TABLE FOR REBARS AREAS & SPACINGS

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TABLE 1 - BY CALCULATION

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Calculation - Enter your data in blue and the Output will be in Black
Find Total Area
Bar
Nos
Area

Find Total Bars

10 mm
2 nos
157 mm2

Find Bar Spacing

Bar
Spacing
Area

20 mm
7 nos
2200 mm2

10 mm
200 mm
393 mm2

Blue - Data Entry

Red - Output Results
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TABLE 2 - BY SELECTION CHART

Bar Areas - based on No of Bars & Size

Bar
Nos
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Table - Bars Nos & Areas

Bar Diameters (mm)
6
8
10
28
50
79
57
101
157
85
151
236
113
201
314
141
251
393
170
302
471
198
352
550
226
402
628
254
452
707
283
503
785
311
553
864
339
603
942
368
653
1021
396
704
1100
424
754
1178
452
804
1257
481
855
1335
509
905
1414
537
955
1492
565
1005
1571

12
113
226
339
452
565
679
792
905
1018
1131
1244
1357
1470
1583
1696
1810
1923
2036
2149
2262

16
201
402
603
804
1005
1206
1407
1608
1810
2011
2212
2413
2614
2815
3016
3217
3418
3619
3820
4021

20
314
628
942
1257
1571
1885
2199
2513
2827
3142
3456
3770
4084
4398
4712
5027
5341
5655
5969
6283

25
491
982
1473
1963
2454
2945
3436
3927
4418
4909
5400
5890
6381
6872
7363
7854
8345
8836
9327
9817

32
804
1608
2413
3217
4021
4825
5630
6434
7238
8042
8847
9651
10455
11259
12064
12868
13672
14476
15281
16085

You can "copy and paste" the

whole of Table 1 into any of your
own worksheets for ease of
reference. Same with Table 2 or
table 3. Betterstill, copy the whole
Worksheet "Bar Areas" into your
Calc File.

For BEAMS
Table to Select Bar Size & Bar Nos
to fit Area of Steel required.
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TABLE 3 - BY SELECTION CHART - FOR SLABS & WALLS

Bar Areas / M width - based on Bar Size & Spacing
Table - Bars Areas & Spacings (mm2/M width)
Spacing Bar Size (mm)
per M
6
8
10
12
16
75
377
670
1047
1508
2681
80
353
628
982
1414
2513
100
283
503
785
1131
2011
110
257
457
714
1028
1828
120
236
419
655
942
1676
125
226
402
628
905
1608
130
217
387
604
870
1547
140
202
359
561
808
1436
150
188
335
524
754
1340
160
177
314
491
707
1257
170
166
296
462
665
1183
175
162
287
449
646
1149
180
157
279
436
628
1117
190
149
265
413
595
1058
200
141
251
393
565
1005
210
135
239
374
539
957
220
129
228
357
514
914
225
126
223
349
503
894
230
123
219
341
492
874
240
118
209
327
471
838
250
113
201
314
452
804
260
109
193
302
435
773
270
105
186
291
419
745
275
103
183
286
411
731
280
101
180
281
404
718
290
97
173
271
390
693
300
94
168
262
377
670

20
4189
3927
3142
2856
2618
2513
2417
2244
2094
1964
1848
1795
1745
1653
1571
1496
1428
1396
1366
1309
1257
1208
1164
1142
1122
1083
1047

25
6545
6136
4909
4463
4091
3927
3776
3506
3273
3068
2888
2805
2727
2584
2454
2338
2231
2182
2134
2045
1964
1888
1818
1785
1753
1693
1636

32
10723
10053
8042
7311
6702
6434
6187
5745
5362
5027
4731
4596
4468
4233
4021
3830
3656
3574
3497
3351
3217
3093
2979
2925
2872
2773
2681

For SLABS, WALLS, FOOTINGS

Table to select Size & Spacing of Bars to
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Ht(m) Thk (m) Density weightKn/m)

4
0.26
21
21.84
3.2
0.26
21
17.472
4
0.115
21
9.66
3.2
0.115
21
7.728

slabs

Thk (m) Density weightKn/m2)

0.2
25
5
0.19
25
4.75
0.18
25
4.5
0.17
25
4.25
0.16
25
4
0.15
25
3.75
0.14
25
3.5
0.13
25
3.25
0.12
25
3
0.11
25
2.75
0.1
25
2.5

parapet

Ht(m) Thk (m) Density weightKn/m)

1
0.115
25
2.875
1.2
0.115
25
3.45
1.5
0.115
25
4.3125

projection Ht(m) Thk (m) Density weightKn/m)

0.6
0.15
25
2.25
0.6
0.115
25
1.725
0.3
0.115
25
0.8625
0.15
0.15
25
0.5625
1.2
0.15
25
4.5
1.2
0.115
25
3.45

1950
223.0769

= 25*(.115*(1.2+.15+.3)+(.6*.15)
6.99375
25*(.115*(1.2+.15+.3)+(.6*.15))

310.8333
Bar
Nos
1
2

12

Bar Diameters (mm)

6
8
28
50
57
101

Bar Dia
No Of bars

10

total area
space reqd in one layer

10
79
157

12
113
226

16
201
402

20
314
628

25
491
982

12
1

16

20
4

25

32
0

1369
232

Lx =
Ly =
Ly/Lx=
Edge -ve
Mid span +ve

3.48 M
5.38 M

Short span coeff

1.5
1.75
0.076

For Ly/Lx= 1.545977

Edge -ve
0
Mid span +ve
0.077839

0.086

long span coeff

0.057
0.043

32
804
1608

Distance X =
824

16.875

Depth

Dia Bar

450

12

828