How to design concrete structures using Eurocode 2

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Introduction to Eurocodes
Location Original Amendment
Table 5, rows 3,5,7 & 9 1.5 Qk 1.5c Qk
Page 6, Item 13 in left The punching shear checks are carried at The punching shear checks are carried out at 2d
hand column 2d from the face of the column… from the face of the column…

Getting started
Location Original Amendment
Table 6, row 3 0.900 Gl + 0.100 Ql 0.090 Gl + 0.100 Ql
Table 10, notes - Note 2 added:
a is the axis distance (see Figure 4)
Note 3 added:
hs is the slab thickness, including non-
combustible flooring
Table 8, row 9 Car park elements subject to airborne Elements subject to airborne chlorides only
chlorides only

Slabs
Location Original Amendment
Table 3, note 2 F is the total design ultimate load, l, is F is the total design ultimate load, l, is the span
the effective span
Table 3, new note 4 - Based on 20% redistribution at support and no
decrease in span moments
Table 4, values for K’
% redistribution K’ % redistribution K’
0 0.205 0 0.208a
5 0.193 10 0.182a
10 0.180 15 0.168
15 0.166 20 0.153
20 0.151 25 0.137
25 0.136 30 0.120
Table 4, new key - a It is often recommended in the UK that
K’should be limited to 0.168 to ensure ductile
failure
Table 5, 6 0.954 0.950a
Figure 3, box 5 from top σs may assumed to be 310 MPa σs may be assumed to be 310 MPa
of diagram
Figure 5, heading Basic span-to-depth ratios Basic span-to-effective-depth ratios
Figure 5, Note 2 - K = 0.4 for cantilevers
Figure 5, Note 4 ⎡
l 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤ l ⎡ 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤
= K ⎢11 + + ⎥ = K ⎢11 + + ⎥
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ') 12 ρ0 ⎥
⎦
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ' ) 12 ρ0 ⎥⎦

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Page 5 ‘Design for shear’ It is not usual for a slab to contain shear
reinforcement, therefore it is only
necessary to ensure that the concrete
shear stress capacity without shear
reinforcement (vRd,c – see Table 7) is less
than applied shear stress (vEd = VEd /(bd
)).
Page 6 ‘Ribbed or waffle Current practices for determining forces
slabs’ in ribbed and waffle slabs may also be
used for designs to Eurocode 2. Where a
waffle slab is treated as a two-way slab
refer to previous section. Where it is
treated as a flat slab reference may be
made to How to design concrete
structures to Eurocode 2: Flat slabs4
Page 7 ‘Maximum For slabs 200 mm thick or greater
spacing of reference should be made to section
reinforcement’ 7.3.3 of the Code or Chapter 2,
originally published as Getting started5.
It is not usual for a slab to contain shear
reinforcement, therefore it is only necessary to
ensure that the concrete shear stress capacity
without shear reinforcement (vRd,c – see Table
7) is more than applied shear stress (vEd = VEd
/(bd )).
Current practices for determining forces in
ribbed and waffle slabs may also be used for
designs to Eurocode 2. Where a waffle slab is
treated as a two-way slab refer to previous
section, but note that their torsional stiffness is
significantly less than for a two-way slab and
the bending moment coefficients may not be
applicable. Where it is treated as a flat slab
reference may be made to How to design
concrete structures to Eurocode 2: Flat slabs4
For slabs 200 mm thick or greater the bar size
and spacing should be limited to control the
crack width and reference should be made to
section 7.3.3 of the Code or Chapter 2,
originally published as Getting started5.

Beams
Location Original Amendment
Table 2, row 5 bmin in column C = 300 bmin in column C = 200
Table 3, row 3 0.900 Gl + 0.100 Ql 0.090 Gl + 0.100 Ql
Table 4, values for K’
% redistribution K’ % redistribution K’
0 0.205 0 0.208a
5 0.193 10 0.182a
10 0.180 15 0.168
15 0.166 20 0.153
20 0.151 25 0.137
25 0.136 30 0.120
Table 4, new key - a It is often recommended in the UK that
K’should be limited to 0.168 to ensure ductile
failure
Figure 5, box 2 vEd = shear stress at d from face of vEd = design shear stress
support
Figure 5 ⎛ ⎞
v Ed ⎛ v Ed ⎞
θ = 0.5 sin −1⎜⎜ ⎟
⎟ θ = 0.5 sin−1⎜⎜ ⎟
⎝ 0.18fck (1 − fck / 250) ⎠ . f ( − f / ) ⎟
⎝ 0 20 ck 1 ck 250 ⎠
Figure 5 A sw v Ed b w A sw v Ed b w
= =
s 0.9 d fywd cot θ s fywd cot θ

