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IS 456:2000 for competitive exam
Main clauses in Indian standard code for plain and reinforced concrete for
references in competive exams
December 22, 2010
Authors
P Sreejith
Abstract
Yes, every Indian civil engineer will be well versed with the IS456:2000, it should be. In any competitive
exams in civil engineering subject there will be some questions from IS456:2000 regarding some clauses.
This knol collects the main clauses that may be asked for such exams. I prepared this as a note while
preparing for GATE exam. Hope this may helpful to you also. Please note that this note is not exhaustive,
main points is only covered. You must read the code at least once and must be conversant in Concrete
design as per IS456:2000. Some short forms i used was given at the end.
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IS 456:2000
IS:4562000 is the Indian Standard Code for plain and reinforced concrete. This write up will give you an
overview and main points in the code, these points can be used in all competitive examination (of course
you should read it once for further details), this write up is only comprehensional and it is assumed that
reader is well versed with standard design parameters, notation and practices.
Properties of materials
Maximum size of aggregates – 1/4th of the thickness of member section
pH value of water not less than 6
Modulus of elasticity of steel Es – 200Kn/m2
Modulus of elasticity of concrete Ec – 5000√fck
Characteristic yield stress minimum yield stress/0.2% proof stress
Flexural strength 0.7√fck
Ordinary concrete M10, M15, M20
Standard concrete M25M55
High strength concrete M60M80
Shrnkage strain 0.0003
Creep coefficient 2.2, 1.6, 1.1(7days, 28days, 1year)
Unit weight of concrete 24Kn/m3(plain), 25Kn/m3(RCC)
Design General
Overturning – 0.9Mr/Mo >= 1.4 or 1.2Mr/Mo >= 1.4
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Lateral sway – <H/500
Effective span
S.S beam Clear + ‘d’ or c/c between supprots
Continous c/c but maximum bearing is 600mm (< L/12)
Frames always c/c
Span/depth ratio–> Beam
Cantilever 7
SS 20
Continous 26
Slab
SS 35
Continous 40
Minimum eccentricity in columns 500+’d’/30
Maximum l/r ratio 60
Spacing of bars not less than {dia of bar , dia of larger bar, 5mm more than nominal max. Size of
aggregates}
Spacing in slabs – Main bars 3 times ‘d’ or 300mm (smaller of two)
Distribution bars 5 times ‘d’ or 450mm (smaller of two)
Nominl cover 20,30,45,50,75(mild, moderate, severe, very severe, extreme)
minimum tension reinforcement As/bd = .85/Fy
column reinforcement 0.8 to 6%(4% desirable)
4 num in rectangular and 6 num in circular
bar dia not less than 12mm
peripheral spacing less than 300mm
limit state design
Crack width less than 0.3mm, 0.1mm for severe
Charecteristic strength more than 5% not expected to fall below
Charecteristic load 95% probability not exceeding
Flexure: max. Strain Fy/1.15Es + 0.002
250 0.53
415 0.48
500 0.46
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Compression: maximum strain 0.002
Pu = 0.4Fck Ac + 0.67Fy Asc
Helical reinforcement 1.05Pu
Additional moment in slencer colums = Pu*D/2000{Lex/D}2
Working stress method
Modular ratio, m = 280/3σcbc
Vs = σsv*Asv*d/Sv
Legend:
1) c/c – centre to centre
2) Fck – charecteristic compressive strength of concrete
3) Asc – Area of steel
4) SS – Simply supported
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