ENSOFT

Bar Bending Schedule & Quantity

Estimation of Reinforcement Steel
Preparation of Reinforcement Bar Bending Schedules for RCC work at construction sites is the most tedious
and time-consuming task. The shape of each and every bar is to be derived exactly for cutting from working
drawings. With increasing cost of steel, it has become necessary to minimize the wastage.
BarBeQue software takes care of both these aspects, for preparation of Bar Bending Schedules and Quantity
Estimation of Reinforcement steel. BarBeQue software is not Excel or any spreadsheet based, neither it runs
under any CAD package. It is complete standalone software, which generates to-the-scale graphical sketch of
each bar. Program eliminates time-consuming work of calculating the cut length of bars. BBS sheets
generated can be directly printed through this package.
Dimensions of each bar required e.g. A, B, C etc. are to be entered in a tabular form as shown below.
Deduction in the bar length due to bending, can be considered with different ways, as per IS or BS codes or
as per practices followed at sites. Cut Length of bar is calculated by program after applying this deduction.
Diameters wise break up of Reinforcement Steel Quantities is printed in the summary.

Almost all possible bar shapes are available in the bar library, with their formulas for calculating deductions in
the bar lengths. Dimensions of the bars are to be entered in user-friendly dialog boxes.

BarBeQue software is not Excel or any spreadsheet based, neither it runs through any CAD package. It is simple
to operate and there is no need of thorough knowledge of a CAD package. However BBS sheets generated are in
DXF format, compatible with all-popular CAD packages.

Bar-Be-Que Sample Output - Bar Bending Schedule Report - Ground Floor Beams Part 1

PART- 1

PROPOSED

HOSPITAL

BUILDING

AT ANDHERI,

MUMBAI

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HOSPITAL

GR.

FLOOR

HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL BEAMS

PART- 1

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Diameter Wise Summary : Total Length & Bar Weight

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Member
Total Bar
8
10
12
16
20
25
32
Name
Weight kg
mt
mt
mt
mt
mt
mt
mt
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GHB141
897.1
0.000
427.090
0.000
0.000
37.725
48.000
56.350
GHB142
174.0
0.000
59.840
0.000
0.000
55.595
0.000
0.000
GHB143
408.2
0.000
105.030
0.000
0.000
88.825
7.550
15.100
GHB144
556.9
0.000
206.170
0.000
0.000
174.280
0.000
0.000
GHB158
674.5
0.000
216.100
0.000
0.000
27.660
122.775
0.000
GHB159
1036.8
0.000
222.300
0.000
0.000
93.975
173.340
0.000
GHB160
356.3
87.180
0.000
0.000
0.000
27.200
55.880
0.000
GHB169A
424.7
0.000
193.600
0.000
23.600
108.700
0.000
0.000
.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grand Total Length
5288.760
6552.430
1433.220
1571.075
4500.775
2885.450
429.905 mt
Bar Unit Weight
Kg/mt
0.395
0.617
0.888
1.578
2.466
3.853
6.313
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dia. wise Total Weight

2086.9

Grand Total Weight = 34811.2 Kg

4039.8
Say

1272.4

2479.7

11099.6

11118.7

2714.1

Kg

34.8 Ton

BarBeQue Standard Edition software comes with a module for generating Optimized Bar Cutting Arrangements
for purchased lengths of bars, to minimize the wastage of Steel. Once the cut lengths for all the bar are calculated,
program sorts these lengths in the decreasing order for each Diameter. It then applies optimization routines to place
these cut lengths in the purchased Bar Lengths (say 12 Mt), such that the wastage is minimum.
BarBeQue Professional Edition software comes with an Add On Formulator module, for generating Bar Lengths
with very few inputs for standard objects like various types of Beams, Columns, Staircases, and Foundations etc.

Lengthwise Sorted List of Bars to be Cut

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Dia : 8 mm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sr.No.
Cut Length
Total No.
Sheet No.
Memeber Name
Bar Mark
No. of
No. of
of Bars
members
Bars
1
3.320
17
2 Beams Vertical
GVB311
StrpRect2Rest
1
17
2
3.320
10
2 Beams Vertical
GVB311
StrpRect2Right
1
10
3
2.620
13
2 Beams Vertical
GVB307A
StrpRect1Right
1
13
4
2.620
18
2 Beams Vertical
GVB308A
StrpRect1Left
1
18
5
2.620
18
2 Beams Vertical
GVB308A
StrpRect1Rest
1
18
6
2.620
18
2 Beams Vertical
GVB308A
StrpRect1Right
1
18
7
2.620
15
2 Beams Vertical
GVB307A
StrpRect1Left
1
15
8
2.620
18
2 Beams Vertical
GVB307A
StrpRect1Rest
1
18
9
2.620
18
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB293
StrpRect1Left
1
18
10
2.620
18
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB293
StrpRect1Rest
1
18
11
2.620
18
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB293
StrpRect1Right
1
18
12
2.320
19
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB197
StrpRect1Right
1
19
13
2.320
15
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB160
StrpRect1Left
1
15
14
2.320
19
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB160
StrpRect1Rest
1
19
15
2.320
15
1 Beams Horizontal
GHB160
StrpRect1Right
1
15

Optimization Log Report for Bar Cutting Arrangement

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Optimization for Bar Cutting Arrangement done with 3 Different Methods to Minimize wastage
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Dia.

