We consume per person 1 m³ of concrete each year. It is one of the most used building materials in the world. This channel explains how to calculate reinforced concrete according Eurocode 1992 (2004) with Belgium national application document (2010). It is based on more than 35 years of experience in structural engineering. My name is Pieter Baekeland and I am a retired senior expert at Tractebel and a former visiting professor at University of Hasselt
English : Reinforced concrete design to Eurocode 2 (Giandomenico Toniolo & Marco di Prisco) English : Reinforced concrete design (W.H.Mosley, J.H. Bungey) French : Calcul des structures en béton (Jean-Marie Paillé) Dutch : Gewapend beton (Luc Vanhooymissen, Marc Spegelaere, Ann Van Gysel, Willy De Vylder)
What should be the minimum thickness of the load bearing masonry for example no 6,7,8 and in general ? And as you said the beam is just touching the masonry ! Does it means that the beam is resting on the half of the width of masonry wall ? I am just asking this to see if I am on site and I have to tell this to contractor that beam is touching the wall, how can I explain that ?
the minimum thickness of the load bearing masonry depends on the applied load (kN/m) and the bearing capacity of the masonry. [width (mm) x maximum bearing capacity stress (MPa) > applied load (kN)]. Never load the masonry on the half of the width because it causes an eccentricity that can buckle the masonry wall. For a one-way slab, the non bearing edge of the slab is NOT supported on the masonry (the slab is poured against the masonry - not on top). When the slab length is more than 2x the width, the slab may rest on top of the masonry
