Assignment

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Design the rectangular beam below. Assume b
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Use a concrete strength of 28 MPa and Grade 420 reinforcement.

Draw the RC section.

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 Example 5.3 (Solution)
1) Factored Load.
6000
7600
Minimum depth: h 750
475 mm ; take h 500 mm
168 16
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Assume b is almost 80 % of h: b 600
400 mm
Beam weight 24 kN/m3 0.400
0.75 m 0.6
0.5 m 10.8
4.8 kN/m
Factored load: wu 1.2 4.8 29 1.6 (10)
6+10.8 43 109.36
36.16 kN/m Controls
Pu 1.6(60) 96 KN

Maximum Factored moment at the support:

M u 96(3) 36.16(6)(3) 939 KN .m

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 Example 5.3 (Solution)
2) Section Dimensions.

1 1
b (0.0283) 0.01415
2 2
Mu fy
Rn 2
f y 1 5.090 MPa
bd 1.7 f c
From Table B.9: Rn 5.201

Assume section ductile: = 0.9

bd 2 2.006 108 mm3
If b=600 mm , d=578.2mm h= 578.2+65 = 643.2 mm.
If h=650 mm, will be smaller than max

So, need to increase the beam depth. Take h=750mm

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 Example 5.3 (Solution)

Beam weight 24 kN/m3 0.400

0.75 m 0.6
0.5 m 10.8
4.8 kN/m
Factored load: wu 1.2 4.8 29 1.6 (10)
6+10.8 43 109.36
36.16 kN/m Controls
Pu 1.6(60) 96 KN

Maximum Factored moment at the support:

M u 96(3) 36.16(6)(3) 939 KN .m

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Example 5.3 (Solution)
Assume = 0.9
939(106 )
Rn 2
3.706MPa
0.9(600)(685)

0.00965 max 0.0181 (ductile)

min 0.0033 (minimum steel)

As bd (0.00965)(600)(685) 3966 mm 2
Use 5 No 32 bars: As 5(819) 4095 mm 2
750 40 9.5 32 / 2) 634.5
d d revised [(700 684.5 mm; use d 630 mm
450 mm bmin 396 mm Table B.5
b 600 5
 Example 5.3 (Solution)
4) Required Checks.

a
As f y

4095 mm 420 MPa
2

120 mm
160.6
0.85 f cb 0.85 28 MPa 450
600 mm
160.6
120
1 0.85 c 141 .2 mm
188.9
0.85
d c 684 141
630 .2
188.9
t s cu 0 . 011 y 0.0021
0.003 0.00701
c 141 .2
188.9
a 160.6
120
M n As f y d 4095 420 684630
2 2
M n 1073.22 106 N.mm 1073
945.429 945.429
.22 kN.m
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 Example 5.3 (Solution)
5) Required Checks.

t s 00.00701
. 011 0.005
Section is fully ductile: = 0.9

M n 0.9 1073.22 kN.m

945.429
M n 850.886 939 kN.m
967.4 kN.m M u 813.5 OK