ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005
SOLID SLABS
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INPUT Location D&D: interior span solid slab
Design moment, M 216.0 kNm/m fcu 40 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
span 6500 mm steel class A
Height, h 1000 mm Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
Bar Ø 20 mm Compression steel NONE
cover 50 mm to these bars (deflection control only)
ONE or TWO WAY SLAB
OUTPUT D&D: interior span solid slab Compression steel = NONE
d = 1000 - 50 - 20/2 = 940.0 mm Err:520
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.006 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 940.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.006 /0.893)]^½ = 933.6 > 0.95d = 893.0 mm
(3.4.4.1) As = 216.00E6 /500 /893.0 x 1.15 = 556 < min As = 1300 mm²/m
Err:520 .
(Eqn 8) Err:520
(Eqn 7) Err:520
(3.4.6.3) Err:520
. Err:520 Err:520
. Err:520
ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005
RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support
Design moment, M 282.0 kNm fcu 35 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 0.70 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
Span 8000 mm steel class A
Height, h 500 mm Comp cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b 300 mm Tens cover 48 mm to main reinforcement
Tens Ø 25 mm Side cover 35 mm to main reinforcement
Comp Ø 12 mm Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support .
d = 500 - 48 - 25/2 = 439.5 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.104 < K = 0.139 compression steel required
(3.4.4.4) z = 439.5(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.104/0.893)^½ ) = 380.7 < 417.5 mm
(3.4.4.4) x = (439.5 - 380.2) /0.45 = 131.8 mm
d' = 40 + 12/2 = 46.0 mm .
(Fig 3.3) Gross fsc = 434.8 N/mm² from strain diagram .
(Fig 3.3) net fsc = 434.8 - 0.67 x 35 /1.5 = 419.1 > 0 N/mm²
Excess M = M - Mu = 282.0(0.139 - 0.104) /0.139 = 70.4 kNm
As' = 70.4E6 /419.1 /(439.5 - 46.0) = 427 mm²
PROVIDE 4H12 compression steel = 452 mm² .
(Fig 3.3) fst = 434.8 N/mm² .
As = (70.4E6 /393.5 + 211.6E6 /380.2) /434.8 = 1692 mm² .
PROVIDE 4H25 tension steel = 1963 mm² As enhanced by 14% for deflection
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 500 x 1,692 /1,963 /0.70 = 410.3 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.343 /(3 + 0.343) = 1.103 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 410.3) /120 /(0.9 + 4.866) = 0.646 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 26.0 x 1.103 x 0.646 = 18.533
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /439.5 = 18.203 ok .
ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005
SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span
M 280.0 kNm fcu 40 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
span 8000 mm steel class A
h 500 mm Comp cover 48 mm to main reinforcement
bw 300 mm Tens cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
bf 400 mm Side cover 35 mm to main reinforcement
hf 100 mm Section location INTERIOR SPAN
Tens Ø 32 mm Section shape T BEAM
Top steel 2 no & Ø 12 .
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span .
d = 500 - 40 - 32/2 = 444.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.089
(3.4.4.4) x = 444 /0.45(0.5 - (0.25 - 0.089 /0.893)^½) = 110.4 mm (within flange)
(3.4.4.4) z = 444 - 0.45 x 110.4 = 394.3 < 421.8 mm
As' = 0 < 226 mm²
(3.4.4.4) As = 280.0E6 / 394.3 /500 x 1.15 = 1633 mm² .
