Tie Beam

What's Tie Beam?

The beams that form connections between rafters in a roof , truss or at any other height higher than the floor to ensure that the structure is sturdy and stable at foundation level is referred to as tie beam.

The tie beams are usually installed at the roof truss level and floor level as well as an edging. They are not able to support any load that is vertical, like walls and so on.

Sometimes, tie beams function in the form of a strap beam, which takes on all the stress due to the tilt that the horizontal member (Columns) in the foundation.

Tie beams serve as fixing members that reduce the length of the column, which isn't supported.

They can also function as a wall support or other partitioning members between them. The beams also function as a tie-making element to secure the settlement between the footings as well as the strata.

Tie Beam Details

If the slab's or roof's height is greater than the standard building's height Then these kinds of beams are used in the structure.

Tie beams are an effective height breaker in columns. Tie Beam connects two or more columns in order to decrease their length effective and reduce their slenderness.

What is Tie Beam Concrete?

As the building grows higher, the columns will begin to lean if not supported by a structure. This is the function of the tie beam. It's a beam that joins or joins two columns at or above the floor to prevent them from buckle.

Benefits of using Tie Beam

Tie beams are not able to support floor loads, and are an extension member for columns if the floor is situated at an elevated level than the general height.
Tie beams are a source of an axial compression.
The tie beams transfer the load of the rafter onto the columns.
Tie beams stop outward buckling in highly stressed , slender, columns that are longitudinal.
Tie beams link the column's footings with pile clips.
Tie beams keep longitudinal bars in their initial position while concrete is being poured.
Tie beams help keep their spread feet in their appropriate locations during seismic events.
Tie beams are grade beams, which redistribute vertical loads by way of shear and moment in the event of settlement.
Tie beams are strip footings that support the wall surfaces, either inside or outside.
Tie beams are used as grade beams that are placed over the foundation of a pile to join the pile caps and to provide support to the superstructures.

Bar Bending Schedule for Tie Beams

The primary reason for the bar bending schedule is to discover the amount of reinforcement needed for the construction.

Bar Bending The schedule for footings is vital to facilitate the exchange of information on the reinforcement of the tie beam/strap beam to the structure.

Tie Beam can be described as a beam that joins two footings of the substructure. If the two footings are in the same line and the tie beam is to be laid out.

Strap Beam has the similarity to tie-beam. However, strap beam joins two feet at a specific angle. Strap beams are used for footings that are on different heights.

Strap beam or Tie beam is primarily located among pile caps and foundations that are shallow. The primary purpose of these beams is to make sure that all foundations with shallow sides and pile caps attain the same and minimal settlements.

Horizontal reinforcement bars that connect one footing with another footing are part of the primary bars. The vertical bars are referred to by the name of stirrups (rings).

Stirrups aid in keeping the bars in the correct position.

Tie Beam Design

The words "Tie beam", "grade beam", "ground beam" and "plinth beam" do not have much in common, The term "tie beam" refers to a type of beam that is used to connect two columns in order to withstand two vertical and horizontal movements.

Tie beams can be installed at any height. If they are located at the plinth level they are referred to as plinth beams. It assists in soil retention in the inside 9f of the structure and provides support to the walls.

The style of the tie beam is based on the degree of settlement on the foundation that is chosen to be used for the task to be done.

Tie Beam Reinforcement Details

Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) is widely employed in construction throughout the globe.

The purpose that is performed by Columns serves to move load from slabs and beams onto the base.

Columns can be used to support the forces of compression in large structures, such as long span buildings and skyscraper structures.

Columns can be damaged from overloading and natural disasters like fires and earthquakes due to the weak strength and the ductility of cement concrete.

If a collapse is observed in one of the columns it could lead to the building falling down.

Both longitudinal and reinforcements lateral are required for RCC columns. Both reinforcements are required for RCC columns.

However, having more or less space between tie-ups can cause an insufficient confinement of the concrete core.

Although the low volumetric percentage of ties weakens the structure that the core of concrete is the large volumetric ratio of ties weakens the concrete continuity. They create a weaker line between the core of the concrete and the concrete cover.