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Articles on structural design, foundations, concrete, site practice and Indian codes — written by CivilTech Studio engineers and our community.
How to prepare the bar bending schedule of an RCC slab: bar spacing, number of bars, cutting lengths, bend deductions and steel weight, with a 3 m × 4 m slab.
8 min read
How to calculate the weight of a steel bar with D²/162: where 162 comes from, a kg/m table for 6 to 40 mm bars, and worked examples for 12 mm bars.
6 min read
#is-456#reinforcement#detailing
How to calculate development length (Ld) and lap length to IS 456:2000 Cl 26.2, with a ready Ld/φ table for Fe 415, Fe 500 and Fe 550 and a worked example for a 16 mm bar.
4 min read
#slab-design#is-456#two-way-slab
Two way slab design to IS 456 step by step: Table 26 moment coefficients with interpolation, Ast from Annex G, minimum steel, bar spacing, span/depth deflection, shear and corner torsion steel, with a fully checked 4 m × 5 m worked example.
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