DESIGN OF LINK BEAM

PROJECT:
LAHORE - HOTEL TOWER
ETABS MARK:
B-381
DESIGN PARAMETER
Concrete compressive strength (f'c)
Steel tensile strength (Fy)
Beam width (bw)
Beam height (h)
Clear span of beam (ln)
Factored Moment (Mu)
Factored Shear (Vu)

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Longitudinal reinforcement diameter

Stirrups diameter

=
=

32
413.7
600
800
1
800
800

CHECK CRITERIA FOR LINK BEAM

Vallow
=
1/3 'c bw d
Vallow
=
827.60
KN
ln / d
=
1.37
KN

MPa
MPa
mm
mm
m
KN-m
KN

Vallow
Vallow

25 mm
16 mm

Effective Depth, d

DESIGN FOR SHEAR REINFORCEMENT

Vs = 0.75(2)Av(fy)(deff)
S
= 730.15

6
= 310.3491663
Vu = 1040.496624 KN
Vu2 = -240.496624 KN
Core dimension (150 or 200)

Avd

=
=
=
=

150 mm

570
mm
0.518068528
29.68
-690.54

0.83 'c bw d
1545.54
KN

731.5

800
4

KN
KN

Design as Ordinary Beam

Design as Ordinary Beam

>

800

KN

Section Adequate

mm

DESIGN FOR LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT

Avd
=
-628.32
mm

Vc = 0.75 /fc'(bw)(deff)

d'
a

=
=

>
<

Mu1
Mu1

=
=

Fy Avd cosa d1
-57.92
KN-m

Mu2
Mu2

=
=

Mu - Mu1
857.92

As2
0.57

As2

=
=

KN-m

Mu2
Fyd2
3475.42 mm

using
no. of bars

=
=

25

mm

As2 actual

3926.99 mm

1.4/Fybwd

1485.28 mm

7.08

mm

Diagonal Reinforcement diameter

nd
=
-2.20

=
20
~
-2
4 20

use
Transverse Reinforcement for the Diagonal Bar
using =
16
mm
s
=
182.875
>
Ash
Ash

=
=

0.3 s hc f'c / fy [ Ag/Ac - 1]

525.16
mm

Ash

=
=

0.09 s hc f'c / fy
116.61
mm

mm

As2 actual

125

per group of diagonal bar

use s =

>

1.4bwd
Fy
use

25

longitudinal bars for top and bottom reinf.

use
say

S
S

125 mm
Design for Transverse Reinforcement for Longitudinal Bars
using
=
16
mm

Av
0.0015bw
223.40 mm

d/5

146.3 mm

therefore use
no. of legs =

2.61
3.00

legs

16

=
=

146.3 mm
150 mm
16

125

mm o. c.

LEVEL

LEVEL 28 to 31

LEVEL 14, 17, 20, 23

and 26

LEVEL 13, 15, 16, 18,

19, 21, 24, 25 and 27

LEVEL 9, 10 and 12

LEVEL 8 and 11

LEVEL 7

MARKING

DIMENSION
WIDTH(mm) DEPTH(mm)

REINFORCEMENT
TOP BARS

H-28 HB2a
H-28 HB2b

600
600

600
600

4-25
4-25

H-28
H-28
H-28
H-28
H-28

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

6-25
6-25
6-25
6-25
6-25

H-14 HB2a
H-14 HB2b

600
600

600
600

3-25
6-25

H-14
H-14
H-14
H-14
H-14

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

H-13 HB2a
H-13 HB2b

600
600

600
600

7-25
9-25

H-13
H-13
H-13
H-13
H-13

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

5-25
5-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

H-9 HB2a
H-9 HB2b

600
600

600
600

6-25
10-25

H-9
H-9
H-9
H-9
H-9

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

5-25
4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

H-8 HB2a
H-8 HB2b

600
600

600
600

6-25
12-25

H-8
H-8
H-8
H-8
H-8

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

6-25
6-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

H-7 HB2a
H-7 HB2b

600
600

600
600

9-25
9-32

LEVEL 7

H-7
H-7
H-7
H-7
H-7

PVB5
PVB8
VB4c
VB4d
VB4e

600
600
600
600
600

600
600
500
500
500

6-25
4-25
4-25
9-25
5-20

SIZE

STIRRUPS
SPACING

TIE(SETS)

REINF

DIAGONAL/LEG
STIRRUPS

4-25
4-25

12
12

100
100

1
1

4-32
4-32

2-16
2-16

6-25
6-25
6-25
6-25
6-25

12
12
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

6-32
6-32
6-32
6-32
6-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

3-25
6-25

12
12

100
100

1
1

4-32
4-32

2-16
2-16

4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

12
12
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

4-32
4-32
4-32
4-32
4-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

7-25
9-25

12
12

100
100

1
1

6-32
6-32

2-16
2-16

5-25
5-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

16
16
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

8-32
8-32
6-32
6-32
6-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

6-25
10-25

12
12

100
100

1
1

8-32
8-32

2-16
2-16

5-25
4-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

16
16
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

8-32
8-32
6-32
6-32
6-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

6-25
12-25

12
12

100
100

1
1

6-32
8-32

2-16
2-16

6-25
6-25
4-25
4-25
4-25

12
12
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

4-32
4-32
6-32
6-32
6-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

9-25
9-32

12
`

100
100

1
1

8-36
8-36

2-16
2-16

REINFORCEMENT
BOTTOM BARS

6-25
4-25
4-25
9-25
5-20

12
12
12
12
12

100
100
100
100
100

1
1
1
1
1

4-32
4-32
6-32
4-32
4-32

2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16
2-16

GONAL/LEG

DIMENSION
SPACING
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150

100
100
100
100
100

150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150
150 x 150