Step Task Stan: Beam Design Procedure

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Step Task Stan BEAM DESIGN PROCEDURE

1 Determine design life
2 Assess actions on the beam BS 6399-CL1,2,3
3 Determine which combinations of actions apply BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 2.4.3.1
4 Determine loading arrangements BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 2.4.3
5 Assess durability requirements and determine concrete strength BS 5328-1-1997-Cl 3.1.5.
6 Check cover requirements for appropriate fire resistance period BS 8110-1-1997-Table 3.4
7 Calculate min. cover for durability, fire and bond requirements BS 8110-1-1997-Table 3.3
8 Analyze structure to obtain critical moments & shear forces BS 8110-2-1997-Cl 3.4.4.1.
9 Design flexural reinforcement BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 3.4.4.4
10 Check shear capacity BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 3.4.5
11 Check deflection BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 3.4.6
12 Check spacing of bars BS 8110-1-1997-Cl 3.12.11

Concrete is strong in compression but weak and unreliable in tension.



Reinforcement is required to resist tension due to moment.

A beam when loads applied,

Concrete at the top resists compression and the steel resists tensionat bottom.

Design is based on the strength of the section calculated from thestress distribution at
collapse.(at ultimate condition, not inserviceability conditions)

Therefore beam section design for the ultimate state.

An elastic section analysis is later carried out for checking theserviceability limit states.
Apply loadtensioncompression
Assumptions and stress-strain diagrams
1. The strains in the concrete and reinforcement are derived assuming thatplane sections remain
plane;2. The stresses in the concrete in compression are derived using either(a)the design
stress-strain curve with=1.5 or(b)the simplified stress block where the depth of the
stress block is 0.9 of the depth to the neutral axis
Note that in both cases the strain in the concrete at failure is 0.0035;
3. The tensile strength of the concrete is ignored;4. The stresses in the reinforcement are derived
using=1.05.5. Where the section is designed to resist flexure only, the lever arm should not be
assumed to be greater than 0.95 of the effective depth.
0.45 f cuϵ0C = k1bxTk2x0.45 f cu0.95 f y
 Neutral Axis(c)Stress-strain curve for concrete Stress-strain curve for reinforcement(b)(d)(a)(a)
Section; (b) Strain; (c) rectangular parabolic strain diagram; (d) simplified stress diagram
Moment of Resistance
 – 
Simplified stress block
According to the beam section and the strain and stress diagrams,
The concrete stress is, 0.67 f cu/ϒm= 0.67 f cu/ 1.5 = 0.45 f cu
 The concrete strain is 0. 0035.The steel stress is f y/ 1.05 = 0.95f y
 According to the simplified stress diagram the internal forces are,C = force in the concrete in
compression = 0.45 f cu x 0.9b x 0.5d= 0.201 f cubd For the internal forced to be in equilibrium C =
T ;MR= Moment of Resistance= Cz= 0.201 f cubd x 0.775d= 0.156 f cubd2
Where the constant K=0.156, MR= Kf cubd2
T = force in the steel in tension = 0.95 f yAs
 z = lever arm= d –0.5 X 0.9 X 0.5D = 0.775D

The concrete strain is 0. 0035.The steel stress is f y/ 1.05 = 0.95f y


According to the simplified stress diagram the internal forces are, C = force in the concrete in
compression = 0.45 f cu x 0.9b x 0.5d= 0.201 f cubd. For the internal forced to be in equilibrium
C = T; MR= Moment of Resistance= Cz= 0.201 f cubd x 0.775d= 0.156 f cubd2
Where the constant K=0.156, MR= Kfcubd2
T = force in the steel in tension = 0.95 f yAs
 z = lever arm= d – 0.5 x 0.9 x 0.5d= 0.775d

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