BEAM DESIGN PARAMETERS

Code References
IS 456

Sr.No. Item Clause / Table

1 Ptmax = 26.5.1.1 not > 0.04bD

�_𝑠/𝑏� =
2 Ptmin = 26.5.1.1 0.85/𝑓_𝑦

3 Min main reinforcement = 10 ø

4 Max main reinforcement = 32 ø

Max secondary
5
reinforcement
= 8ø
Max secondary
6
reinforcement
20 ø

Depth of web > 750 mm side

7 Side reinforcement = 26.5.1.3
reinforcement provided
spacing for Side less amoung web thickness and
8 = 26.5.1.3
reinforcement 300 mm
Percentage of steel (side
9
reinforcement)
= 26.5.1.3 not more than 0.1 % of web area
Shear Reinforcement
10 Max spacing criteria = 26.5.1.5 less amoung 0.75d and 300
�_𝑠𝑣/(𝑏𝑆_𝑣 )= 0.4/(0.87𝑓_𝑦 )
11 Min shear reinforcement = 26.5.1.6

SFR DESIGN
Beam Depth >750 Or Torsion > 0,
=
11 Torsion Hence SFR Provided

not less
12 spacing criteria = <=beam width or
than 300
IS 13920 - 2016

Sr.No. Item Clause / Table

1 Ptmax = 6.2.2 Not > 2.5%

(0.24√(𝑓_𝑐𝑘 ))/𝑓_𝑦
2 Ptmin = 6.2.1

positive steel at joint face =half of the

3 Astmin = 6.2.3
negitive steel of face
Ast top or bottom >= 0.25 Ast at top
6.2.4
at joint
4 Svclc = 6.3.5 At length if 2d
a) not more than d/4
b) 8 *dia of smallest longitudianl bar,
hove ever not less than 100mm . The
first hook must not exceed 50mm
from the joint face

c) flexural yielding occurs under the

effect if earth quake forces the hoop
at the spacing not > d/2

The contribution of bent up bars and

5 Shear Capacity = 6.3.4 inclined hoops to shear resistance of
section shall not be consider

COLUMN DESIGN PARAMETERS

ELEMENT CLAUSE / table

 not > 6% of gross
Max area of
1
reinforcement
= 26.5.3.1-a & b cross sectional areaof
column
not < 0.8 %f gross
Min area of
2
reinforcement
= 26.5.3.1-a & b cross sectional areaof
column
Rectangular 4 No's
3 Min number of bars = 26.5.3.1-c
Circular 6 No's

4
Minimum Eccentricity
= 25.4(𝑢𝑛 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒� 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛)/500
& 39.2 + (𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 �𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠)/30
Calc

5 Effective Length = 25.2 Theoretical Value of Recommended Value

the effective depth of the effective depth
Effectively held in position and
restrained againest rotating both 0.50l 0.65l
ends
Effectively held in position and
restrained againest rotating at one 0.70l 0.80l
ends

Effectively held in position and not

restrained againest rotating
1.00l 1.00l

Effectively held in position and

restrained againest rotating at one
end and othere restrained againest
1.00l 1.20l
rotation but not held in position

Effectively held in position and

restrained againest rotating at one
end and othere parctialy restrained - 1.50l
againest rotation but not held in
position
 Effectively held in position but not
restrained againest rotating at one
end and othere parctialy restrained 2.00l 2.00l
againest rotation but not held in
position

Effectively held in position and

restrained againest rotating at one
end and notrestrained againest 2.00l 2.00l
rotation and nor held in position at
other end

6 Slenderness Moments = 25.3 & 39.7 Un supported length between end restrains shall not exceed 60
times least tareral dimension of column
if one end of the column is un restrained , its un supported length l
(100𝑏^2)/�
shell not be exceed

7 Design for axial loads = 39.3 �_𝑢=0.4𝑓_𝑐𝑘 �_𝑐+0.67 𝑓_𝑦 �_𝑠𝑐

a) max compression strain in concrete in axial comperssion =0.002 b) max
comperssion strain at highly comperssed extrem fiber in concret subjected to
Design for axial loads axial compression and bending and when there is no tension on section shal be
8 = 39.5
And uniaxial bending (0.0035 - 0.75) times the strain at the least compressed extreme fiber.

Design for axial loads

9 = [𝑀_𝑢𝑥/𝑀_𝑢𝑥1 ]^(𝛼_𝑛 )+ [𝑀_𝑢𝑦/𝑀_𝑢𝑦1 ]^(𝛼_𝑛 ) 𝛼_𝑛
39.6 ≤1.0is releated to P /P
And Biaxial bending u ux

