A rectangular concrete beam has a simple span of 6.

5 m w/c carries a dead load of

20.5 kN/m and a live load of 12kN/m. It has a width of 300 mm; and a clear cover of
40 mm.
fc' = 30 MPa
fy = 416 MPa
= 0.008
use capacity reduction factor
= 0.9
Compute the following:
a.) The effective depth of the beam
b.) The number of reinforcing bars needed for tension
use: 22 mm

FIG.
b = 300
b
C=0.85fc'b
a
dt = 600

/2
d

As
cv

T
50mm

Given:
L= 6.5 m
LL= 12 kN/m
DL= 20.5 kN/m
fc'= 30 MPa
fy= 416 MPa
= 0.008
= 0.9
b= 300 mm
cv= 40 mm
bar dia.= 22 mm
tie dia.= 10 mm
Req'd:
a.) d = ?
b.) n(25 mm)
Sol'n:
Wu 1.2 DL 1.6 LL
Wu= 43.8 kN/m
 Wu L2
Mu
8
Mu= 231.3188 kN/m
Mu= 231318750 N/mm

0.05( fc'28)
0.85
7
= 0.835714
fy

fc'

= 0.110933
M u fc' bd 2 (1 0.59 )

Mu
bd 2
fc' (1 0.59 )

Mu
d2
fc ' (1 0 .59 )( b )
d= 275461.9 mm
d = 524.8446 mm

Check total depth

bar diam eter

d T d cv d tie
2
dt= 585.8446 mm

say: dt= 600 mm

dbar
d revised dT cv d tie
2

d= 539 mm

As bd

As= 1293.6 mm
As
N
(dbar )2
4
 As
N
(dbar )2
4
N= 3.403022

use: 4 22 mm main reinf. Bars

Calculate the bending stresses in the beam.Using the transformed area method.
f 'c = 3000 psi, n = 9, and M = 70 ft-k.
Given:
f'c= 3000 psi
n= 9
M= 70 ft-k
b= 12 in
dt= 20 in
cv= 3 in
17 in

20 in

3 #9 bars
As = 3 in
3 in

12 in
Solution:
12(/2)=(9)(3)(17)

6^2+27=459
^2+4.5=76.5
(x+2.25)(x+2.25)=76.5+ 2.25 ^2
x=2.25+(76.5+ 2.25 ^2 )
x= 11.2812 in

Moment of Inertia

=(1/3)(12)( 6.78 ^3 )+(9)(3)( 10.22 ^2)

I= 4066.77 in

Bending Stresses
=/

fc= 1400.423 psi

= /

fy= 18998.67 psi

A doubly reinforced concrete beam has a maximum effective depth of 520 mm and is
subjected to a total factored moment of 1050 KN.m. Including its own weight. f'c = 27 Mpa,
fy = 413 Mpa use 50 mm steel covering.

0.003 0.85f'c
c1 c2
c
520
M1 M2

Es T1=As1fy T2=As2fy
350

Given:
d = 520 mm
Mt = 1050 kN-m
f'c = 27 MPa
fy = 413 MPa
d'= = 50 mm

DETERMINE:
a.) width of the beam
b.) reinforcement of compression
c.) reinforcement of tension

Solution:

a.)
d = 1.5 to 2 of b

Try: d= 1.5 of b

b= 350.000 mm

b .)
0.85 fc' (600)
b
fy(600 fy)

b= 0.028
Assume:
0.85 fc' (0.003)
1
fy(0.008)

1= 0.018
 As1 As As2

As2=As' if compreson steel will yield

As1 1bd

As1= 3223.697 mm

As 1 fy
a
0 . 85 fc ' b

a= 165.75 mm

a
M 1 As1 fy( d )
2

M1= 523.7842 kN - m

M T M1 M 2

M2= 526.2158 kN - m

Check whether compression bars will yield:

0.85 fc' d ' (600)

'
dfy(600 fy)

' 1

0.018 > 0.014572

Therefore the compression bars will yield

M2
As'
fy(d d ' )
As'= 3996.33 mm

c.) As As1 As2

As As1 As2

As= 7220.028 mm
 Compute the bending stresses in the beam; n = 10 & M = 118 ft - k.
Given:
n= 10
M= 118 ft - k

2.5 in
x

15 in

20 in
17.5 in - x

3 #9 bars
As = 3 in
2.5 in

14 in
Solution:
Locating Neutral Axis
14 ^2/2+(201)(2)(2.5)=(10)(4)(17.5)
7 ^2+3895=70040
7 ^2+78=795
^2+11.14=113.57
+5.57=(113.57+ 5.57 ^2 )

x= 6.4548 in
Moment of Inertia

=(1/3)(14)( 6.45 ^3 )+(201)(2)( 3.95 ^2 )+10(4)( 11.05 ^2)

I= 6729.23 in
Bending Stresses
=/

fc= 1357.289 psi

=2 /

fy'= 16624.16 psi

= /

fy= 23252.79 psi