BAR BENDING SCHEDULE FOR

RCC BEAM
 General guidelines to be followed in preparing BBS:
• The bars should be grouped together for each structural unit, e.g. beam,
column, etc
• .In a building structure, the bars should be listed floor by floor
• For cutting and bending purposes schedules should be provided as
separate A4 sheets and not as part of the detailed reinforcement
drawings.
• The form of bar and fabric schedule and the shapes of bar used should be
in accordance with BS 8666
• It is preferable that bars should be listed in the schedule in numerical
order.
• It is essential that the bar mark reference on the label attached to a
bundle of bars refers uniquely to a particular group or set of bars of
defined length, size, shape and type used on the job.
• This is imperative as a bar mark reference can then point to a class of bar
characteristics. Also, this helps steel fixers and laborers keep track of the
type and number of bars needed to complete a certain work.
 Bar Bending Schedule is used by the:

• Detailer
• person checking the drawing
• contractor who orders the reinforcement
• organization responsible for fabricating the
reinforcement
• steel fixer
• clerk of works or other inspector
• the quantity surveyor
 How to prepare a BBS?
Necessary Columns

• Bar number/Bar Mark Reference

• Bar shape
• Diameter
• Spacing
• Length of bar
• Cutting Length
• Number of bars
 EXAMPLE
3 2
Ø8 @180 c/c 2- ø10

1
2-ø 20

4000

230
 CROSS SECTION

2
2- ø10

3
Ø10 @180 c/c 375

1
2-ø 20

230
 BAR NO. 1
a
b

a = 200
b = 4000 + (2 x 230) – (2 x 40) = 4380

Deduction :
(2 x dia x no. of bends) = 2 x 20 x 2
Cutting Length = (2x200) + (4380) – (2 x 20 x 2) = 4700 mm
 BAR NO. 2

b = 4000 + (2 x 230) – (2 x 40) = 4380

No bends, hence, no deductions
Cutting Length = 4380 mm
 2
BAR NO. 3
2- ø10

3
Ø10 @180 c/c 375

1
2-ø 20

230
a = 230 – (2x40) = 140
c = 375 – (2x40) = 285
Cutting Length:
(2A + 2C) + 24d = (2x 140 + 2x 285) + 24x8 = 1042 mm
No. of Stirrups: (4000/180) + 1 = 23.22 = 24
Bar Bending Schedule Template from CivilDigital
 Bar Bending Schedule

Project Name ABC building Engineer CivilDigital Revision A Doc.No: XXXX

Ref Dwg. No. XX-XX-XX Approver Project Manager Status Tender Date: 16-Sep-16

Length of Bar (m)

Cutting
Bar no. Bar Shape a (m) b (m) c (m) Dia (mm) Spacing (mm) no's
Length (m)
8 10 12 16 20 25 28 32

1 a 0.200 4.380 0.000 20 150 4.70 2

a
9.4
b
2 0.000 4.380 0.000 10 150 4.38 2

b 8.8

3 0.140 0.000 0.285 8 180 1.04 24

25.0

Total Length (m) 25.0 8.8 0 0 9.4 0 0 0

Unit weight in kg/m 0.395 0.617 0.888 1.578 2.466 3.853 4.834 6.313

Weight in kg's 9.88 5.43 0.00 0.00 23.18 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total reinfocement Weight in kg's 38.5