Pu/Pux αn
�_𝑢=0.4𝑓_𝑐𝑘 �_𝑐+0.75 𝑓_𝑦 �_𝑠𝑐 0.2 - 0.8 1 to 2
< 0.2 1
> 0.8 2
Design of horizontal
10 = 26.5.3.2
links
11 Design shear strength = 40.2
Design shear strenth of concrete
𝟏𝟎𝟎 �_𝒔𝒕/𝒃� concrete grade
 M15 M20 M25 M30 M35 M40 and above
<=0.15 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.3
0.25 0.235 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.37 0.38
0.5 0.46 0.48 0.49 0.5 0.5 0.51
0.75 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.59 0.59 0.6
1 0.6 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.67 0.68
1.25 0.64 0.67 0.7 0.71 0.73 0.74
1.5 0.68 0.72 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.79
1.75 0.71 0.75 0.75 0.8 0.82 0.84
2 0.71 0.79 0.82 0.8 0.86 0.88
2.25 0.71 0.81 0.85 0.88 0.9 0.92
2.5 0.71 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.93 0.95
2.75 0.71 0.82 0.9 0.94 0.96 0.98
3 and above
0.71 0.82 0.92 0.96 0.99 1.01
Shear strenth of the members under axial compresion
�=1+ (3�_𝑢)/(�_𝑔 𝑓_𝑐𝑘 )
multiply with values on table 19 But not > 1.5

max shear stress

concrete M15 M20 M25 M30 M35 M40 and above
τc max 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.5 3.7 4
Stiffness Proportion
12 = E-1
Factor, β
13 Stability(Index, Q) = E -2

14 Crack width calculation = 3.8

Multiplying factor to
Beam Stiffness for SP 24 1983
15 =
effective length APPENDIX D
calculation

IS 13920 - 1993
 ELEMENT CLAUSE / table

Spacing of special
1 confining = 7.4 l0 shell not be less than
reinforcement

a) larger lateral dimension of the member at

the section where yielding occurs,

b)l/6 of clear span of the member,

c) 450 mm

Transvers closed strip at 1350 hook with 10

2 = 7.6.1 dia extension not < 75 mm at
reinforcement
Rectangular column each end
Circular column Spiral and circular hook
3 Spacing of hoops = 7.3.3 <= b/2 of column
Design of shear for
4 = 7.3.4
column a) calculated factored shear force as per analysis
�_𝑢= 1.4 [(𝑀_(𝑈 𝐿𝑖𝑚)^𝑏𝐿+ 𝑀_(𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑚)^𝑏𝑅)/ℎ_𝑠𝑡 ]
b)

Hoops shall be provided over the entire splice length at spacing not
5 Spacing of hoop = exceeding 150 mm centre to centre. Not more than 50 percent of the
bars shall be spliced at one section.

SLAB DESIGN PARAMETERS

CLAUSE /
ELEMENT
TABLE
Moment Coeffs For 2-
1 = Greschoff-Rankine Formulation and yield line theory
Way Slabs
a) for mild steel reinforcement not less than 0.15%
2 Ptmin = 26.5.2.1
b) For high strength deformed bars or welded wire fabric not less than 0.12%
3 Ptcalculated = 38
 Shear Strength Of �_𝑠/𝑏� =
4 = 40.3
Concrete τv < τc than 0.40/
Modification Factor 〖 0.87𝑓 〗 _𝑦
5 = 40.2.1.1 For solid slabs Design shear strenth shall be τc k
for Shear
overal depth of slab 300 or more 275 250 225 200 175 150 or less
k 1 1.05 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.25 1.3
Max Nominal Shear
6 = 40.2.3
Stress
Basic Span To Depth
7 = 23.2.1
Ratio Basic value up to 10 m Basic value < 10 m
Cantilever 7
Simplysupported 20 (10/span)*span
Continuous 26

8 Tensile Steel Factor = 23.2.1 Depending on the area and the stress of steel for tension reinforcement, the
values in(a) or (b) shall be modified by multiplying with the modification factor
obtained as per Fig. 4.

Compression Steel Depending on the area of compression reinforcement, the value of span to
9 = 23.2.1 depth ratio be further modified by multiplying with the modification factor
Factor
obtained as per Fig. 5.
Flange correction For flanged beams, the values of (a) or (b) be modified as per Fig. 6 and the
10 = 23.2.1
factor reinforcement percentage foruseinFig.4and5shouldbebased
spacing between main a) The horizontal distance between parallel main reinforcement bars shall not
11 = 26.3.3 be more than three times the effective depth of solid slab or300 mm which ever
bars
is smaller

spacing between The horizontal distance between parallel reinforcement bars provided against
12 = 26.3.3
distribution bars shrinkage and temperature shall not be more than five times the effective depth
of a solid slab or 450 mm which ever is smaller.

crack width �_𝑐𝑟= ( 〖 3𝑎 〗 _𝑐𝑟 𝜀_𝑚)/(1+ 2(𝑎_𝑐𝑟 − 𝐶_𝑚𝑖𝑛 )/(ℎ−𝑥))

13 = Annex-F design shear crack width =
calculation
 𝜀_𝑚= 𝜀_(1 )− 𝑏(ℎ−𝑥)(𝑎−𝑥)/(3𝐸_𝑠 �_𝑠 (�−𝑥) )
=

limitsofcrackingwouldvarywiththe typeof structure andenvironment.

14 cracking = Clause 35.3.2 Wherespecificattentionis required to limitthe designedcrack widthto a
particularvalue. crack width calculation may be done using formula given in
AnnexF.
150 or less