10

12

16

20

25

32

Purchased Length Of Bars

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0

12.0 mt

Total Bars Reqd. with Method 1

459

586

138

154

435

270

40

Total Bars Reqd. with Method 2

459

615

134

154

436

276

41

Nos.

Total Bars Reqd. with Method 3

499

575

129

154

436

276

42

Nos.

Nos.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Min. Total No. Of Bars Reqd.

With Optimized Arrangement

459

575

129

154

435

270

40

PROPOSED

HOSPITAL

BUILDING

AT

ANDHERI, MUMBAI

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HOSPITAL

GR.

FLOOR

HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL BEAMS

PART- 1

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Optimized Bar Cutting Arrangement for Purchased Length of Bars

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Dia : 8 mm
Purchased Length of Each bar = 12.000 mt
Total No. Of Bars to be Purchased = 459 Nos.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar.No. Cut Length Member Name In Which cut length to be used
1
1
1
1

3.320
3.320
3.320
1.800

1
2
3
1

of
of
of
of

17
17
17
15

Bars
Bars
Bars
Bars

for
for
for
for

Member
Member
Member
Member

GVB311
GVB311
GVB311
GVB307A

Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar

Mark
Mark
Mark
Mark

StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Left

from
from
from
from

Sheet
Sheet
Sheet
Sheet

2
2
2
2

Beams
Beams
Beams
Beams

Vertical
Vertical
Vertical
Vertical

2
2
2
2

3.320
3.320
3.320
1.800

4
5
6
2

of
of
of
of

17
17
17
15

Bars
Bars
Bars
Bars

for
for
for
for

Member
Member
Member
Member

GVB311
GVB311
GVB311
GVB307A

Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar

Mark
Mark
Mark
Mark

StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Left

from
from
from
from

Sheet
Sheet
Sheet
Sheet

2
2
2
2

Beams
Beams
Beams
Beams

Vertical
Vertical
Vertical
Vertical

3
3
3
3

3.320
3.320
3.320
1.800

7
8
9
3

of
of
of
of

17
17
17
15

Bars
Bars
Bars
Bars

for
for
for
for

Member
Member
Member
Member

GVB311
GVB311
GVB311
GVB307A

Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar

Mark
Mark
Mark
Mark

StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Left

from
from
from
from

Sheet
Sheet
Sheet
Sheet

2
2
2
2

Beams
Beams
Beams
Beams

Vertical
Vertical
Vertical
Vertical

4
4
4
4

3.320
3.320
3.320
1.945

10
11
12
4

of
of
of
of

17
17
17
15

Bars
Bars
Bars
Bars

for
for
for
for

Member
Member
Member
Member

GVB311
GVB311
GVB311
GVB307A

Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar

Mark
Mark
Mark
Mark

StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Rest
StrpRect2Left

from
from
from
from

Sheet
Sheet
Sheet
Sheet

2
2
2
2

Beams
Beams
Beams
Beams

Vertical
Vertical
Vertical
Vertical

Lengthwise Sorted List of Scrap Bars

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Dia : 8 mm Remaining Lengths
Bar Dia : 10 mm Remaining Lengths
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sr.No.
Scrap Length
No Of Pcs.
Sr.No.
Scrap Length
No Of Pcs.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

8.560
1.680
1.520
1.270
0.780
0.600
0.440
0.330
0.175
0.040

1
29
38
1
1
10
66
14
10
289

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

5.820
1.700
1.540
1.400
1.220
1.100
0.980
0.700
0.500
0.340

1
10
9
7
1
101
30
2
187
6

Bar Stickers / Tags for Cut Length of Bars

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Stickers / Tags to be attached to Bundles of Cut Length of bars
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|
|
Bar Dia. : 8 mm
Sr.NO. 1
| Bar Dia. : 8 mm
Sr.NO. 1
| Bar Dia. : 8 mm Sr.NO.1
|
Cut Len. : 3.320
( 1 of 17 )
| Cut Len. : 3.320
( 2 of 17 )
| Cut Len. : 3.320 ( 3 of 7 )|
Member NO.: GVB311
| Member NO.: GVB311
| Member NO.: GVB311
|
Bar Mark : StrpRect2Rest
| Bar Mark : StrpRect2Rest
| Bar Mark : StrpRect2Rest
|
Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical
| Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical
| Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical |
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|
|
Bar Dia. : 8 mm
Sr.NO. 1
| Bar Dia. : 8 mm
Sr.NO. 2
| Bar Dia. : 8 mm
Sr.NO. 2 |
Cut Len. : 1.945
( 1 of 15 )
| Cut Len. : 3.320
( 4 of 17 )
| Cut Len. : 3.320 ( 5 of 17 )|
Member NO.: GVB307A
| Member NO.: GVB311
| Member NO.: GVB311
|
Bar Mark : StrpRect2Left
| Bar Mark : StrpRect2Rest
| Bar Mark : StrpRect2Rest
|
Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical
| Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical
| Sheet No. : 2 Beams Vertical |
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All above features of Bar-Be-Que Standard Edition are easy to use and no special training is required for user.
Thus Bar-Be-Que is a Versatile Tool for preparing Bar Bending Schedules.
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