Reinforced Concrete Analysis and Design:

Design of doubly reinforced concrete beam:

Design steps:
1. Calculate .
2. Find using
If call this is and as
3. Find

4. Assume , find
5. Find
6. Apply checks.
a. i.e. if
b. i.e. if

If then:

Where and ⁄

7. Provide reinforcement bars.

8. Apply ACI check for provide area of steel.
9. Draw cross section on the designed beam.
Problem:
A rectangular beam must carry an ultimate moment of 250 k.ft. Take width of the
beam equal to 15 in and because of architectural requirements, depth of the
beam cannot be greater than 18 in. If is 3000 psi and is 60000 psi, calculate
required area of steel.

Solution:
Assuming tension reinforcement to be placed in double layer so

Step 1: Calculate
Value for ultimate moment is given

Step 2: Calculate
Calculating

Putting values in the above equation

Now calculating

From force equilibrium we know that

Now is given by

Putting values in the above equation

As

Design as doubly reinforced beam and call as

So

And

Step 3: Calculate
Putting values in the above equation

Step 4: Calculate
Assuming that

Step 5: Calculate

Step 6: Apply Checks

a. ACI ductility check i.e. if

( )( )

( )( )
 , tension controlled section

b. i.e. if

( )( )( )

( ) ( ) ( )
( )

therefore compression steel does not yield

Calculate revised area of compression steel

Where and ⁄
 ⁄ ⁄

And ( )

45492.4 psi (which is less than

Now,