PREPARATION OF BAR BENDING

SCHEDULE
Preparation of Bar Bending Schedule

Bar bending schedule (or schedule of bars) is a list of reinforcement bars, vis-à-vis,
a given RCC work item, and is presented in a tabular form for easy visual reference.
This table summarizes all the needed particulars of bars – diameter, shape of
bending, length of each bent and straight portions, angles of bending, total length
of each bar, and number of each type of bar. This information is a great help in
preparing an estimate of quantities.

Figure 1 depicts the shape and proportions of hooks and bends in the
reinforcement bars – these are standard proportions that are adhered to:

(a) Length of one hook = (4d ) + [(4d+ d )] – where, (4d+ d ) refers to the curved
portion = 9d.

(b) The additional length (la) that is introduced in the simple, straight end-to-end
length of a reinforcement bar due to being bent up at say 30o to 60o, but it is
generally 45o) = l1 – l2= la

Where,
 Fig: Hooks and bends in Reinforcement

Giving different values to respectively), we get different values

of la, as tabulated below:

Figure 2 presents the procedure to arrive at the length of hooks and the total length
of a given steel reinforcement.
Fig: Typical Bar Bending Schedule
BAR BENDING SCHEDULE FOR RCC
BEAM
Bar bending schedule provides the reinforcement calculation for
reinforced concrete beam. It provides details of reinforcement cutting length, type
of bends and bend length.

We will take one example for reinforcement quantity calculations for

a concrete beam.

Example of RCC Beam Reinforcement Calculation:

Consider a beam of clear length of 4m, 300mm wide by 450mm depth. It consists
of 2-12 diameter bars at top, and 2-16 diameter and 1 – 12 diameter bars at the
bottom. Diameter of stirrup is 8mm spaced at 180mm center to center. Clear cover
to reinforcement provided is 40mm.

Fig: RCC Beam Reinforcement Details

 Fig: RCC Beam Cross-Section

Now we will calculate the length of reinforcement based on shapes of reinforcement

required for reinforced concrete beam in above example.

We will start with bottom reinforcement, B1.

Bar shape of B1 is as shown below:

Length of B1 = clear distance between walls + 2 x width of walls – 2 x bar cover

+ 2 x bend length

Bend length = 6 x 16 = 96 consider as 100mm

Bend length is calculated as 6 x diameter of bar for reinforcement conforming to IS:

1786-1961

Length of B1 = 4000 + 2 x 230 – 2 x 40 + 2 x100 = 4580mm

Length of bar B2 is calculated based on shape of this bar. This bar bends up near
the support as shown below:
Length of bar B2: A + B + C = 4000 + 2 x 230 – 2 x 40 + (1.414xH – H)

H = 450 – 2 x 40 – 2 x 12 – 2 x 12/2 = 334mm

B2 = 4000 + 2 x 230 – 2 x 40 + (1.414×334 – 334) = 4518.3 = 4520mm

Length of Bar T1 = 4000 + 2 x 230 -2 x 40 = 4380mm

Length of Stirrups S1:

Stirrups are spaced at 180mm center to center. Stirrups are provided between
walls or support for a beam.

No. of stirrups required for given beam =

Length a = 450 – 2 x40 – 8 = 362mm

Length b = 300 – 2 x 40 – 8 = 212mm

Therefore length of 1 stirrup S1 = 2 x (212 + 362 + 90) = 1328 mm

Where 90mm is the minimum hook length as per IS 2502 – Table – II.

Bar Bending Schedule for RCC Beam:

No. Bar Bar dia No. of Length Weight Bar Shape

Mark (mm) bars (mm) of bars
(kg)

1 B1 16 2 4580 14.5

2 B2 12 1 4520 4.02

3 T1 12 2 4380 7.80

4 S1 8 24 1330 12.6