DESIGN OF SINGLY REINFORCED BEAM
Design Material Data:
Grade of concrete,fck = 20 N/mm2
Grade of reinforcement, fy = 415 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity of reinforcement, Es = 200000 N/mm2
Modulus of elasticity of concrete, Ec = 5000 𝑓
= 22360.68 N/mm2
Design Bending Moment = 130.000 kNm
Calculation of beam depth: 0.0035𝑑
Limiting depth of neutral axis, (Xu,lim) =
0.87𝑓
0.0055
𝐸
= 0.479 d
Assuming design moment as the limiting moment of resistance of beam section
𝑀 , 0.36𝑓 𝑏 𝑋𝑢, lim 𝑑 0.416 𝑋𝑢, lim
1.30E+08 = 690.511 d^2
d = 433.897 mm
Assume overall depth of beam, D = 525 mm
Beam Data:
Depth of beam, D = 525 mm 250 mm
Width of beam, b = 250 mm
Clear cover, Cc = 20 mm
Dia. of stirrups = 10 mm
Dia. of main rebar = 20 mm
Clear distance 485
between rebar = 0 mm mm 525
c/c distance mm
between 2 rows of rebar = 0 mm 0
Effective depth of 40
beam = 485 mm mm
Fig: Dimension of Beam
Calculation: 0.0035𝑑
Limiting depth of neutral axis, (Xu,lim) =
0.87𝑓
0.0055
𝐸
= 0.479 d
= 232.367 mm
Limiting ultimate moment of resistance
of the section as singly reinforced beam, Mu,lim = 0.36𝑓 𝑏 𝑋𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑚 𝑑 0.416 ∗ 𝑋𝑢lim
= 162.425 kNm
Limiting area of reinforcement for Mu,lim 𝑀 ,
of the section as singly reinforced beam, Ast,lim =
0.87𝑓𝑦 𝑑 0.416 ∗ 𝑋𝑢lim
= 1158.457 mm2
Calculation of area of reinforcement:
Ultimate moment of resistance of beam section 𝑓𝑦 𝐴𝑠𝑡
wrt to tension reinforcement 𝑀 0.87𝑓 𝐴 𝑑 1
𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑑
A = 0.87fy^2/(fck*b)
= 29.96715
B = -0.87*fy*d
= -175109
C = 1.30E+08
Ast = 4970.63 872.7431 mm2
Ast,req. = 872.7431 mm2
Diameter of rebar = 20 mm
Number required = 2.778
Provide 3 number of 20 mm rebar diameter
Ast,prov. = 942.478 mm2
Check for singly reinforced section:
Area of reinforcement provided = 942.478 mm2
Limiting area of reinforcement, Ast,lim = 1158.457 mm2
SINGLY SECTION
0.87𝑓 𝐴
Depth of neutral axis for provided Ast, Xu =
0.36𝑓 𝑏
= 189.045 mm
Limiting depth of neutral axis, (Xu,lim) = 232.367 mm
SINGLY SECTION
Calculation of ultimate moment of resistance of singly reinforced beam section:
Ultimate moment of resistance of beam section
wrt to tension reinforcement = 0.87𝑓 𝐴 𝑑 0.416𝑋
= 138.276 kNm
Ultimate moment of resistance of beam section
wrt to concrete = 0.36𝑓 𝑏𝑋 𝑑 0.416𝑋
= 138.276 kNm
Ultimate moment of resistance of beam section, Mu = 138.276 kNm