The formulae and data provided in this Annex are for education, training and assessment purposes only.
The information related to reinforced concrete design are based on the Hong Kong Code of Practice for Structural Use of
Concrete 2013 (HKCP-2013) and their application is subject to the following conditions:
Grade of concrete not higher than 45.
There is no moment redistribution.
The structural element is subjected to gravitational loads, i.e. dead and imposed loads, only.
Sign Convention for +ve V Characteristics of Shear Force Diagram (SFD) and
Bending & Shear: Bending Moment Diagram (BMD):
Slope of SFD at a point
= Intensity of distributed load at that point
+ve M
Change in shear between points A & B
= total change in load between points A and B
Slope of BMD at point A = Shear at that point
The Moment of
Inertia b Change in bending moment between points A & B
of Rectangular = Area under the SFD between points A & B
h CG
Section about x-x: Change in shear at a point
Ixx = bh3 / 12 + bh y2 y = magnitude of concentrated load at that point.
x x
Deflection Formulae
Usage qk (kPa)
Domestic 2.0
Preferred nominal Nominal cross-sectional
size (mm) area (mm2) Offices for general use 3.0
10 78.5 Department stores, shops, etc. 5.0
12 113 Examples of Imposed Load
(Extracted from Table 3.2 of the Code of Practice for Dead and
16 201 Imposed Loads 2011)
20 314
25 491
32 804
40 1257
Sizes of Reinforcement Bars
(Extracted from Table 2 of CS2:2012)
V
Shear Stress v= bv = b for rectangular beam section
b vd
Short Column Subjecting to Axial Load with Moment due to Nominal Eccentricity,:
N = 0.4fcu Ac + 0.75fyAsc Eqn 6.55 of HKCP-2013