ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:1997

SOLID SLABS
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INPUT Location M11

Design moment, M 43.0 kNm/m fcu 30 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
span 7656 mm
Height, h 250 mm Section location SIMPLY SUPPORTED SPAN
Bar Ø 12 mm
cover 25 mm to this reinforcement

OUTPUT M11 Compression steel = None

d = 250 - 25 - 12/2 = 219.0 mm Err:520
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.030 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 219.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.030 /0.9)^½ = 211.5 > 0.95d = 208.1 mm
(3.4.4.1) As = 43.00E6 /500 /208.1 x 1.15 = 475 > min As = 325 mm²/m
Err:520 As increased by 52.4% for deflection
(Eqn 8) Err:520
(Eqn 7) Err:520
(3.4.6.3) Err:520
. Err:520 Err:520
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RECTANGULAR BEAMS
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INPUT Location SUP

Design moment, M 349.0 kNm fcu 30 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
Span 0 mm Comp cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
Height, h 1000 mm Tens cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b 900 mm Side cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
Tens Ø 16 mm
Comp Ø 12 mm Section location SUPPORT

OUTPUT SUP .
d = 1000 - 40 - 16/2 = 952.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.014 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 952.0(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.014/0.9)^½ ) = 936.7 > 904.4 mm
(Fig 3.3) fst = 434.8 N/mm²
As = 1E6 x 349 /904.4 /434.8 = 888 mm² .
PROVIDE 6 Y16 tension steel = 1206 mm² .
(Equn 8) .
(Table 3.11) .
(Table 3.10) .

(3.4.6.3) . .
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SIMPLE TEE & L BEAMS
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INPUT Location Sup

M 170.0 kNm fcu 30 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15
span 6750 mm Comp cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
h 1000 mm Tens cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
bw 900 mm Side cover 40 mm to main reinforcement
bf 1980 mm
hf 150 mm Section location END SPAN
Tens Ø 16 mm Section type T BEAM
Top steel 12 no & Ø2

OUTPUT Sup .
d = 1,000 - 40 - 16/2 = 952.0 mm
K' = 0.156 > K = 0.003
(3.4.4.4) z = 952.0(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.003 /0.9)^½) = 948.6 > 904.4 mm
(3.4.4.4) x = (952.0 - 904.4) /0.45 = 105.8 mm .
(3.4.4.4) As = 170.00E6 /904.4 /500 x 1.15 = 432 mm² .
PROVIDE 6 Y16 bottom = 1206 mm² .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 500 x 432 /1,206 = 119.5 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.004 /(3 + 0.004) = 1.001 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 119.5) /120 /(0.9 + 0.095) = 3.545>2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 21.9 x 1.001 x 2.000 = 43.960
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 6750 /952.0 = 7.090 ok ok
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BEAM SHEAR
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INPUT Location -
fcu 30 N/mm² gc = 1.50 d b
fyl 500 N/mm² gs = 1.15 952 900

Main Steel Link Legs Side cover Shear V UDL

6 16 12 4 40 317.0 0.0
no mm Ø mm Ø No mm kN kN/m

OUTPUT -
As = 1206 N/mm² = 0.141%
(Eqn 3) v = 317.0 x 10³ /900 /952 = 0.370 N/mm²
(Table 3.8) vc = 0.349 N/mm², from table 3.8
(v - vc)bv = 360.0 N/mm = nominal
PROVIDE 4 legs Y12 @ 525 = 374.6 N/mm
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COLUMN DESIGN SYMMETRICAL RECT-ANGULAR
COLUMN DESIGN
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INPUT Location D&D: external column

Axial load, N 1026 kN fcu 40 N/mm²
Moment, M 117.0 kNm fy 460 N/mm²
height, h 300 mm fyv 460 N/mm²
breadth, b 300 mm gm 1.05 steel
Max bar Ø 25 mm gm 1.50 concrete
cover (to link) 30 mm Link Ø 8 mm

CALCULATIONS D&D: external column

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' = 50.5 mm
fy/gm = 438.1 N/mm² d= 249.5 mm
from iteration, n.a. depth, x, = 182.1 mm dc = 163.9 mm
0.67.fcu.b.dc/gm = 878.4 kN
Steel comp strain = 0.00253
Steel tens strain = 0.00130
Steel stress in comp. face, fsc = 438 N/mm² (Comp. stress in reinf.)
Steel stress in tensile face, fst = 259 N/mm² (Tensile stress in reinf.)
from M, As = 825 mm² from N, As = 825 mm²
OK
OUTPUT D&D: external column
As req'd = 825mm² T&B:- PROVIDE 4T25
(ie 2T25T&B - 982mm² T&B - 2.2% o/a - @ 199cc.)

Links : - PROVIDE T8 @ 300

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Strain diagram Stress diagram 17.9 N/mm²

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Notes
Stresses in N/mm2
9
Compression +ve
7
- - - Neutral axis
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