6040-3-13P AID: 213955 |

03/06/2020

(a) Assuming an equivalent rectangular stress block.

Calculate the total steel area as follows:

Here, is the total steel area, n is the total number if steel bars, and is the area of
one No. 9 steel bar.

Substitute 4 for n and

Calculate the length of the rectangular stress block as follows:

Here, a is the depth of the effective rectangular stress block, is the strength of steel,
is the compressive strength of concrete, and b is the width of the beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 5000 psi for , and 18 in. for b.

Calculate the nominal moment capacity as follows:

Here, is the nominal moment capacity and d is the depth of beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 21 in. for , and 3.14 in. for .

Therefore, the nominal moment capacity for rectangular stress block is

(b) Assuming triangular stress block.

Calculate top length of the triangular stress block as follows:

Here, is the depth of the effective triangular stress block and b is the width of the
beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 5000 psi for , and 18 in. for b.

Calculate the nominal moment capacity as follows:

Here, is the nominal moment capacity and d is the depth of beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 21 in. for , and 5.33 in. for .

Therefore, the nominal moment capacity for traingular stress block is

(c) Assuming parabolic stress block.

Calculate top length of the parabolic stress block as follows:

Here, is the depth of the effective parabolic stress block and b is the width of the
beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 5000 psi for , and 18 in. for b.
Calculate the nominal moment capacity as follows:

Here, is the nominal moment capacity and d is the depth of the beam.

Substitute for , 60000 psi for , 21 in. for , and 5.33 in. for .

Therefore, the nominal moment capacity for parabolic stress block is

(d)

Calculate the ratio of nominal moment capacity for rectangular stress block and triangular
stress block as follows:

Substitute for and for .

Calculate the ratio of nominal moment capacity for rectangular stress block and parabolic
stress block as follows:

Substitute for and for .

Conclusion:
The selection of the shape of the compression block is not a critical parameter. All results
are within the 4% margin of error associated with correlation to test results. The use of
the rectangular stress block has been calibrated over a very large range of beams and
columns and found to be adequate and a convenient method of computing flexural
capacity.