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Typically RCC structure is composed of 4 elements. They include Foundation, Columns, Beams and Slabs.
An efficient RCC structure design is the one that is both safe and economical.
While safety is ensured by accurate determination of loads and rigorous analysis by specialised commercially available structure design softwares like ETABS, STAAD PRO, TEKLA etc. Economy of the structure depends solely on the detailing of the elements by engineer
Column design is the most critical part of Structure design. Overall safety of the entire structure depends mainly on the strength of columns.
This web page assist you with the economical detailing of columns. The inputs include 2 prompts
- Column size (width and depth)
- Required steel percentage or steel area (from analysis and design software)
With these simple inputs, the calculator will provide you with the most economical steel bars arrangements within the column selected from thousands and millions of probable combinations.
If you are not satisfied with the suggested bar combination or arrangement, you can calculate the area of bars yourself by entering your desired bar arrangements.
US Customary units and 5 most common bar sizes are adopted for now. Support us and this calculator to get this thing tailored for your requirements.

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