RCC: Requirements governing reinforcements and detailing

Reference (IS 456:2000) Remarks

Clause 26.5.1.1 0.21%bd Fy=415 -
Minimum
Tension Pg 46/47 0.17%bd Fy=500 -
Reinforcements
B (Ast) Clause 26.5.1.1
Maximum 0.04BD 4%BD - -
E Pg 47
A
Compression -
M Clause 26.5.1.2
Reinforcements Maximum 0.04BD 4%BD -
S Pg 47
(Asc)
Shear - - -
Clause 26.5.1.6
Reinforcements Minimum
Pg 48 - - -
(Asv)
0.15%bD For Mild Steel Bars
Minimun One Way bD = total cross-
S 0.12%bD Clause 26.5.2.1 For HYSD Bars
Reinforcement in sectional area
L 0.15%bD Pg 48 For Mild Steel Bars
Either Direction Two Way of slab
A 0.12%bD For HYSD Bars
B
One Way t/8 - - t = total
S Max Diameter of Clause 26.5.2.2
thickness of
Reinforcing Bars Two Way t/8 Pg 48 - - slab
Minimum 0.8%BD Clause 26.5.3.1 - - BD = gross cross-
(a) sectional area
Maximum 4%BD Pg 48 - - of column
C
Clause 26.5.3.1
O Minimum
12mm (d) - - -
L Diameter
Longitudinal Pg 48
U
Reinforcement Clause 26.5.3.1
M 4Nos For Rectangular Columns -
Minimum
N (c)
Number
S 6Nos Pg 48 For Circular Columns -
Clause 26.5.3.1
Maximim
300mm (g) - - -
Spacing
Pg 48

Minimum Nominal Cover for RCC Structural Members

As per IS 456:2000 As per SP:34
Slab 20mm Slab 20mm "OR" Dia of
Beam 20mm Beam 25mm bar
Column 40mm Column 40mm whichever is
Footing 50mm Footing 50mm greater

***Note: Minimum Nominal Cover is goverened by 1. Type of Structural Member 2. Exposure

Condition 3. Fire Resistance in terms of Hour.
For Nominal cover with respect to Fire Resistance refer to "Table 16 Pg no. 47" of IS 456:2000
 Permissible Design Stresses in RCC
Permissible Stresses in Concrete as per IS 456:2000
***All the values are in N/mm2(Mpa)
Sr. Grade of
Direct / Flexural Tension Bending Compression Direct Compression
No. Concrete

1 M20 3.13 9.00 9.00

2 M25 3.50 11.25 11.25
Clause 6.2.2 Clause 38.1 - c) Clause 34.4
3 M30 3.83 13.50 0.45fck 13.50
Pg 16 Pg 69 Pg 65/66
4 M35 4.14 15.75 15.75
5 M40 4.43 18.00 18.00

Design Bond Stress

For Deformed For plain bars For Deformed

Sr. Grade of For Plain bars in
Reference bars in Reference in Reference bars in Reference
No. Concrete Tension
Tension Compression Compression

1 M20 1.2 1.92 Clause 26.2.1.1, For 1.5 Clause 26.2.1.1, For 2.4
Clause 26.2.1.1, For
2 M25 1.4 2.24 deformed bars 1.75 bars in compression, 2.8 deformed bars in
conforming to IS the values of bond
3 M30 1.5 Clause 26.2.1.1 2.4 1.875 3 compression these
1789 these values stress for bars in
4 M35 1.7 2.72 2.125 3.4 values shall be
shall be increased by tension shall be
increased by 100%
5 M40 1.9 3.04 60% 2.375 increased by 25% 3.8

One way and Punching shear Stresses in Concrete as per IS 456:2000

***All the values are in N/mm2(Mpa)
Sr. Grade of
One Way Shear Punching Shear
No. Concrete
1 M20 The design shear strength of concrete without 1.12 Clause 31.6.3.1
2 M25 shear reinforcement is given in Table 19 of Cl. 40.2 1.25
3 M30 of IS 456:2000 1.37
4 M35 1.48 ks should not be greater than 1
5 M40 1.58 thus, assuming ks = 1
 Permissible Design Stresses in RCC
Permissible Stresses in Steel Reinforcement as per IS 456:2000
***All the values are in N/mm2(Mpa)
High yield
Type of stress High yield strength
Sr. Mild steel strength
in Steel Design Stress Reference deformed bars
No. bars Fe250 deformed
reinforcement Fe415
bars Fe500

Clause 38.1 - e)
1 Tension = 0.87fy 217.5 361.05 435.00
Pg 69

Compression
in column bars Clause 39.3
2 167.5 278.05 335.00
(Short Pg 71
Columns)

Max shear stress with shear reinforcements Reference

Grade of Concrete Tcmax

M15 2.5
M20 2.8
Table 20 Pg No.
M25 3.1 73
M30 3.5
M35 3.7
M40 4