CIE 306

CONCRETE STRUCTURES I

A- Procedure for the analysis of T – Beams (Case 1)

a. Assume tension steel yields  f s  f y
 16h f  bw

b. Calculate b f  c  c spacing of beams
 span
 4
c. Calculate T  As f y and C f  0.85 f c' h f b f
d. If
T  C f  Flange is capable of carrying the compression  T  beam acts as a rec tan gular beam
 b  bf

As f y
e. Calculate the depth of the stress block a 
0.85 f c' b
a
f. Determine the depth of the neutral axis c 
1
d c
g. Check the strain in the tension steel using similar triangles  s  0.003
c
i. If  s  0.005  Beam is tension controlled  f s  f y and   0.9
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ii. If 0.002   s  0.005  beam is in transition  f s  f y and   0.65  ( t   y )
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 s  0.002  Beam is compression controlled    0.65 and f s  f y
T C
d c
 As f s  0.85 f c' ab  As E s  0.85 f c'  1cb  As E  0.003  0.85 f c' 1bc
c
iii. If  0.85 f c'  1bc 2  0.003 As Ec  0.003 As Ed  0
Calculate c
d c
Calculate  s  0.003
c
Calculate f s  E s
 a
h. Determine M n  As f s  d   where a   1c
 2
B- Procedure for the Analysis of T - Beams (Case 2)

a. Assume tension steel yields  f s  f y

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  16h f  bw

b. Calculate width of the flange b f  c  c spacing of beams
 span
 4
c. Calculate T  As f y and C f  0.85 f c h f b f
'

If T  C f  Flange is not capable of carrying the compression alone

d.
 compression extends int o web  True T  beam
e. C w  T  C f
Cw
f. y
0.85 f c' bw
g. Calculate depth of the stress block a  y  h f
a
h. Determine the depth of the neutral axis c 
1
d c
i. Check the strain in the tension steel using similar triangles  s  0.003
c
i. If  s  0.005  Beam is tension controlled  f s  f y and   0.9
250
ii. If 0.002   s  0.005  beam is in transition  f s  f y and   0.65  ( t   y )
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 s  0.002  Beam is compression controlled    0.65 and f s  f y
T C
d c
 As f s  0.85 f c' ab  As E s  0.85 f c'  1cb  As E  0.003  0.85 f c' 1bc
c
j. If  0.85 f c'  1bc 2  0.003 As Ec  0.003 As Ed  0
Calculate c
d c
Calculate  s  0.003
c
Calculate f s  E s
  hf   y 
k. Calculate M n   0.85 f c' h f b f  d    C w  d  h f  
  2   2 
C- Procedure for the Design of T – Beams (Case 1)
a. Calculate U = 1.2 WDL+1.6 WLL
b. Calculate Mu from U
c. Assume tension controlled beam    0.9
d. Assume d  h  3
 16h f  bw

e. Calculate width of the flange b f  c  c spacing of beams
 span
 4
 hf 
f. Calculate M n f   0.85 f c' h f b f  d  
 2 
g. If M u  M n f  flange can carry the entire moment  beam is rec tan gular beam  b  b f

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 h.  M n  M u
i. M n  bd 2 k
M n
j. Calculate k 
bd 2
k. Calculate  by solving k  f c' 1  0.59 
f c'
l. Calculate  
fy
 0.85 f c' 1 
m. Check  s  0.003  1  0.005
 f 
 y 
n. Calculate As  bd
3 f '
 c
b d
 fy w
o. Check As  Asmin where Asmin  
 200 b d
 fy w

p. Select steel from Table A-2 and check if it fits within bw from Table A-3.
q. Check d actual  d assumed

D- Procedure for the Design of T - Beams (Case 2)

a. Calculate U = 1.2 WDL+1.6 WLL

b. Calculate Mu from U
c. Assume tension controlled beam    0.9
d. Assume d  h  3
 16h f  bw

e. Calculate width of the flange b f  c  c spacing of beams
 span
 4
 hf 
f. Calculate M n f   0.85 f c' h f b f  d  
 2 
g. If M u  M n f  flange alone can not carry the entire moment  True T  beam
h. M nw  M u  M n f
 hf  M n
i. M n  As f y  d    As  f

f f
 2  f
 hf 
f y  d  
 2 
j. M n  bw d w k w
w
2

k. d w  d  h f
M n
l. Calculate k w  w

bw d w2
m. Calculate  w by solving k w   w f c' 1  0.59 w 

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  w f c'
n. Calculate  w 
fy
o. Calculate Asw   w bw d w
p. Calculate As  As f  Asw
3 f '
 c
b d
 fy w
q. Check As  Asmin where Asmin  
 200 b d
 fy w

As f y  0.85 f c b f h f
'

r. Calculate a   hf
0.85 f c' bw
a
s. Determine the depth of the neutral axis c 
1
d c
t. Check the strain in the tension steel using similar triangles  s  0.003
c
u. Select steel from Table A-2 and check if it fits within bw from Table A-3.

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