DESIGN OF A SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM

A reinforced concrete beam has width equal to 300mm and total depth equal to 700mm,
with a cover of 40mm to the center of the reinforcement. Design the beam if it is
subjected to a total bending moment of 150kN-m. Use M20 concrete and HYSD bars of
grade 415. Anchor bars

Solution:

b = 300mm 660mm

d = 700-40 = 660 mm

Factor of safety (ƴf)= 1.5 40mm

MuD = ƴf x Mu = 1.5x150 300mm

= 225kN-m = 225x106 N-mm

Xumax 700 700

= =
d 1100 +0.87 fy 1100+0.87 x 415

=0.49

Xumax Xumax
Mu,lim = 0.36fck (1-0.416 )bd2
d d

= 0.36x20x0.49(1-0.416x0.49)x300x660 2

= 360.8x106 > MuD

Hence the compression reinforcement is not required. Also the beam is under
reinforced.

fy Ast
MuD = 0.87 fy Ast d(1 - )
fck bd

415 Ast
225x106 = 0.87x415x Astx660(1- )
20 300 x 660

Ast2- 9542Ast + 9.0097x106 = 0

Ast = 1062.5 mm2

For calculation of Ast an alternate equation can be used:

0.5 fck
Ast= ¿ ] bd
fy

0.5 X 20
= ¿]x300x6602
415

= 1063mm2