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REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM DESIGN (NZS 3101-95)
Material Properties
Concrete strength,
30 MPa
f_c
Concrete stress block factors,
α_1
if 0.85 0.004
f_c
MPa
55
0.75
0.75
else
if 0.85 0.004
f_c
MPa
55
f_c
MPa
55
0.85
0.85
else
0.85 0.004
β_1
if 0.85 0.008
f_c
MPa
30
-->
α_1
0.85
-->
β_1
0.85
0.65
0.65
else
if 0.85 0.008
f_c
MPa
30
f_c
MPa
30
0.85
0.85
else
0.85 0.008
Steel bars yield strength,
f_y
400 MPa
f_ys
240 MPa
Modulus of elasticity of steel reinforcement,
E_s
200000 MPa
Beam Dimensions
Width,
b_w
400 mm
Depth,
h
400 mm
Concrete cover,
c_v
30 mm
Main bars diameter,
D_b
22 mm
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Strirrup bars diameter,
10 mm
d_b
Effective depth,
Tension steel (assumed as one layer),
d
h
c_v
d_b
D_b
2
-->
d
349 mm
adjust and overwrites for steel bars if more than one layer,
300 mm
d
Compression steel,
d_p
c_v
d_b
D_b
2
-->
d_p
51 mm
adjust and overwrites for steel bars if more than one layer,
51 mm
d_p
D e s i g n
f o r
F l e x u r e
Factored negative or positive moment,
300 kN m
M_u
Strength reduction factors for bending,
φ_b
0.85
Depth of the compression block,
a
d
d
2
2 M_u
α_1 f_c φ_b b_w
-->
a
155.792 mm
Neutral axes depth at balanced conditions,
c_b
600 MPa
d
600 MPa f_y
-->
c_b
180 mm
Maximum allowed depth of the compression block,
a_max 114.75 mm
a_max
0.75 β_1 c_b
b_type
if a a_max
"CASE 1 - Singly Reinfoced Beams"
else
"CASE 2 - Doubly Reinforced Beams"
-->
-->
b_type "CASE 2 - Doubly Reinforced Beams"
CASE 1
a
a_max 0
“(1) TRUE” area of tensile steel reinforcement,
M_u
A_s
φ_b f_y d
a
2
-->
2
A_s
3972.705 mm
N_b
10.451 bars
Number of bars required,
N_b
A_s
1
2
π D_b
4
-->
CASE 2
a
a_max 1
“(1) TRUE” compression reinforcement is required,
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Compressive force developed in the concrete alone,
C
α_1 f_c b_w a_max
-->
1170.45 kN
C
Moment resisted by the concrete and bottom steel,
M_c
C d
a_max
φ_b
2
-->
M_c
241.383 kN m
Moment resisted by compression steel and tensile steel,
M_s
M_u
M_c
-->
M_s
58.617 kN m
Compression steel required,
c
a
β_1
-->
c
c
183.285 mm
d_p
c
f_sp1
0.003 E_s
f_sp
min
A_sp
M_s
f_sp α_1 f_c d
f_y
f_sp1
-->
f_sp1 433.047 MPa
-->
f_sp 400 MPa
d_p φ_b
-->
A_sp 739.521 mm
Number of bars required,
A_sp
1
2
π D_b
4
N_b
-->
N_b
1.945
bars
Required tensile steel for balancing the compression in concrete,
M_c
a_max
φ_b
2
A_s1
f_y d
-->
A_s1 2926.125 mm
2
Tensile steel for balancing the compression in steel,
A_s2
A_s
f_y d
M_s
d_p φ_b
-->
A_s1 A_s2
-->
A_s2 692.377 mm
2
3618.502 mm
2
A_s
Number of bars required,
N_b
A_s
1
2
π D_b
4
-->
N_b
9.519
bars
Minimum and maximum tensile reinforcement,
A_smin
f_c MPa
b_w d
4 f_y
4
A_s
3
0.004 b_w d
max
-->
A_smin 4824.669 mm
Beam flexural tensile steel is limited to a maximum,
A_smax
min
0.025 b_w d
f_c 10 MPa
b_w d
6 f_y
D e s i g n
f o r
-->
A_smax 2000 mm
S h e a r
Shear force,
V
200 kN
Strength reduction factor for shear,
φ_s
0.65
Shear capacity provided by the concrete,
3/4
2
2
2
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v_b
A_s
0.07 10
b_w d
v_c
v_b
-->
f_c MPa
v_c
-->
v_b
f_c MPa
0
2.035 MPa
2.035 MPa
Checked,
70 MPa
1
f_c MPa
v_b
f_c
Checked,
0.08
v_b
0.2
Average shear stress is computed for a rectangular beam,
V
b_w d
v
-->
v
1.667 MPa
Average shear stress is limited to a maximum,
v_max
1.1 f_c MPa
0.2 f_c
9.0 MPa
min
v_max 6 MPa
-->
Checked,
v
v_max 1
Shear reinforcement per unit length,
A_v
v_c
2
2
mm
if v
φ_s
0.00
mm
else
v_c
v
v φ_s v_c
2
0.35 MPa b_w mm
f_ys
else
v φ_s v_c b_w mm
φ_s f_ys
if φ_s
s
0.35 MPa
-->
1.0 mm
A_v
s
0.882
mm 2
mm
Stirrups legs,
n_s
2
legs
A_sv
n_s
1
2
π d_b
4
-->
A_sv 157.08 mm
2
Stirrups spacing required,
S_sp
A_sv s
A_v
-->
S_sp 178.134 mm
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A_v
0.882 mm
2