Civil Engineering Association

ARUP Reinforcement Detailing Manual

INTRODUCTION
The primary aim of this Manual is to provide a standard basis for communication between the Design Engineer in the Drawing Office and the Detailer in the Detailing Group. It is further aimed at giving a consistent level of presentation to the work we issue to Contractors. The scope of the Manual has been confined to simple elements of insitu reinforced concrete construction as practised in the UK. BS 8110-1: 1997 forms the basis of all details and comments in this Manual. It takes account of the details given in Standard Method of Detailing Structural Concrete, published by The Concrete Society and The Institution of Structural Engineers in August 1989.
Since the original drafting of this document significantly more detailing is carried out by contractors. This is discussed more fully in Section 1.2. It should be recognised that the contractor will not be in
possession of this Manual and therefore information additional to that provided to in-house detailers may be required. In any case it should be recognised that such Detailing Instructions are a formal
deliverable and should be verified as such. The Detailing Group can provide advice and assistance when issuing instructions to contractor detailers.
This Manual does not cover designs to EC2. A separate document has been produced with the IStructE and will be issued shortly. It is anticipated that this document, along with Arup user notes, will replace this Detailing Manual for EC2 applications.
The Manual consists of General Notes followed by sections on:
- Foundations
- Retaining Walls
- Columns
- Walls
- Beams
- Slabs
- Stairs
- Corbels, Half Joints and Nibs
Followed by Appendix 1, a sample detailing notice.
Each section subdivides into:
• Scope
• Design Notes - Guidance on concrete grade, cover, etc., and special problems that should be considered. Reference is made to relevant clauses of BS 8110.
• References - List of relevant clauses in BS 8110.
• Detailing Information - List of information required by Detailer.
• Presentation of - Typical examples.
• Working Drawings
• Model Details - Sheets showing preferred method of detailing with appropriate instructions and notes.

CONTENTS
1 GENERAL
2 FOUNDATIONS
3 RETAINING WALLS
4 COLUMNS
5 WALLS
6 BEAMS
7 SLABS
8 STAIRCASES
9 CORBELS, HALF JOINTS & NIBS
Appendix 1 SAMPLE DETAILING NOTICE

Arup Reinforcement Detailing Manual

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