PROVIDE 3H32 bottom = 2413 mm² .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 500 x 1,633 /2,413 = 225.6 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.170 /(3 + 0.170) = 1.054 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 225.6) /120 /(0.9 + 3.551) = 1.021 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 24.1 x 1.054 x 1.021 = 25.961
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005
BEAM SHEAR
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end
fcu = 35 N/mm² gc = 1.50 d b
fyl = 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15 540 400
steel class A
Main Steel Link Legs Side cover Shear V UDL
4 25 10 2 35 264.0 97.9
No mm Ø mm Ø No mm kN kN/m
OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end
As = 1963 N/mm² = 0.909%
(Eqn 3) v = 264.0 x 10³ /400 /540 = 1.222 N/mm²
(Table 3.8) vc = 0.685 N/mm², from table 3.8
(v - vc)bv = 214.9 N/mm
PROVIDE 2 legs H10 @ 300 = 227.7 N/mm
Provide for distance of 300 mm
then nominal links = 2 legs H10 @ 400
ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005
COLUMN DESIGN SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN
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INPUT Location D&D: external column
Axial load, N 1654 kN fcu 40 N/mm²
Moment, M 125.0 kNm fy 500 N/mm²
height, h 300 mm fyv 500 N/mm²
breadth, b 300 mm gm 1.15 steel
Max bar Ø 32 mm gm 1.50 concrete
cover (to link) 30 mm steel class A
CALCULATIONS D&D: external column Link Ø 8 mm
from M As = {M - 0.67fcu.b.dc(h/2 - dc/2)}/[(h/2-d').(fsc+fst).gm] (3.4.4.1)
from N As = (N - 0.67fcu.b.dc/gm) / (fsc - fst) (Figs 2.1, 2.2 & 3.3)
where As = Ast = Asc: dc=min(h,0.9x)
.67fcu/gm = 17.9 N/mm² d' = 54.0 mm
fy/gm = 434.8 N/mm² d= 246.0 mm
from iteration, n.a. depth, x, = 225.9 mm dc = 203.3 mm
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm = 1089.7 kN
Steel comp strain = 0.00266
Steel tens strain = 0.00031
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc = 435 N/mm² (Comp. stress in reinf.)
Steel stress in tensile face, fst = 62 N/mm² (Tensile stress in reinf.)
from M, As = 1515 mm² from N, As = 1516 mm²
OK
OUTPUT D&D: external column
As req'd = 1515mm² T&B:- PROVIDE 4H32
(ie 2H32T&B - 1609mm² T&B - 3.6% o/a - @ 192cc.)
Links : - PROVIDE H8 @ 300
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Strain diagram Stress diagram
5
2 17.9 N/mm²
12
2
Notes
9 Stresses in N/mm2
Compression +ve
7 1
- - - Neutral axis
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Revision history RCC11 Element Design.xls
Date Version Action Size (kB)
4-Oct-06 RCC11 v3.3 Corrections to COLUMN!L9:L16. 298
28-Jun-06 RCC11 v3.2 v3 release. Page nos, User Guide and registration details amended. 298
15-Feb-06 RCC11 v3.1 Differentiation between flat slabs and other slabs on SLAB page. 331
20-Oct-05 RCC11 v3.0 Updated to 2005 versions of BS8110 & BS8666 317
3-Feb-04 RCC11 v2.2 Minor correction to cell N12 on "SLAB" (> changed to <). 289
21-Jan-03 RCC11 v2.1 DETR logo replaced by DTI. 289
11-Oct-02 RCC11 v2.0 Version 2 enhancements 304
1-Oct-02 RCC11 v1.7 COLUMN: Minor mods to N37:U37; Chart at U2 reactivated. 284
22-Jun-01 RCC11 v1.6 Addition of input controls. 284
26-Jan-01 RCC11 v1.5 Addition of input controls. 283
5-Dec-00 RCC11 v1.4 SHEAR:K22 lateral link spacing corrected. 189
SHEAR:C19 & C20 reformatted, and lateral link spacing check added (C
24-Nov-00 RCC11 v1.3 185
Braidwood).
30-May-00 RCC11 v1.2 R Lawson comments incorporated (gc refs etc). 183
Revisions to TEE~BEAM. Option of required compression rebar added. Neutral
8-May-00 RCC11 v1.1 axis, x allowed below flange soffite - IStructE 'Green book' method followed 182
where flanges outside bw have z = d-hf/2, and bw acts as beam.
First public release.
3-Aug-99 RCC11 v1.0 190
Includes b version comments & chg mods to COLUMN
