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Reinforcement Bar Weight and Calculations

The document discusses reinforcement sizing, layout, and calculations for buildings including footings, columns, beams, and slabs. Standard bar sizes and weights are provided along with formulas and considerations for determining reinforcement quantities and lengths.

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Reinforcement Bar Weight and Calculations

The document discusses reinforcement sizing, layout, and calculations for buildings including footings, columns, beams, and slabs. Standard bar sizes and weights are provided along with formulas and considerations for determining reinforcement quantities and lengths.

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REINFORCEMENT IN BUILDINGS

Size and weight of bars


The general formula to find the weight of a bar is D2/162 kg/m
The standard length of a bar is 12m

Diameter of bar Weight (kg/m) Weight per Bar


6mm 0.222 kg/m 2.664 kg/bar
8mm 0.395 kg/m 4.74 kg/bar
10mm 0.617 kg/m 7.404 kg/bar
12mm 0.889 kg/m 10.668 kg/bar
16mm 1.58 kg/m 18.96 kg/bar
20mm 2.469 kg/m 29.628 kg/bar
24mm 3.858 kg/m 46.296 kg/bar

Footing

L
Minimum cover = 50mm

No. of bars = Opposite length/Spacing (c/c) + 1


Bend length = 10d to 16d: multiply by 2 because of both ends
L =Length of footing – 2(Cover)
Cutting length = L + 2(Bend length)

Column bend = 16d; diameter of the column

Column
Overlapping reinforcement = 45d; diameter of column
Minimum cover for columns/beams = 25mm to 50mm (25mm ideal for columns)
Length of bar = Height of column + Bend + Overlap
Total length of bars in column = Length of bar x Number of bars
Links

a
b B

Number of links = Length of column or beam/spacing + 1


Cutting length = 2(a + e) +24d; faster method
Cutting length = 2((A – 2x cover) + (B – 2x cover)) + 10d
Total length of links = Cutting length x Number of links
Beams
Minimum cover for columns/beams = 25mm to 50 mm (40mm ideal for beams)
Lap length = 50d
Number of laps(assumption) – Total length of beam/12
Total lap length = Number of laps x 50d
Total length of bars in beam = (Total lap length + total length of beam) x Number of bars
Slab
Minimum cover for slab = 25mm (deduct from total length of short or long side x 2)
Lapping for slab = 60d
Number of laps(assumption) – Total length short or long side/12

Drawing without reinforcement details


Slab
80 kgs per 1 cubic meter of concrete

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