RC-1 REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN

MODULE-02

FLEXURE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF

BEAMS

PREPARED BY:
ENGR. B.G GARWAGEO, MSCE
Assistant Professor
Ultimate or Nominal Flexural Moments
After the concrete compression stresses exceed about 0.50fc , they no longer vary directly as the distance from the neutral axis or as a straight
line. Rather, they vary much as shown in Figure 2.11(b). It is assumed for the purpose of this discussion that the curved compression diagram is
replaced with a rectangular one with a constant stress of 0.85fc, as shown in part (c) of the figure.

To obtain the nominal or theoretical moment strength of a beam, the simple steps are as follows:
SOLUTION
Derivation of Beam Expressions
BALANCE CONDITION
SINGLY REINFORCED RECTANGULAR BEAM
The code (9.3) prescribes ∅ values or strength
reduction factors for most situations. Among these values are the
following:
0.90 for tension-controlled beams and slabs
0.75 for shear and torsion in beams
0.65 or 0.75 for columns
0.65 or 0.75 to 0.9 for columns supporting very small axial loads
0.65 for bearing on concrete