Cantilever entrance deck design – Bending moment BS 8110

ULS bending moment over support

Exposure class XC3 N/mm2
Minimum strenght class C 28 35 N/mm2
Concrete cover c 30 mm
Effective span A cantilever 2800 mm
Depth of slab h 300 mm
Compressive strength class of concrete
Characteristic cube strength 𝑓 35 N/mm2
Partial safety factor 𝛾 concrete in flexure or axial load) 1.5 -
Grade of reinforcement
Characteristic strength 𝑓 (high yield steel) 500 N/mm2
Partial safety factor 𝛾 1.15 -
Max hogging moment Mmax (support) 265.0 kNm see sheet RC/5
Diameter of longitudional wires 𝜙 20 mm
Diameter of cross wires 𝜙 0 mm
𝜙
Effective depth 𝑑 =ℎ −𝑐 − 270 mm
2
Slab width b (width of concrete in compression) 1000 mm
Factor K 𝐾= = 0.104 K' = 0.156 0.104 OK

Lever arm z 𝑧 = 𝑑 0.5 + 0.25 − = 234.1 0.95d = 256.5 Minimum z or 0.95d 234.06 mm
.

Depth of the neutral axis 𝑥= 𝑑 − 𝑧 / 0.45 79.87 mm

Max depth of the neutral axis 𝑥 = 0.5d 135 mm

K= M/(f_cu bd^2 )
𝑥 ≤𝑥 OK
𝑀
Area of tension steel required 𝐴 =
0.87 𝑓 𝑧 For singly reinforced rectangular section 2604 mm2

Area of tension steel provided dia.20 mm at 100 mm c/c 3141.6 mm2

Condition As,prov > As,req Pass
A s,prov > A s,req
2
3142 mm 2
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