REINFORCEMENT

FOR BEAMS AND

GIRDERS
 STEEL REINFORCEMENTS OF
CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS

THE BASIC STEEL REINFORCEMENTS OF CONCRETE BEAMS AND

GIRDERS CONSISTS OF 4 LONGITUDINAL BARS, WITH EACH PIECE
LOCATED AT EACH CORNER OF THE BEAM OR GIRDER SECTION.
STIRRUPS ARE ALSO USED IN REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS.
THESE CONSIST OF EITHER THE OPEN (U-STIRRUPS) OR THE CLOSED
STIRRUPS. THEY ENCLOSE, AND ARE SECURED TO THE
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENTS WITH G.I. WIRES.
 DETAILS OF ONE SPAN CONCRETE
BEAM WITH 4 STEEL REINFORCING
BARS
 DETAILS OF ONE SPAN CONCRETE
BEAM WITH 4 STEEL REINFORCING
BARS
DETAILS OF 3 SPAN CONCRETE BEAM
WITH MORE THAN 4 STEEL
REINFORCING BARS
DETAILS OF 3 SPAN CONCRETE BEAM
WITH MORE THAN 4 STEEL
REINFORCING BARS
GUIDES FOR CALCULATING
THE LENGTH OF
LONGITUDINAL
REINFORCING BARS BASED
ON OVERALL SPAN OF
BEAMS OR GIRDERS
1. FROM THE FLOOR FRAMING PLAN/S AND DETAILED DRAWINGS OF THE
PROJECT, DETERMINE THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE GIRDER.
THIS MEASUREMENT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTER FACES OF THE END
SUPPORTS AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS BELOW.
1. FROM THE FLOOR FRAMING PLAN/S AND DETAILED DRAWINGS OF THE
PROJECT, DETERMINE THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE GIRDER.
THIS MEASUREMENT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OUTER FACES OF THE END
SUPPORTS AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS BELOW.
2. BASED FROM THE OVERALL LENGTH OF BEAM/GIRDER, CALCULATE THE REBAR
STRAIGHT LENGTH BY USING THE FORMULA APPROPRIATE FOR THE SPECIFIED
BAR SIZE/DIAMETER AS SHOWN:
ESTIMATING THE FULL-
LENGTH BARS
REQUIRED FOR THE
LONGITUDINAL
REINFORCEMENTS OF
BEAMS AND GIRDERS
1. CLASSIFY THE DIFFERENT BEAMS AND GIRDERS. NEXT, DETERMINE THE
NUMBER OF PIECES IN EACH GROUP, BY SIZE AND OVERALL LENGTH; AND
NUMBER AND SIZE OF LONGITUDINAL BARS TO BE USED.
2. FOR EACH GROUP OF BEAMS/GIRDERS HAVING THE SAME SIZE OF BARS AND
OVERALL SPAN, ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FULL LENGTH BARS REQUIRED
WITH THE USE OF THE FORMULA:

NOTE: 4.4 REPRESENTS 4 CONTINUOUS BARS AND 0.4 IS ADDITIONAL 10% AS

ALLOWANCE FOR SPLICINGS AND WASTAGE.
 EXAMPLE
ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FULL-LENGTH BARS REQUIRED FOR THE 4
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENTS OF THE ONE-SPAN BEAM IN THE FIGURE
AND THOSE OF THE CONTINUOUS BEAM IF THERE ARE 16 PIECES OF ONE-SPAN
AND 3 PIECES CONTINUOUS. LENGTH OF BARS TO BE ORDERED IS 6-M LENGTH.

DD
5.35 m
20 mm

20 mm
 EXAMPLE
ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FULL-LENGTH BARS REQUIRED FOR THE 4
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENTS OF THE ONE-SPAN BEAM IN THE FIGURE
AND THOSE OF THE CONTINUOUS BEAM IF THERE ARE 16 PIECES OF ONE-SPAN
AND 3 PIECES CONTINUOUS. LENGTH OF BARS TO BE ORDERED IS 6-M LENGTH.

DD
14.70 m
GUIDES FOR
CALCULATING THE
LENGTH OF THE SHORT
REINFORCING BARS IN
BEAMS OR GIRDERS
SAMPLE CALCULATIONS
TO DETERMINE THE
LENGTH OF
REINFORCING BARS OF
BEAMS AND GIRDERS
ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FULL-LENGTH BARS REQUIRED FOR THE
LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENTS OF THE GIVEN FRAMING PLAN AND
SCHEDULE OF BEAMS. ALL COLUMN DIMENSIONS ARE 400 MM BY 400 MM.
LENGTH OF BARS TO BE ORDERED IS 6-M LENGTH.

GIRDE EXTERIO MIDSPAN INTERI

R R OR
TOP 3 - 20 mm 2 - 20 mm 5 - 20 mm
G-1
BOT 2 - 20 mm 3 - 20 mm 2 - 20 mm
TOP - 2 - 20 mm 5 - 20 mm
G-2
BOT - 5 - 20 mm 2 - 20 mm
TOP 3 - 25 mm 2 - 25 mm 5 - 25 mm
G-3
BOT 2 - 25 mm 3 - 25 mm 2 - 25 mm
PROCEDURES OF STIRRUPS ESTIMATION

1. DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF ONE STIRRUP. (IF NOT SPECIFIED IN

THE PLAN, ASSUME CC=38 MM AND BEND OF 75 MM)
2. DETERMINE THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STIRRUPS IN THE BEAM.
3. COMPUTE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STIRRUPS FOR ALL
BEAMS/GIRDERS BY MULTIPLYING THE NO. OF STIRRUPS PER
GIRDER BY THE NO. OF BEAMS/GIRDERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
4. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STIRRUPS PER FULL-LENGTH BAR.
5. ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FULL-LENGTH BARS.
 EXAMPLE
CALCULATE HOW MANY PIECES OF 10 MM-6 M FULL LENGTH STEEL BARS
WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE CLOSED STIRRUPS IN 10 PIECES OF THE
CONTINUOUS BEAM SHOWN.