The major reason of honeycomb concrete is poor grading. In this columns it seems that the grading of coarse and fine aggregate is not proper resulting honeycomb concrete.
Thumb rules says the following reinforcement required in different civil structure s
Footing : 0.5 % to 0.8 %
Column : 1.0 % to 4.0 %
Slab : 0.7 % to 1.0 %
Beam : 1.0 % to 2.0 %
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