BEAMS WITH IRREGULAR SECTIONS (T-BEAMS)

Effective width “be” of T beams (Sec 406.3.2 NSCP 2015)

Analysis of Irregular Sections
Analyses of irregular sections are common. For shapes with several webs, these
webs can be moved transversely and combined as a single web. However the
effective width of the concrete compression flange should be determined
beforehand.

The procedure is outlined and discussed below:

1. Determine the effective width “be” based on NSCP requirements

2. Check As min using NSCP requirement (Sec 409.6.1)
3. Solve for the area of concrete, Ac(with assumptions: if steel will yield or will not
yield)
4. Compute the area of flange, Af and compare it to Ac
5. Solve the value of a and c, check assumptions
6. Solve for the reduction factor 
7. Calculate the capacity, Mu=Mn
The beams are supported by 300mm x 300mm, columns on both ends 8 m apart,
center to center. All units in the figure is in millimeters.
Find the effective flange width of the Tsection of Beam A
Find the effective flange width of the Tsection of Beam B
Refer to the T-beam shown. The material strengths are f’c = 20.7 MPa for concrete
and fy = 414 for steel.
A. What is the ultimate capacity if tension steel used are 6-28 mm φ bars
B. What is the ultimate capacity if tension steel used are 6-32 mm φ bars
Given the following properties of a T beam
Flange width = 900mm
Flange thickness = 120mm
Width of web = 400mm
Effective depth = 580mm
fc’=21MPa
fy=345MPa
As = 4000mm2
Mdl=50kNm
Compute the factored live load moment
A hollow beam shown below has fc’=28MPa and fy = 345 MPa. Assume d’=75mm
Calculate the required tension steel area when Mu = 800 kN-m
Calculate the required tension steel area when Mu = 1200 kN-m

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