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ACI 318-11 Example 001


SHEAR AND FLEXURAL REINFORCEMENT DESIGN OF A SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGLE
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The flexural and shear design of a rectangular concrete beam is calculated in this
example.
A simply supported beam is subjected to an ultimate uniform load of 9.736 k/ft.
This example is tested using the ACI 318-11 concrete design code. The flexural
and shear reinforcing computed is compared with independent hand calculated
results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING
CL

10"

13.5"

2.5"
A

Section A-A

10' = 120"
Material Properties
E=
3600 k/in2
=
0.2
G=
1500 k/in2

Section Properties
d = 13.5 in
b = 10.0 in
I = 3,413 in4

Design Properties
fc = 4 k/in2
fy = 60 k/in2

TECHNICAL FEATURES TESTED


Calculation of Flexural reinforcement, As
Enforcement of Minimum tension reinforcement, As,min
Calculation of Shear reinforcement, Av
Enforcement of Minimum shear reinforcing, Av,min

ACI 318-11 Example 001 - 1

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RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated based on the equivalent rectangular stress
distribution described in Example 6.1 in Notes on ACI 318-11 Building Code.

Output Parameter

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Percent
Difference

Design Moment, Mu (k-in)

1460.4

1460.4

0.00%

Tension Reinf, As (in2)

2.37

2.37

0.00%

Design Shear Force, Vu

37.73

37.73

0.00%

Shear Reinf, Av/s (in2/in)

0.041

0.041

0.00%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-11 Ex001


CONCLUSION
The computed results show an exact match for the flexural and the shear
reinforcing.

ACI 318-11 Example 001 - 2

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HAND CALCULATION

Flexural Design
The following quantities are computed for all the load combinations:
= 0.9, Ag = 160 sq-in
As,min =

200
bw d = 0.450 sq-in (Govern)
fy

3 f c'
fy

bw d = 0.427 sq-in
f c 4000
0.85
=
1000

1 =
0.85 0.05

0.003
=
d 5.0625 in
0.003 + 0.005

=
cmax

amax = 1cmax = 4.303 in

Combo1
wu = (1.2wd + 1.6wl) = 9.736 k/ft
Mu =

wu l 2
= 9.736 102/8 = 121.7 k-ft = 1460.4 k-in
8

The depth of the compression block is given by:


a = d d2

2Mu
0.85 f c'b

= 4.183 in (a < amax)

The area of tensile steel reinforcement is given by:


Mu
1460.4
=
a
0.9 60 (13.5 4.183 / 2 )

fy d
2

As

As

= 2.37 sq-in

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Shear Design
The following quantities are computed for all of the load combinations:

0.75
f c :

Check the limit of

f c = 63.246 psi < 100 psi

The concrete shear capacity is given by:


Vc =

f c bd

= 12.807 k

The maximum shear that can be carried by reinforcement is given by:


Vs =

f c bd = 51.229 k

The following limits are required in the determination of the reinforcement:


( Vc/2)

= 6.4035 k

( Vc + 50 bd)

= 11.466 k

Vmax = Vc + Vs = 64.036 k
Given Vu, Vc and Vmax, the required shear reinforcement in area/unit length for
any load combination is calculated as follows:
If Vu (Vc/2),
Av
= 0,
s

else if (Vc/2) < Vu Vmax


Av
(V Vc ) Av
= u

s
f ys d
s min

where:
b
Av
w
=
max
50

s
f
min
yt

bw
,
f
yt

f c

else if Vu > Vmax,


a failure condition is declared.

ACI 318-11 Example 001 - 4

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Vu = 9.736 (5-13.5/12) = 37.727 k


=
(Vc =
Vu 37.727 k V
/ 2 ) 6.4035 k =
64.036 k
max
10 10 3

Av
4, 000
,
= max 50

s min
60, 000 60, 000 4

in 2
Av
=
=
max
0.0083,
0.0079
0.0083
{
}

in
s min
Av
=
s

(Vu Vc )
in 2
in 2
= 0.041
= 0.492
in
ft
f ys d

ACI 318-11 Example 001 - 5

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