Beam design NZS3101

Job number: 11304

Calculations prepared by Team Pensolve on March 9, 2017

From spreadsheet: Beam design NZS3101.xlsx

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Contents
1 Beam flexural design 1

1.0.1 Summary of calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.2 User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.3 Section and material properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.4 Required reinforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0.5 Moment Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.0.6 Calculation checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.0.7 Other checks not completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.0.8 Review quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.0.9 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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1 Beam flexural design

1.0.1 Summary of calculations

These calculations perform a simple design of a concrete beam.

1.0.2 User instructions

Enter the section and material properties. Estimate the number of bars and diameter of reinforcement, use
GOAL SEEK to make ”check: c” equal to zero.

1.0.3 Section and material properties

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Mdemand 240 kNm Beam moment demand. C11
d 0.52 m Section depth. C13
width 0.5 m Section width. C14
ϕ 0.85 - Material strength reduction factor. C15
fc 35 MPa Compression strength of concrete. C16
fy 300 MPa Yield strength of rebar. C17
εconc,ult 0.003 - Maximum concrete strain. C18 NZS3101 CL7.4.2.3
Es 200000 MPa Young’s modulus of steel. C19

Yield strain of rebar.

fy
εs[C20] = Es
300
= 200000
= 0.0015

1.0.4 Required reinforcement

Single inputs Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

c 0.046 m Neutral axis depth. GOAL SEEK: make C26
check: c equal to zero.
nbars 4 - Number of bars of reinforcement. User C30
selection.
db 0.025 m Diameter of bars. C31

Equivalent rectangular stress block factor.

α[C24] = IF(fc <= 55, 0.85, MAX(0.85 − 0.004 · (fc − 55), 0.75)) NZS3101 Eq. 7.2
= IF(35 <= 55, 0.85, MAX(0.85 − 0.004 · (35 − 55), 0.75)) = 0.85

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Equivalent rectangular stress block factor.

ß[C25] = IF(fc <= 30, 0.85, MAX(0.85 − 0.008 · (fc − 30))) NZS3101 Eq. 7.2
= IF(35 <= 30, 0.85, MAX(0.85 − 0.008 · (35 − 30))) = 0.81
Force from the reinforcement.
Mdemand
F orce[C27] = ϕ·(d− ß·c )
2
240
= 0.85·(0.52− 0.81·0.046 )
= 563.0 kN
2

Required amount of reinforcing. Calculate required amount of reinforcing steel.

F orce
fy
As,req.[C28] = 1000
563.0
= 300
1000
= 0.00188 m2
Area of reinforcing steel.
nbars ·d2b ·π
As[C32] = 4
2
4·0.025 ·π
= 4
= 0.00196 m2
Neutral axis depth.
As ·fy
cactual[C34] = width·α·ß·fc
0.00196·300
= 0.5·0.85·0.81·35
= 0.0489 m

1.0.5 Moment Capacity

Moment capacity of beam.
ϕMn[C38] = ϕ · As · fy · (d − c·ß
2
) · 1000
0.046·0.81
= 0.85 · 0.00196 · 300 · (0.52 − 2
) · 1000 = 251.0 kNm

1.0.6 Calculation checks

check:As[C42] = As − As,req.
= 0.00196 − 0.00188 = 8.63 × 10−5 m2
check:c[C43] = cactual − c
= 0.0489 − 0.046 = 0.00289 m
check:ϕMn −Md[C44] = ϕMn − Mdemand
= 251.0 − 240 = 11.0 kNm
Longitudinal renforcement. steel ratio.
As
d
ρratio[C46] = width
0.00196
0.52
= 0.5
= 0.00755
Minumum longitudinal renforcement in PHZ.
√
fc
ρmin[C47] = 4·fy
NZS3101 CL9.4.3.4
√
35
= 4·300
= 0.00493
Maximum longitudinal renforcement in PHZ.
ρmax[C48] = MIN( f6·f
c +10
y
, 0.025) NZS3101 CL9.4.3.3
= MIN( 35+10
6·300
, 0.025) = 0.025
check:ρmin[C50] = IF(ρratio > ρmin , OK, Failed)
= IF(0.00755 > 0.00493, OK, Failed) = OK
check:ρmax[C51] = IF(ρratio < ρmax , OK, Failed)
= IF(0.00755 < 0.025, OK, Failed) = OK
Check that yeilding occurs before concrete crushing.
εs
εconc[C53] = d−cactual
· cactual
0.0015
= 0.52−0.0489
· 0.0489 = 0.000156
check:εconc[C54] = IF(εconc < εconc,ult , OK, Failed)
= IF(0.000156 < 0.003, OK, Failed) = OK

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1.0.7 Other checks not completed

Minimum compression steel: NZS3101 CL9.4.3.4.

Maximum bar diameter in column: NZS3101 CL9.4.3.5.2.

Development lengths: NZS3101 CL9.4.3.2.1. NZ3101 CL8.6.10.3.1. NZ3101 CL8.6.3.2.

Minimum distance between bars: NZS3101 CL8.3.1.

Minimum distance between bars in joint: NZS3101 CL10.4.6.3.

Note: this is not a comprehensive list of checks and the user should check the other relevant clauses and overall
behaviour.

1.0.8 Review quality

This spreadsheet has not been reviewed.

1.0.9 Disclaimer

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