Clause for Seismic Design & Detailing of Beam

Clause Main Issue MS EN 1998-1 (2015)

5.4.1 Geometrical constraints and Eccentricity of beam

5.4.1.2 Geometrical constraints

Distance between
5.4 Design for DCM

centroidal axes of two

5.4.1.2.1 Beam

beams
materials

Width bw of a primary
seismic beam

Design shear force

5.4.2 Design action effects

End moments Mi,d

5.4 Design for DCM

5.4.2.2 Beams
 Bending & shear
resistances

Top-reinforcement of
end cross-sections of
beams with T- or L-
shaped
Effective flange width,
beff for primary seismic
beams framing into
5.4.3.1.1 Resistance in bending and shear
5.4.3 ULS verifications and detailing

columns
5.4 Design for DCM

5.4.3.1 Beams

Critical regions of a
5.4.3 ULS verifications and detailing

primary seismic beam

5.4.3.1.2 Detailing for local ductility
5.4 Design for DCM

5.4.3.1 Beams

Curvature ductility
factor μϕ
Reinforcement at the
compression zone
 Maximum
reinforcement ratio
ρmax

Minimum
reinforcement ratio
ρmin
5.4.3 ULS verifications and detailing

5.4.3.1.2 Detailing for local ductility

Minimum diameter dbw

of the hoops
5.4 Design for DCM

5.4.3.1 Beams

Maximum spacing, s, of
hoops

Maximum distance of
first hoops from the
beam end section

Detailing of
for anchorages
5.6 Provisions

5.6.1 General

reinforcement
and splices

Hoops used as
transverse
reinforcement
Longitudinal
anchorages and splices
5.6.2 Anchorage of

reinforcement
5.6 Provisions for

5.6.2.2 Beams
reinforcement

Maximum diameter of
beam longitudinal bars
passing through
beam-column joints, dbL
a) for interior beam-
column joints
 Maximum diameter of
beam longitudinal bars
passing through
beam-column joints, dbL
b) for exterior beam-
column joints
5.6 Provisions for anchorages and splices
5.6.2 Anchorage of reinforcement

Additional measures if
requirement in exterior
beam-column joints
5.6.2.2 Beams

cannot be satisfied

Termination distance