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Concrete Beam Design Based on ACI 318-99

INPUT DATA
f 'c

2.5

ksi

Mu =

272.5

ft-k

Main Bar fy

60

ksi

Vu =

46.4

Stirrup fy

60

ksi

#
#

7
7

Tu =
b=
h=
bw =

113.0
24
30
24

ft-k
in, (ACI 8.10.2)
in
in

Top bars
Bot bars

3
7

Stirrup size
No. of legs

==>
=

4
4

DESIGN SUMMARY
2
Main bar top (Compressive Reinf.) :
Main bar bottom (Tensile Reinf.) :

hf =
0
10
in o.c.
d (optional)
=

in
in

Use 3 # 7
Use 7 # 7 ( 1 layer )

The design is adequate.

Stirrups : Use # 4 @ 10 in. o.c. (4 legs)

GOVERNING CASE ANALYSIS

eu

0.003

27.6

d'

2.4

b1

0.85

r max

0.0134

in

0.90

ES

29000

in

r min

0.0033

AS

Case 1

Case 2

r w = As =
b wd

ksi

0.0063

Case 4

Case 3

CASE 2 APPLICABLE
FLEXURAL ANALYSIS
Case 1 Analysis :

2
a =--=
d
d

2M u
0.85f b f C '

0.85ab f C '
A S ==
fy

in

in2

Case 2 Analysis :
2
a =-----=
d
d

2 M u

b w 0.85f f C '

(b

b w ) h f d

hf
2

2.72

0.85 f C ' ( ab w +-bh f b wh f )

AS ==
fy

in

Case 3 Analysis :

0.75 b 1e ud
a ==
fy
eu +
ES
A S =+=
AS '

f S'
fy

in

0.85 f C ' ba
fy

0.75 b 1e ud
a ==
fy
eu +
ES
f S'
fy

in

0.85 f C '
( b -+b w ) h f
fy

f S ' ==E S e u

in2

Case 4 Analysis :

A S =+=
AS '

f 0.85 f C ' ba d
M u -

AS ' ==
f f S ' ( d - d ')

f 0.85 f C ' b wa d
M u --+-

A S ' ==

a bw

in2

a - b 1d '
a

0.85 f C ' (b b w ) h f d

f f S ' ( d - d ')
a
2

f S ' ==E S e u

a - b 1d '
a

a
2

2.31

in2

in2

ksi

hf
2

ksi

in2

SHEAR ANALYSIS
Check section limitation (ACI 11.5.6.8)

(cont'd)
Determine concrete capacity (ACI 11.3.1.1 or 11.3.2.1)

V u 10f b wd f c
'

46.4
where

<
f=

V C = 2b wd
281.1
0.85

0 , for V u fV c

fV c
50b w
=
, for
V u fV c
2
f y
V - fV
c
u
, for fV c V u

f df y
=

in / ft

0.240

'

66.15

(1.9 A 2500r wB) b wd

V C =+=

Check shear reinforcement (ACI 11.5)

Av
s

Re qD

fc=

[Satisfactory]

where

A ==MIN

72.06

'
c

V d
B ==MIN u
M u

Av
= 0.960
s

Pr ovD

<

in / ft

, 100

, 1.0

k ,<== applicable

54.07

0.391

[Satisfactory]

Check spacing limits for shear reinforcement (ACI 11.5.4)

Vs =

V u - fV C

-17.49

'
MIN (
, 24) for V s 4b wd f c

2
S max, shear =
MIN ( d , 12) for V s 4b wd f '
c

13

>
S=
[Satisfactory]

10

in

TORSION ANALYSIS
Check section limitation (ACI 11.6.3.1)

Vu

b wd

T u Ph
f V C + 8 f 'c
+
2

d
1.7 Aoh
bw

0.423

<

0.425

where

f=

0.85

Ph =

80

Aoh =

391

[Satisfactory]

(ACI 9.3.2.3)
in, (perimeter of centerline of outermost closed
transverse torsional reinforcement.)
in2 (area enclosed by centerline of the outermost
closed transverse torsional reinforcement.)

Check if torsional reinforcement required (ACI 11.6.1)

2
' Acp
Tu f f c

P cp

where

113.0
>
17.0
ft-k
Torsional reinforcement reqD.

be = MIN(h-hf , 4hf) =
Pcp =

108

Acp =

720

in, (one side, ACI 6.1.1)

in, (outside perimeter of the concrete cross

section.)
in2 (area enclosed by outside perimeter of
concrete cross section.)

Check the max factored torque causing cracking (ACI 11.6.2.2)

T u 4f

2
' Acp
f c

P cp

113.0
>
68.0
Torsional reinforcement reqD for full torque.
Determine the area of one leg of a closed stirrup (ACI 11.6.3.6)

At = T u
s 2f A0 f

=
yv

Tu
1.7f A0 h f

0.00

in2 / ft

yv

Determine the corresponding area of longitudinal reinforcement (derived from ACI 11.6.3.7 & 11.6.5.3)
'

At f yv , 5 Acp f c - f yv MAX At , 25b w =

=
MAX

AL
Ph
Ph
f yL
f yL
f yL
f yv
s
s

0.00

in2

(cont'd)
Determine minimum combined area of longitudinal reinforcement
2
in
AL, top = As' +0.5AL =
0.00
<
actual
AL, bot = As +0.5AL =

2.31

in

<

actual

[Satisfactory]
[Satisfactory]

Determine minimum diameter for longitudinal reinforcement (ACI 11.6.6.2)

dbL = MAX(S/24, 0.375) =
0.42
in
<
0.88

in

[Satisfactory]

Determine minimum combined area of stirrups (ACI 11.6.5.2 & 11.6.6.1)

2
in / ft
At / S = MAX[(Av+2At)S, 50bw/fyv] =
0.24
<

actual

[Satisfactory]

actual

[Satisfactory]

Smax, tor = MIN[(Ph/8, 12) =

10

SreqD = MIN(Smax,shear , Smax,tor) =

in
10

in

>