Question

What is the minimum and maximum percentage of steel used in column, beam and slab?

Answer 1

Answer:

In beams,slabs maximum percentage steel is 4% of gross area. In columns, maximum. beams it is 4% for both the steel in tension and compression side and a total of 8% gross area.

Answer 2

The maximum and minimum percentage of steel used in a column, beam, and slab is as follows:

• The maximum percentage of steel used in a column is 6%, the minimum is 1%

• The maximum percentage of steel used in a beam is 2%, the minimum is 1%.

• The maximum percentage of steel used in a slab is 1%, the minimum is 0.7%.

• Steel has good binding nature, it binds well to concrete. It is very strong but cost-effective.

• Steel is the primary building material that's why it is widely used in construction.