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ARC 310

Lecture 2: Loads on beams

Dr. Sara A. I. Selmy

 Load Calculations (Wu)

Draw Shear and bending

moment (Q max, Mmax)

Design
Concrete dimension (b,t)
Area steel (As)
 Units used in Egypt
1- Old system. ( Metric System) (Kg, cm, C0)
2- New System ( System International) (SI) (KN, m, C0)
Metric System SI
Kg Multiply by 10 N
Concentrated load ton Multiply by 10 KN
Length cm Multiply by 10 mm

1. Characteristic strength ( fcu )

Fcu (N/mm2) 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

2. Steel yield stress f y (N/mm2)= (Mpa)

 Architectural Drawing
 Architectural Drawing
 Structural Drawing

Plan
Drawing to Scale
Scale =
 Concrete dimensions for beams
 Assume beam width 250 mm for external beams, 120 mm for internal
beams.
Example:

Estimate all the beam thickness

Calculation of loads on Beams
1- Beam own weight (O.W.)

Example:
Given : beam 25 X 60 cm2
O.W. (beam) = 0.25* 0.60 * 25
O.W. (beam) = 3.75 KN/m--
2- Weight of walls
3- Weight of Slabs (ωs)
 3- Weight of Slabs

A- One Way Slab

Load- distribution
 3- Weight of Slabs
B- Two - Way Slab

Load- distribution
 3- Weight of Slabs

C- Cantilever Slab

Load- distribution
* Irregular shapes of slabs:
 Example 2
An architectural plan of a typical story of an office building.
It is required to:

a- Propose the structural system of

the floor as slab- beam type
system.

b- Draw the load distribution from

the slabs to the surrounding
beams.

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 The Concept of equivalent uniform loads
Ws. x

B1

B2 B1

β (Ws. X)
The Concept of equivalent uniform loads
Ws. x

α (Ws. X)

B1
 The Concept of equivalent uniform loads
Ws. x

B1

B2 B2
α (Ws. X)

β (Ws. X)
 The Concept of equivalent uniform loads
The conditions for used this method:
1. Load cover all the span.
2. One of the following shapes

Area Method:
The equivalent load from the slab
Symbol loads
Example:
For the shown plan, it is required to
4000mm
1. Sketch the load distribution for the
given plan.
2. Calculate the loads acting on the
simple beams B1and B2
Given that:

6000 mm
- Live load = 2.0 KN/m2
- Flooring = 1.5 KN/ m2
- Wall intensity = 15 KN/m3
- The thickness of the slabs = 150 mm Plan
- Floor height = 3 m
- Wall thickness = 250 mm
Load- distribution

6000 mm
 Step 1: Statical system:

6000 mm
Loads On Beam B1
Wbeam = Beam O.W. + Weight of Wall + Weight of Slab

Step2: Beam O.W. :

Assume the beam thickness = the wall thickness (b)= 250 cm = 0.25 m
t min. = Span / 10 = 6000/ 10 = 600 mm
Beam dimensions = b X t = 250 X 600 mm
Beam O.W. = ɣc * b* t = (25 * 0.25 * 0.6) = 3.75 kN/m
Step 3:Loads on beam due to wall :
hwall = floor height – beam thickness
= 3.0 – 0.6= 2.4 m
Wall loads = ɣw * bw * hw = 15 * 0.25 *2.4 = 9 kN/m
 Step 4: Loads on slab:
Slab loads (Ws)= Dead loads + Live Loads
= (ɣc * ts + flooring )+ Live Loads
= (25 * 0.15 + 1.5) + 2 = 7.25 KN/m2

X = 2000 mm = 2 m
Weight of Slab on Beam B1
L /2X = 6 / (2* 2) = 1.5
From table α = 0.853
6000 mm
β = 0.667

Step 5: Loads On Beam B1 for bending

loads on beam for bending = O.W. + Slab load + wall load
= 3.75 + Ws * X * α + 9
= 3.75 + (7.25 * 2 * 0.853) + 9
= 25.11 KN /m
Total Ultimate loads on beam for bending = 25.11 * 1.5 = 37.6 KN /m
 Step 6: Loads On Beam B1 for shear
loads on beam for shear = O.W. + Slab load + wall load
= 3.75 + (Ws * X * β) + 9
= 3.75 + (7.25 * 2 * 0.667) + 9
= 22.42KN /m
Total Ultimate loads on beam for shear = 22.42 * 1.5 = 33.63 KN /m

W total bending = 37.6KN/m W total shear = 33.63 KN/m

6000 mm 6000 mm

Loads On Beam B1 for bending Loads On Beam B1 for Shear