Problem1 - Solution 1 - Design of SRCB
Problem1 - Solution 1 - Design of SRCB
Problem1 - Solution 1 - Design of SRCB
PROBLEM:
Design a simply supported reinforced concrete beam with L = 4.5 m; DL (unfactored) = 18.5
kN/m; LL (unfactored) = 35.6 kN/m; f'c = 21 MPa; fy = 276 MPa. Use ρ = 0.5ρb
Given:
kN
L 4.5m con c 23 .6 tie bar 10
3
m
kN
DL 18 .5 conccover 40
m f'c 21MPa
kN
LL 35 .6 fy 276MPa
m
Solution:
Factored Load:
kN
wu 1.2 DL 1.6 LL 79.16
m
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Design Moment:
2
wu L
M u 20 0.3 74 kN m
8
0.5b
1 0.85
0.019
fy
R fy 1 0.59
f'c
R 4.438
2 Mu
b d
R
2
Mu ( 10 00)
d
b R
Number of Bars:
db 32 mm
db
d' 40 10 66 mm h d d' 500 mm page 2
2
Ab d
4 b
2 804.248 mm
2
As
n 3.04 8 say n 3
Ab
Consider 1-layer
b conccover tie bar 2 ( n) db
ClearSpacing Bars 52 mm greater than 25 mm OK
n 1
Check Adequacy:
Solving for a:
Assume steel yields:
fs fy
c a b ( n) d 2 f
0.85f' 4 b y
a 124.354 mm
Solving for c:
a
c 14 6.2 99 mm
1
Solving for f
s
fs 600
d c
1179.915 fs fy
c
dt d
dt c
t 0.00 3
c
t 0.0058996 t 0.004
Therefore 0.90
a 1 c 124.354 mm
As fy d
a
M n
2
M n 222.843 kN m
Ultimate Moment:
(b )(h ) kN
W beam con c 4
2 m
10 00
wu 1.2 DL Wbeam 1.6(LL)
kN
wu 83.408
m
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2
wu L
M u 21 1.1 26 kN m
8
SKETCH:
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