Design Parameters for Longitudinal Bars (Columns: BS 8110) Page 1 of 1

Design Parameters for Longitudinal Bars (Columns: BS 8110)

For some of the longitudinal reinforcement design parameters, additional user defined limits can
be applied ­ where this is the case minimum and maximum values are specified in Design
Options > Column > Reinforcement Layout.

Minimum Longitudinal Bar Spacing

The minimum clear horizontal distance between individual parallel bars, scl,min, is given by;1

scl,min ≥ MAX[hagg + 5mm, scl,u,min]

where

hagg = maximum size of coarse aggregate

scl,u,min = user specified minimum clear distance between bars

IF

φ > hagg + 5mm,

THEN

scl,min > φ

where

φ = the maximum diameter of bar

Minimum Longitudinal Total Steel Area

If N ≥ 0 (i.e. compression)
Asl,min = 0.4% * column area

Else
Asl,min = 0.8% * column area (For fy = 250 N/mm2)
Asl,min = 0.45% * column area (For fy = 500 N/mm2)

Maximum Longitudinal Total Steel Area

Asl,max = 8% * column area

Parent topic
• Column Design to BS 8110

1. BS 8110­1:1997 3.12.11.1

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