRACTICE
 NBC 110, SP34
1. Earthquake Resistant Design
Philosophy
2. Ductility and its important
3. Ductile detailing of Beam and
Columns
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1. If the building has not partly or fully
collapsed, life is saved (Life safety criteria)

2. If the building is still standing, it can be

repaired and strengthened with nominal cost
(Reparability criteria)
1. The design should be done so
that the structures have sufficient
STRENGTH
2. and DUCTILITY
 BRITTLE & DUCTILE
V/W (Acceleration)

High-Strength; High-Stiffness; Brittle

Moderate Strength and Stiffness; Ductile

Low-Strength; Low-Stiffness; Brittle

Roof-top Displacement
 Ductility is the most desirable quality
for good earthquake performance
 Capacity of structure to undergo large inelastic
deformation without significant loss of strength
and stiffness.
 Ductility depends upon:
• Construction material like Reinforcement, Concrete
• Quality of detailing
• Form of structure
 Avoid shear failure
 Avoid compression failure
 Ensure continuity
 Confine the critical areas

where hinge can form.

 A ductile reinforced concrete structure
may take care of overloading, load
reversals, impact and secondary stresses
due to differential settlement of
foundation.
 A ductile reinforced concrete structure
gives the occupant sufficient time to
vacate the structure by showing large
deformation before its final collapse.
Accordingly, the loss of life is minimised
with the provision of sufficient ductility.
1. The minimum grade of concrete shall be M
20 for all buildings, which are more than
three storeys in height (cl. 5.2 of IS
3920:1993). Hight more than 15m M25
2. Steel reinforcing bars of grade Fe 415 or
less shall be used. However, steel bars of
grades Fe 500 and Fe 550 may be used if
they are produced by thermo-mechanical
treatment process having elongation more
than 14.5 per cent (cl. 5.3 of IS
13920:1993).
 CROSS SECTION ASPECT RATIO
B/L=0.45
 PERCENTAGE OF REINFORCMENT
0.8%<Ast>6%, PREFERABLE 4%
 CLEAR COVER 40MM
 LONGITUDINAL BAR: 4 For
rectangular , 6 circular
 LONGITUDINAL BAR MIN 12mm dia
WRONG
•h/4
SOME DETAILINGS TO
BE IMPLEMENTED
CORRECTLY
 CANTILEVER BEAM
crack

INCORRECT

Ldt
CLOSE
STIRRUPS

Ldt/2

Ld/2 Ld/2 CORRECT

Ld
 crack
NON PRISMATIC BEAM

INCORRECT

Ldt
CLOSE
STIRRUPS

Ldt/2

Ld/2 Ld/2 CORRECT

Ld
NONPRISMATIC
SECTION OF
BEAM CRACK D

D
D
INCORRECT

CLOSE RING

D
CORRECT
CLOSE RING
D
CANTILEVER BEAM
PROJECTING FROM
COLUMN

COLUMN
INCORRECT
NOT
LESS NOT LESS THAN GREATER OF 0.5L OR Ld
50mm
THAN
0.5Ast
Ld

0.25Ast
COLUMN
CORRECT Ld/3
SLOPING BEAM

CRACK

Ld

Ld

CORRECT
 HAUNCH BEAMS

CRACK CRACK

INCORRECT
Ld Ld

L/8 TO
CORRECT
Ld Ld
L/10 L/8 TO
L L/10
STRESSES AT CORNERS C-COMPRESSION
C
t
T-TENSION
C CRACK
t
RESULTANT TENSILE STRESS FOR
ACROSS CORNER(ONE PLANE)

RESULTANT TENSILE STRESS FOR

t ACROSS CORNER(DIFFERENT PLANE)

CRACK
c
t

c
 INCORRECT

Ld

CORRECT

TERMINATION OF COLUMN BARS INSIDE BEAM

 INCORREC
CRACK T

CORRECT
Ld

Ld
Ld

SECTION OF TRENCH