RC Structural Design Tables

Durability Cover
Particular Environmental conditions are classified as Exposure Classes and are given below: Table 4.1 BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 (EC2

Other exposure classes include freeze/tha

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!efinitions of compressive strengt" class # nominal cover

Compressive strengt" class is a classification comprising the type of concrete (normal-weight or lightweight), the minimum characteristic 15 mm !iameter by " mm cylin!er strength an! the minimum characteristic 15 mm cube strength#

eg $or C2%&2'( fc) * 2% +&mm2 # fcu * 2'+&mm2

+ominal cover is the !epth of co$er to reinforcement shown on RC !rawings comprising the minimum co$er plus an allowance in !esign for !e$iation, cdev, to accommo!ate for !e$iations !uring construction# %n allowance of 1% mm is normally use! for buil!ings# &or concrete cast against prepare! groun! (inclu!ing blin!ing), the nominal !urability co$er shoul! be at least ' mm ( at least )5mm for concrete cast !irectly against soil#

RC Structural Design Tables +ominal Cover to reinforcement for t"e appropriate strengt" # exposure class are given below:
Table +,.2 N% to BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 (+ational ,nnex to EC2

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-se cdev* 1% mm

Fire Resistance Cover

Re*uire! ,xis !istances to achie$e specifie! &ire Resistance (from Table 5#+a of ,C+ -art 1-+)

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R) &ire Resistance
&ire 'esistance is unli!el( to )e critical$

.n a!!ition to !urability ( fire co$er consi!erations, the nominal co$er must be greater than bar /1 mm to ease placement in the formwor0 an! to ensure a!e*uate bond between the concrete an! the steel#

RC Structural Design Tables

Crac)ing Control / 0aximum 1ebar !iameters # 2pacings

Table 5#) gi$es the ma1 or the ma1 spacing for hi bon! rebars for specifie! stress ranges# (2ase! on tables 3#+4 ( 3#"4 of ,C+#)

Table 5#) from the .S, 5anual for the !esign of concrete buil!ing structures to ,uroco!e + Ser$ice stress, s 6 '"5 7 (80 / #"790 :1#"5780 / 1#5790) 7 (%s re* : %s pro$) 4:mm+ %s re* is the area of tension reinforcement re*uire! at the section consi!ere! for the ultimate limit state# %s pro$ is the area of reinforcement actually pro$i!e!#
,g; if the ser$ice stress is +< 4:mm+ (5-a) then either bars of si=e >1+ or smaller can be use! at any spacing or bars of any si=e can be use! at a spacing of 15 mm or less#

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SHEAR TABLES Concise Eurocode EC2 Table 3.2

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DEFLECTION TABLES - ,ll 4 from Concise Eurocode EC2