DESIGN OF FLEXUAL - RECTANGULAR SECTION - BEAM

Case 2 : Finding Required Tension with known Moment Mu and other Beam Properties
SINGLY RC BEAM
I. Factored Load on Different
Combination Result, Wu:

(a) Factored Load Combination: U = 1.4D + 1.7 L

(b) Factored Load Result: 51.376 kN/m

Factored Moment to be resisted by

II. the beam, Mu:

(d) Negative Moment at Exterior face of first interior support:

(a) Two Spans
(a) Type of Factored Moment:
(Choices from a to i)
(b) Factored Moment Combination: Wu(Ln^2)/19
(c) Factored Moment Result: 279.71 kN-m

III. Value of Assumed Steel Ratio, ρ 0.70 ρb

(a) Balanced steel ratio, ρb ρb = 0.85 fc' (ß1) 600

fy(600 + fy)

Note:
(a) ß 1 = 0.85 if fc' <= 30 Mpa otherwise 0.85
(b) ß 1 = 0.85 - (0.05/7)(fc'-30) #VALUE!

ß1 = 0.85

ρb = 0.01845

(b) Maximum steel ratio, ρmax ρmax = 0.75 ρb

ρmax = 0.01384

note: (a) ρ < ρmax, then it is singly reinforced

(a) ρ > ρmax, then it is doubly reinforced

IV. Solve for the applicable dimension, b and d

(a) Solve for ωmax ωmax = ρmax (fy)

f'c

ρmax = 0.01384
fy = 415
f'c = 17.93

ωmax = 0.320

(b) Solve for Rnmax Rnmax = fc' ωmax (1 - 0.59ωmax)

f'c = 17.93
ωmax = 0.320
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 Rnmax = 4.66

(c) Solve for Mnmax

Mnmax = φ Rnmax b d2

φ= 0.9
Rnmax = 4.66 MPa
b= 400 mm
d= 610 mm

Mnmax = 623,829,322.77 kN-m

Check for Factored Moment Mu1 vs

V. Maximum Ultimate Moment
Mn max = 623,829,322.77 N-mm
Designed MU = 279,713,777.78 N-mm

Check if Singly Reinforced or Doubly

Reinforced based on Moment

Check: Case 1 Mn max > MU; It is "SINGLY REINFORCED DESIGN".

Case 2 Mnmax < MU; It is "DOBLY REINFORCED DESIGN".

Result = The Design is SINGLY REINFORCED FLEXUAL BEAM.

2
(a) Solve for Rn Rn = Mu / φ b d

Mu = 279,713,777.78 N-mm
φ= 0.9
b= 400 mm
d= 610 mm

Rn = 2.088 MPa

(b) Solve for ρ ρ= 0.85 𝑓 ′ 𝑐 2 𝑅𝑛

1 − 1 −
𝑓𝑦 0.85 𝑓 ′ 𝑐

f'c = 17.93 MPa

fy = 415 MPa
Rn = 2.088 MPa

ρ= 0.00543

Check: Case 1 ρ > ρmin, Use ρ as STEEL RATIO

Case 2 ρ > ρmin, Use ρmin as STEEL RATIO

(c) Solve for ρmin

f'c = 17.93 MPa
fy = 415 MPa

(a) Case 1, if fc' ≥ 31.36 MPa

ρmin = √fc'
4fy
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 ρmin = 0.00255

(b) Case 2, if fc' < 31.36 MPa

ρmin = 1.4
fy

ρmin = 0.00337

Check: ρmin = Use Case 2 for ρmin .

Result: ρmin = 0.00337

Note: ρ > ρmin, otherwise use ρmin as ρ

Check: Case 1 ρ > ρmin, Use ρ as STEEL RATIO

Case 2 ρ > ρmin, Use ρmin as STEEL RATIO

Result = Use ρ as STEEL RATIO.

Therefore, Use: ρ= 0.00543

Solve for the Area of the Steel

Reinforcement with the given factored
VI. load.

(a) Solve for As As = ρbd

ρ= 0.00543
b= 400 mm
d= 610 mm

2
As = 1,325.80 mm

2
(b) Solve for Ab Ab = π x db / 4

π= 3.14159265
db = 18

Ab = 254.469 mm2

(c) Solve for the Numbers of the

Main Bar
N= As / Ab

2
As = 1,325.80 mm
Ab = 254.469 mm2

N= 5.21 pcs

Exact Value: Say, N = 5 pcs

VII. Check for Minimum Clear Distance (b - 2d' - 2dbs - Ndbr) / (N-1)

b= 400 mm
d' = 40 mm
2_Singly RC Beam_Case 2 d =
2_Data_Singly
bs 10 mm
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 dbr= 18 mm
N= 5 pcs

clear distance = 52.50 mm

Check: clear distance >=db > 25mm

Condition:
db 18
min 25

Result: Sufficient Clear Distance therefore single row can be applied.

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