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Types of Beams:
A's
h d d
As As
b b
Singly Reinforced Beam Doubly Reinforced Beam
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Analysis & Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
εc fc
d
As
εs fs
εt ft
b
crushing
cracks
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Analysis & Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
Three stages maybe noticed for concrete beam tested in laboratory to failure:
εc fc < fca
d N.A
As
εs fs< fsa
εt
ft < fr
b
d
As
εs
εt fs
b
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Analysis & Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
d
As nAs
b
nAs-As =(n-1)As
2- Cracked Section: where f t f r
b nAs
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Analysis & Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
b
(2n-1)A's
A's kd Ac)total = b.kd +(2n-1)A's
d + nAs
As
b nAs
Ex.1)
For the beam section shown below, if the applied moment is 35 kN.m , fr = 3.1
MPa and n = 9.
1- Calculate the maximum flexural stresses in concrete at top fiber and bottom
fiber and in steel reinforcement.
2- Calculate the cracking moment of the section.
265 mm
500 420
mm mm N.A
3Ø28
300 mm
nAs-As =(n-1)As
Sol.)
282
As 3 1847mm 2
4
A bh n 1As 300 500 9 11847 164776mm 2
Find N.A. location by taking moment of areas about top fiber.
300 500250 9 11847420
y 265mm
164776
3002653 3002353
I 9 11847420 2652 3.513x109 mm 4
3 3
1- Flexural stresses:
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Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
Mc 35 10 6 265
fc 2.64 N / mm 2
I 3.513 10 9
c- Stress in steel:
Mc 35 10 6 155
fs n 13.9 N / mm 2
I 3.513 10 9
M cr
f r I 3.1 3.513 109 46.34 106 N .mm 46.34kN .m
c 235
Ex.2)
Calculate the maximum flexural stresses for the beam section shown below, if the
applied moment is 95 kN.m , and n = 9. Compare with allowable stresses if fy =
420 MPa and f 'c = 25 MPa.
300 mm
N.A
kd = 167 mm
500 420
mm mm 420 - kd =
3Ø28 253 mm
Sol.)
Assume cracked section. Find kd by taking moments about the N.A.
kd kd
300 kd nAs d kd 300 kd 9 1847420 kd
2 2
150kd 2 6981660 16623kd
kd 2 111kd 46544 0
111 111 2 446544 111 445
kd 167mm
2 2
300167 3
I 9 1847420 167 2 1.53 109 mm 4
3
a- Tension stress in concrete:
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Analysis & Design of
Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
Mc 95 10 6 500 167
ft 20.7 MPa f r 0.7 f c 0.7 25 3.5MPa
I 1.53 109
Assumption is true, section is cracked.
b- Compression stress in concrete:
Mc 95 10 6 167
fc 10.37 MPa f ca 0.45 f c 0.4525 11 .25MPa
I 1.53 109
OK .
c- Stress in steel:
Mc 95 10 6 253
fs n 9 141.4MPa f sa 170MPa OK .
I 1.53 109
Ex.3)
Calculate the maximum flexural stresses in concrete and steel for the T beam
shown below. M = 100 kN.m , n = 10 and f 'c = 25 MPa.
Sol.)
Assume that N.A. lies within the flange.
900 mm
900 mm
kd N.A.
100
680
600-kd
500
3Ø25
nAs
250
As 3491 1473mm 2
Find kd by taking moments about N.A.
kd 2
900 10 1473600 kd 450kd 2 8838000 14730kd
2
kd 32.7kd 19640 0
2
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Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
c- Stress in steel:
Mc 100 10 6 600 126
fs n 10 121.35MPa
I 3.906 10 9
Ex.4)
Calculate the maximum stresses in concrete and steel for the beam section shown
below. M = 160 kN.m , n = 10 and f 'c = 25 MPa.
350
(2n-1)A's
70 kd
2Ø28 N.A.
500mm 360
4Ø28 430-kd
70 nAs
350 mm
Sol.)
As 4 615.7 2463mm 2
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Reinforced Concrete Structures (1) Lecture.3 Working Stress Design Method
kd
350kd 2 10 11231kd 70 10 2463430 kd
2
kd 2 134kd 9355 60519 141kd
kd 2 275kd 69874 0
275 2752 469874
kd 160mm
2
3501603
I 20 11231160 702 10 2463430 1602 2.463 109 mm 4
3
a- Tension stress in concrete:
Mc 160 10 6 500 160
ft 22MPa f r 0.7 f c 0.7 25 3.5MPa
I 2.463 109
Assumption is true, section is cracked.
b- Compression stress in concrete:
Mc 160 10 6 160
fc 10.39MPa
I 2.463 109
c- Stress in tension steel:
Mc 160 10 6 430 160
fs n 10 175.4 MPa
I 2.463 109
d- Stress in compression steel:
Mc 160 10 6 160 70
f s 2n 2 10 116 .93MPa
I 2.463 109
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