<p>This Architectural Drawing is Section of Typical Beam Details. A beam is <strong>a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis</strong> (an element designed to carry primarily axial load would be a strut or column). Its mode of deflection is primarily by bending. The loads applied to the beam result in reaction forces at the beam's support points. Generally a beam consists of following steel reinforcements: Longitudinal reinforcement at tension and compression face. Shear reinforcements in the form of vertical stirrups and or bent up longitudinal bars. Side face reinforcement in the web of the beam provided when the depth of the web in a beam exceeds 750 mm. The <strong>maximum tension reinforcement of the beam should not be greater than 0.04bD</strong> where “b” is the width of the beam and “D” is the Depth of the beam. But, minimum tension reinforcement should not be less than 0.3% and 0.2% of cross-sectional dimensional for plain bars and HYSD bar respectively. For more details and information download the drawing file.</p>