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Priyabrata Pal, Assistant Engineer at Simplex Infrastructure Limited (2015- How do I calculate no. of steel bars for any beam,
present) column, slab, and footing for given dimensions?
Answered Sep 7
Can a crank bar be used in a ground beam?
Beams of higher sectional area require high area of steel. Hence in order to accommodate
the number of bars of specic dia. to manoeuvre the area of steel; aligning of the How can I design a bars beam when its size is
reinforcement is not possible in single layer. So reinforcement bars are to be placed in 2 or 330*750?
more layers as per requirement. So as to make provision of bonding and anchorage between
steel and concrete required gap is to be provided by means of the spacer bar. As for What is Sp beam in drop beam?

reinforced concrete the maximum coarse aggregate size is restricted to 20 mm in general

practice, it is advised to make a space of 20mm or above to accommodate concrete between
two layers of reinforcement.

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Why hanger bars are provided in beam?

Why are bars cranked in beams?

What is the maximum reinforcement bars per layer in an RC beam? Can we have 3 bars in
1 layer for a beam with a width of 150mm?

Why we provide extra bars in main beam?

How do I calculate development length of bar in beam?

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Sanjay Dusane, studied Civil Engineering & Friendship at University of Pune,

India (1995)
Answered May 17
Dear, when beam has heavy design at top and bottom more steel is provided which can
not be laid in one layer other wise while concrete we get problem of using vibrator. so the
given steel is laid in two layersbut for entering concrete between two layers spacers are
Why hanger bars are provided in beam?
used. spacers are nothing but the small piece of steel bar put between two layers
Why are bars cranked in beams?
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What is meant by plinth beam?

Muhammad Sadek, studies Civil Engineering & Structural Enginnering at
How do I calculate no. of steel bars for any beam,
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column, slab, and footing for given dimensions?
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When the Reinforcing bars cant be placed in on row, we distribute them on two rows and Can a crank bar be used in a ground beam?
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How can I design a bars beam when its size is
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What is Sp beam in drop beam?

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Manish Hirani, Structure Engineer (2015-present)

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spacer bars are used in the beams to separate two layers of reinforcement.

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Why hanger bars are provided in beam?

Why are bars cranked in beams?

What is the maximum reinforcement bars per layer in

an RC beam? Can we have 3 bars in 1 layer for a
beam with a width of 150mm?

Why we provide extra bars in main beam?

How do I calculate development length of bar in

beam?

What is meant by plinth beam?

How do I calculate no. of steel bars for any beam,

column, slab, and footing for given dimensions?

Can a crank bar be used in a ground beam?

How can I design a bars beam when its size is

330*750?

What is Sp beam in drop beam?

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