ELEMENT DESIGN to BS 8110:2005

SOLID SLABS
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INPUT LocationD&D: interior span solid slab

Design moment, M 70.0 kNm/m fcu 25 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 460 N/mm² gs = 1.15
span 4000 mm teel class A
Height, h 200 mm Section location CONTINUOUS SPAN
Bar Ø 16 mm Compression steel NONE
cover 25 mm to these bars (deflection control only)
FLAT SLAB
OUTPUT D&D: interior span solid slab Compression steel = NONE
d = 200 - 25 - 16/2 = 167.0 mm Err:520
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 > K = 0.100 ok .
(3.4.4.4) z = 167.0 [0.5 + (0.25 - 0.100 /0.893)]^½ = 145.6 < 0.95d = 158.7 mm
(3.4.4.1) As = 70.00E6 /460 /145.5 x 1.15 = 1203 > min As = 260 mm²/m
Err:520 As increased by 8.3% for deflection
(Eqn 8) Err:520
(Eqn 7) Err:520
(3.4.6.3) Err:520
. Err:520 Err:520
. Err:520
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal support

Design moment, M 200.0 kNm fcu 25 N/mm² gc = 1.50
ßb 1.00 fy 460 N/mm² gs = 1.15
Span 1200 mm steel class A
Height, h 500 mm Comp cover 50 mm to main reinforcement
Breadth, b 250 mm Tens cover 50 mm to main reinforcement
Tens Ø 12 mm Side cover 50 mm to main reinforcement
Comp Ø 12 mm Section location CANTILEVER

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam 1st Floor @internal supportFAILS on Min Tension Spacing.
d = 500 - 50 - 12/2 = 444.0 mm
(3.4.4.4) K' = 0.156 < K = 0.162 compression steel required
(3.4.4.4) z = 444.0(0.5 + (0.25 - 0.156/0.893)^½ ) = 345.1 < 421.8 mm
(3.4.4.4) x = (444.0 - 344.1) /0.45 = 222.0 mm
d' = 50 + 12/2 = 56.0 mm .
(Fig 3.3) Gross fsc = 400.0 N/mm² from strain diagram .
(Fig 3.3) net fsc = 400.0 - 0.67 x 25 /1.5 = 388.8 > 0 N/mm²
Excess M = M - Mu = 200.0(0.162 - 0.156) /0.162 = 8.1 kNm
As' = 8.1E6 /388.8 /(444.0 - 56.0) = 53 mm²
PROVIDE 3X12 compression steel = 339 mm² .
(Fig 3.3) fst = 400.0 N/mm² .
As = (8.1E6 /388.0 + 191.9E6 /344.1) /400.0 = 1446 m .
PROVIDE 13X12 tension steel = 1470 mm² .
(Eqn 8) fs = 2/3 x 460 x 1,446 /1,470 = 301.7 N/mm²
(Table 3.11) Comp mod factor = 1 + 0.306 /(3 + 0.306) = 1.092 < 1.5
(Table 3.10) Tens mod factor = 0.55 + (477 - 301.7) /120 /(0.9 + 4.058) = 0.845 < 2
(3.4.6.3) Permissible L/d = 7.0 x 1.092 x 0.845 = 6.459
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 1200 /444.0 = 2.703 ok .
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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 + 0.127 /(3 + 0.127) = 1.041 < 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 1.041 x 1.021 = 25.645
(3.4.6.1) Actual L/d = 8000 /444.0 = 18.018 ok
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INPUT Location D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end

fcu = 25 N/mm² gc = 1.50 d b
fyl = 250 N/mm² gs = 1.15 215 300
steel class A
Main Steel Link Legs Side cover Shear V UDL
2 16 8 2 40 5.6 4.7
No mm Ø mm Ø No mm kN kN/m

OUTPUT D&D: Main beam, 1st Floor 8m span, RH end

As = 402 N/mm² = 0.623%
(Eqn 3) v = 5.6 x 10³ /300 /215 = 0.087 N/mm²
(Table 3.8) vc = 0.631 N/mm², from table 3.8
(v - vc)bv = 120.0 N/mm = nominal
PROVIDE 2 legs R8 @ 150 = 129.0 N/mm
(nominal)
.
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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 rom 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
.

Strain diagram 5 Stress diagram

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)

30-Mar-10 RCC11 v4.0 Re-badged as TCC/Mineral Products Association. 376

13-May-09 RCC11 v3.6 bf used instead of bw for compression steel modification factor on TEE-BEAM. 328

19-Dec-07 RCC11 v3.5 x/d limit added in TEE-BEAM. 299

16-Nov-06 RCC11 v3.4 Additional compressions teel option added to SLAB. 300
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

24-Nov-00 RCC11 v1.3 SHEAR:C19 & C20 reformatted, and lateral link spacing check added (C Braidwood). 185

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 axis, x

8-May-00 RCC11 v1.1 allowed below flange soffite - IStructE 'Green book' method followed where flanges 182
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