Problem Statement: Design RT beam section to be used as an interior simply spotted beam

of clear span 5 meter the slab panels on both sides of the beam are 5m x 3.5m factored slab
load is to be 20KN/m2. Fc'=20MPa, Fy=420 MP,A h= 125mm, Bw=300mm, Hb=575mm. Use
SI bar the slab is on the compression side.
Design the beam for the calculated loading
Solution:
ly= 5 m
lx= 3.5 m
hb= 575 mm
d= h-75 500 mm
bw= 300 mm
h= 125 mm
fc'= 20 Mpa
fy= 420 MPa

Factored self weight of the beam = 1.2x 0.300 x 450/1000 x 2400 x 9.81/1000
= 3.814 KN/m

R= lx/ly= 3.5/5.0 0.7

Width of slab supported on beam= (1-R^2/3)lx

= 2.93 m

Factored slab Load= 2.93 x 20= 58.57 KN/m

Total Factored Load = 58.57 + 3.814= 62.4 Kn/m
Mu= 194.94 KN-m

Effective slab width, b, is the smallest of the following:

Ln/4 +bw = 5000/4 +300 = 1550 mm
16 hf+bw = 16x125 + 300 = 2300 mm
bw+0.5Scl = 300+0.5 x(3500) x2 =3800 mm

b =1550 mm

Assuming a= bh = 106.3 mm

Trial As = 1154.1 mm²

a= 21.33 mm
c = α/β = 19.2 mm < h, N.A lie within the
flang

Revised As = 1049 mm²

a= 19.3 mm
al= 157.4 mm
a<al
ρw= As/bwd = 0.006993
ρw,min = 1.4 /fy = 0.00333
ρw > ρw,min (OK)

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