A Floor Column's Bar Bending Schedule

Structural columns transfer loads from beams and slabs to the foundation and finally to the soil. A column bending schedule is simply a calculation of how much steel rod will be needed in order to maintain safety. In the neck column, the part of the column that lies deep inside the substructure is called the neck column.

Depending on the soil history, the type of construction, and the expected total load of the structure, the structural engineer determines the exact dimensions and shapes of the floor columns.

Calculation of Bar Bending Schedule in floor's Column

The construction steel is ordered either in kg or in the number of bars. A 12m-long bar is the standard size. Calculations for bending the bars of the column are divided into main reinforcement calculations and ties calculations. Longitudinal reinforcements are also known as ties, and main reinforcements are known as main bars.

Key Materials

• Determine the length of each main bar.
• Calculate the Main reinforcement length.
• Determine how much steel is needed to reinforce 1 m of Main reinforcement.
• Determine how much steel is needed for Main reinforcement.

Longitudinal Reinforcement

• The formula tells you the length of the stirrup after subtracting the concrete cover from the ties on all sides.
• By using the formula, determine how many ties are required.
• Calculate the total amount of ties needed.
• For every 1m of longitudinal reinforcement, calculate the weight of steel needed.
• Calculate the total amount of steel that will be required for longitudinal reinforcement.

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