International Codes

British Codes - Concrete Design Per BS8110

2A.2 Design Parameters
The program contains a number of parameters hich are needed to perform and
contro! the design to BS8110. These parameters not on!" act as a method to input
re#uired data for code ca!cu!ations but gi$e the %ngineer contro! o$er the actua!
design process. Defau!t $a!ues of common!" used parameters for con$entiona!
design practice ha$e been chosen as the basis. Tab!e 2A.1 contains a comp!ete
!ist of a$ai!ab!e parameters ith their defau!t $a!ues.



Table 2A.1 British Concrete Design-BS8110-Parameters
Parameter
Dea!lt
Description
Name Value
FYMAIN *460 N/mm
2
Yield Stress for main reinforcement (For
slabs, it is for reinforcement in both
directions
FYS!" *460N/mm
2
Yield Stress for secondar# reinforcement a$
A%%licable to shear bars in beams
F" * &0N/mm
2
"oncrete Yield Stress / c'be stren(th
MINMAIN )mm Minim'm main reinforcement bar si*e
Acce%table bar si*es+ 6 ) ,0 ,2 ,6 20 2- &2
40 -0
MINS!" )mm Minim'm secondar# bar si*e a$ A%%licable to
shear reinforcement in beams
".!A/ * 20mm "learance of reinforcement meas'red from
concrete s'rface to closest bar %erimeter$
MA0MAIN -0mm Ma1im'm re2'ired reinforcement bar si*e
Acce%table bars are %er MINMAIN abo3e$
SFA"! *0$0 Face of s'%%ort location at start of beam$
(4nl# a%%licable for shear 5 'se M!M6!/
4FFS!7 for bendin(
!FA"! *0$0 Face of s'%%ort location at end of beam$
(N47! + 6oth SFA"! 8 !FA"! m'st be
%ositi3e n'mbers$
7/A"9 0$0 0.0 & Critica! 'oment i!! not be
printed ith beam design report.
Co!umn design gi$es no detai!ed
resu!ts.
1.0 & (or beam gi$es min)ma* stee!
+ and spacing. (or co!umns gi$es a
detai!ed tab!e of output ith
additiona! moments ca!cu!ated.
2$0 : 4't%'t of 7/A"9 ,$0
.ist of desi(n sa(/ho( moments and
corres%ondin( re2'ired steel area at each
section of member
MMA; ,$0 Factor b# <hich col'mn desi(n moments are
ma(nified

Table 2A.1 - British Concrete Design-BS8110-Parameters
Parameter
Dea!lt
Description
Name Value
NS!"7I4N ,0 N'mber of e2'all#5s%aced sections to be
considered in findin( critical moment for
beam desi(n$ 7he '%%er limit is 20$
=I>7? *@> =idth of concrete member$ 7his 3al'e
defa'lt is as %ro3ided as @> in M!M6!/
A/4A!/7I!S$
>!A7? *Y> >e%th of concrete member$ 7his 3al'e
defa'lt is as %ro3ided as Y> in M!M6!/
A/4A!/7I!S$
6/A"! 0$0 0.0 & Co!umn braced in both
directions.
1.0 & Co!umn unbraced about !oca!
, direction on!"
2.0 & Co!umn unbraced about !oca!
- direction on!"
&$0 : "ol'mn 'nbraced in both Y and @
directions
!.Y ,$0 Member len(th factor abo't local Y
direction for col'mn desi(n$
!.@ ,$0 Member len(th factor abo't local @ direction
for col'mn desi(n$
S/A 0$0 0.0 & .rthogona! reinforcement
!a"out ithout considering torsiona!
moment '*" -s!abs on!"
-/00 & .rthogona! reinforcement
!a"out ith '*" used to ca!cu!ate
0..D 1 A2'%2 moments for
design.
A : SBe< an(le considered in =44>
8 A/M!/ e2'ations <here A is the an(le
in de(rees$
S!/C 0$0 0$0 : No ser3iceabilit# checB %erformed$
1.0 & Perform ser$iceabi!it" chec3
for beams as if the" ere
continuous.
2.0 & Perform ser$iceabi!it" chec3
for beams as if the" ere simp!"
supported.
&$0 : Aerform ser3iceabilit# checB for
beams as if the# <ere cantile3er beams$
* Aro3ided in c'rrent 'nit s#stem