Figure 5, add title to x- - Percentage of tension reinforcement

axis (As,req’d/bd)
Figure 7, heading Basic span-to-depth ratios Basic span-to-effective-depth ratios

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Figure 7, Note 4 ⎡
l 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤ l ⎡ 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤
= K ⎢11 + + ⎥ = K ⎢11 + + ⎥
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ') 12 ρ0 ⎥
⎦
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ' ) 12 ρ 0 ⎦⎥

Figure 7, note 1 - Delete note

Figure 14 For flange in tension: For flange in tension:
vRD = 0.16 fck (1- fck/250) vRD = 0.195 fck (1- fck/250)
Figure 14 For flange in compression: For flange in compression:
vRD = 0.195 fck (1- fck/250) vRD = 0.160 fck (1- fck/250)
Table 8
vRd,max (when cot θ = 2.5) vRd,max
Flange in Flange in Flange in Flange in
fck tension compression fck tension compression
20 2.94 3.59 20 3.59 2.94
25 3.60 4.39 25 4.39 3.60
28 3.98 4.85 28 4.85 3.98
30 4.22 5.15 30 5.15 4.22
32 4.46 5.44 32 5.44 4.46
35 4.82 5.87 35 5.87 4.82
40 5.38 6.55 40 6.55 5.38
45 5.90 7.20 45 7.20 5.90
50 6.40 7.80 50 7.80 6.40

Columns
Location Original Amendment
Table 3, heading - Delete:
, using method A
Figure 4 MoE Moe
Page 6 ASN/2 = (NEd - fcd b dc)/[(σsc - σst)γc] ASN/2 = (NEd - fcd b dc)/(σsc - σst)
Page 6 ASN/2 = Area of reinforcement required to ASN = Area of reinforcement required
resist axial load to resist axial load
Page 6 ASM/2 = [M - fcd b dc (h/2 - dc/2)] ASM/2 = [M - fcd b dc (h/2 - dc/2)]
[(h/2 - dc/2)(σsc - σst)γc] [(h/2 - dc/2)(σsc - σst)]
Page 6 ASM/2 = Area of reinforcement required to ASM = Area of reinforcement required
resist axial load to resist axial load
Page 8 ‘spacing requirements for - Add to final paragraph:
columns’ No bar should be further than
150 mm from transverse
reinforcement (links) in the
compression zone

Foundations
Location Original Amendment
Table 4, row 3 1.0 Gk 1.1 Gk

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Flat slabs
Location Original Amendment
Table 3, Note 4 Based on 15% redistribution at supports Based on 20% redistribution at
and no decrease in span moments supports and no decrease in span
moments
Table 4, values for K’
% redistribution K’ % redistribution K’
0 0.205 0 0.208a
5 0.193 10 0.182a
10 0.180 15 0.168
15 0.166 20 0.153
20 0.151 25 0.137
25 0.136 30 0.120
Table 4, new key - a It is often recommended in the UK
that K’should be limited to 0.168 to
ensure ductile failure
Figure 3, box 4 from top of Determine Factor 2 (F2) Determine Factor 2 (F2)
diagram Where the slab span exceeds 7 m and it Where the slab span exceeds 8.5 m
supports brittle partitions, F2 = 7/leff and it supports brittle partitions, F2
Otherwise F2 = 1.0 = 8.5/leff
Otherwise F2 = 1.0
Figure 4, Note 3 ⎡
l 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤ l ⎡ 1.5 fck ρ 0 fck ρ' ⎤
= K ⎢11 + + ⎥ = K ⎢11 + + ⎥
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ') 12 ρ0 ⎥
⎦
d ⎢⎣ (ρ − ρ' ) 12 ρ0 ⎥⎦

Page 6, ‘Minimum areas of 1.5 Asw,min / (sr st) ≥ 0.08 fck1/2 fyk 1.5 Asw,min / (sr st) ≥ 0.08 fck1/2 /fyk
reinforcement’
Table 7
fck vrd,max fck vrd,max
20 3.31 20 3.68
25 4.05 25 4.50
28 4.48 28 4.97
30 4.75 30 5.28
32 5.02 32 5.58
35 5.42 35 6.02
40 6.05 40 6.72
45 6.64 45 7.38
50 7.20 50 8.00

Deflection calculations
Location Original Amendment
Figure 5, box 5, item 2 (200 MPa) (200 GPa)

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