Definition Design of RC TT-Beams

CE A433 RC Design T. Bart Quimby, P.E., Ph.D.

Spring 2007
(updated Spring 2010)

AT T-Beam is a beam that supports a slab l b and d the th slab is built integrally with the beam.
T-Beams

Actual vs. Approximate

Effective Flange Width

The effective flange g width is defined in ACI 318 31808 8.12.2

Wang, Salmon, Pincheira, Reinforced Concrete Design, 7th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007, pg. 321

Effective Width

Effective Width w/ Overhang

Effective Width with Slab on One Side Only

Resulting Dimensions & Design Variables

Flexural Analysis

Typical Moment Capacity Computation

Use the basic principles of strain compatibility and equilibrium studied at the start of the semester. To simplify the problem, you can ignore the effects of the compression steel, AS2, since its effects on Mn are small and ignoring it is conservative.

Given a particular set of design variables:

Simplified Approach
Ignoring the compression steel, assuming that the tension steel yields, and using axial force equilibrium:
Cc = Ts .85fcAc = Asfy Ac = As( (fy/ /.85fc)

Find a (a is a function of Ac) Find centroid locations for Ac and As Mn = (Ts or Cc)(dist. between centroids) Find c (c=a/1) Show that the steel strain exceeds 0.005. If the steel does not yield then use basic principles of strain compatibility and equilibrium to find Mn

The T T-Beam Flexural Design Problem

The T T-Beam Shear Design Problem

Find bw, h, AS1, and AS2 such that

Mu < Mn everywhere along the span

The section is tension controlled AS1 > Req Reqd d AS,MIN S MIN Consider development length effects

Unlike singly reinforced rectangular beams, there is not a convenient way to write equations to solve for related design variables. Selection of the design variables is an iterative trial & error type of process

The slab width has no effect on shear, making the shear design problem identical to that used in the rectangular g beam problem.

Vu < Vn everywhere along the span

Consider the various criteria covered in the shear chapter

Example Problem

Design Problem

Parameters

Span = 10 ft Slab thickness = 3 AS1 = (4) #10 in (1) layers, d = 21.49 AS2 = (2) #10, #10 d = 2.51 2.51 2 51 51

bw = 12, h = 24 fc = 3 ksi, ksi, fy = 40 ksi Clear distance to left = 4 ft Clear distance to right = 5 ft

Design a 40x40 floor system that spans between two girders.

Determine Mn.

fc = 3 ksi fy = 60 ksi DL = self + 30 psf LL = Office

50 psf, or 2,000 lb placed for maximum effect on a 2.5 square area.

Options

One-Way Slab OneSlab on 3 TT-Beams Slab on 4 TT-Beams Whi h one is Which i best? b ?

Least Concrete Least Cost

Cost of Concrete Cost of Steel Cost of Forming