Design of Singly Reinforced Concrete Beam

Given Data : Find : As&ϕMn

Rebar dimeter db := 25 mm

Compressive strength of concrete f'c := 30 MPa

Yeild strength of reinforcement fy := 390  MPa

Width of beam b := 300  mm

Height of beam h := 700  mm

Effective depth of beam d := h − 90 mm

Distance from extreme compression to extreme tension steel dt := h − 60 mm

Maximum Design Moment Mu := 280 kN m

Solution Reference
1. Define ρ

Equivalent depth factor

β1 := 0.85 if f'c  28 MPa (ACI.10.2.7.3)

  f'c − 28 MPa 

0.85 − 0.05   if 28 MPa < f'c  55 MPa
  7 MPa 
0.65 otherwise

β1 = 0.836

Minimum tesion reinforcement ratio

 f'c 
  MPa 
 MPa 1.4 MPa 
ρmin := max 0.25 , ρmin = 0.004 (ACI.10.5)
 fy 
 fy
Balanced tension reinforcement ratio

f'c
ρb := β1 0.85  
600  MPa 
fy  600  MPa + fy 

ρb = 0.033

Maximum tension reinforcement ratio

ρmax := 0.75 ρb ρmax = 0.025 (ACI.10.3.5)

Total tension reinforcement ratio

Mu kN
Rn := Rn = 2786.985
2 2
0.9 b d m

f'c  2  Rn 
ρ := 0.85  1 − 1−  ρ = 0.008
0.85 f'c
fy  

Section := "Enough Section" if ρmin  ρ  ρmax

"Increase Section" otherwise

Section = "Enough Section"

Reinforcement areas require

(
As.req := max ρ b d , ρmin b d ) As.req = 1388.28  mm
2

Rebar dimeter db = 25 mm

π db
2
2
Areas Ad := Ad = 490.874  mm
4

 As.req 
Number of Rebars n := ceil   n=3
 Ad 
Reinforcement areas require

2
As.pro := n Ad As.pro = 1472.62  mm
The depth of equivalent compression rectangular stress block

As.pro fy
a := a = 75.075 mm
0.85 f'c b

Distance from extreme compression fiber to neutral axis

a = β1 c (ACI.10.2.7.1)

a
c := c = 89.833 mm
β1
Compressive Strain in concrete

εcu := 0.003 (ACI.10.2.3)

Tensile strain in tension reinforcement

 dt − c 
εt :=  ε εt = 0.018
 c  cu
Section Behavior := "Tension controlled section" if εt  0.005 (ACI. 9.3.2)

"Compression controlled section" if εt  0.002

"Transition region" otherwise

Section Behavior = "Tension controlled section"

Strength reduction factors (ACI. 9.3.2)

ϕ := 0.9 if εt  0.005

0.65 if εt  0.002

0.65 + 
εt − 0.002 
250 
 otherwise
  3 
ϕ = 0.9

2. Calculate Moment Capacity

ϕMn := ϕ As.pro fy  d − 

a
ϕMn = 295.9 kN m
 2
Section := "Pass" if Mu  ϕMn Section = "Pass"
"Fail" otherwise