2023-2024 Academic Year

CE-41024, Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures I

First Semester, Assignment I
Solution and Marking Scheme
Question The beam of Figure-1 is simply supported with clear span of 26 ft and is to carry a
distributed dead load of 0.615 k/ft, not including its own weight, and live load of 1.62 k/ft,
unfactored, in service. Consider the weight of the beam. The reinforcement consists of five
No.10 (No.32) bars at 16 in; effective depth, two of which is to be discontinued where no longer
needed. Material strength specified are fy = 60,000 psi and fc' = 5,000 psi. No.3 (No.10) stirrups
are used with clear cover of 1.5 in at spacing less than ACI Code maximum.
a. Calculate at the point where the two bars can be discontinued.
b. Check to be sure that adequate embedded length is provided for continued and
discontinued bars.
c. Check special requirements at the support, where Mu = 0.
d. If No.3 bars are used for lateral reinforcement, specify special reinforcing details
(binder stirrups) in the vicinity where the No.10 (No.32) bars is cut off.
Hint: 1. Use the effective span = 26 ft because of the lack of support-width.
2. Use Table A-10 of Appendix A to check the development length of the bars. Use
case (a) or (b) in your calculation, so no need to check the case.
3. In your calculations, no need to revise beam size but the required steel area should
be calculated to obtain excess amount of reinforcement.
(25 marks)

Figure-1
Solution
(a) Effective span, L = 26 ft, D = 0.615 kips/ft, L = 1.62 kips/ft
As = 5-No.10 = 6.35 in2
22×19 1
Own weight = 150× × = 0.435 kips/ft
144 1000
ωu = 1.2(0.615+0.435) + 1.6(1.62) = 3.852 kips/ft
3.852×26
R= = 50.076 kips
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ωu L2 3.852×262
Mu = = ×12 = 3905.928 k-in
8 8

2Mu 2×3905.928
a = d-√d2 - =16 -√162 - = 3.23 in
0.765f'c b 0.765×5×22

Mu 3905.928
As(reqd) = a = = 5.03 in2
ϕfy (d- ⁄2) 0.9×60×(16 - 3.23⁄2)

As(provided) = 5-No.10 = 6.35 in2 > 5.03 in2

To check ϕ
As fy 6.35×60
a= = = 4.075 in
0.85f'c b 0.85×5×22
a 4.075
c= = = 5.094 in
β1 0.8
dt - c 16 – 5.094
ϵt = ϵu =0.003× = 0.0064 > 0.005
c 5.094
Thus ϕ = 0.9 is valid.
Two bars is discontinued where no longer needed. C.O % = 40%
From Graph A-2, Theory C.O Pt = 0.18L = 0.18×26 = 4.68 ft (from mid span)
Extension length = d = 16 in
Extension length = 12db = 12×1.27 = 15.24 in
Thus, use extension length = 16 in = 1.33 ft
Actual C.O Pt = 4.68 + 1.33 = 6.01 ft (from mid span)
(b)
ld
From Table A-10, = 42
db
ld = 42db = 42 (1.27) = 53.34 in
As(required) 5.03
Modified ld = 53.34× = 53.34× = 42.252 in = 3.521 ft
As(provided) 6.35
Check ld
For discontinued bar,
Provided length = 6.01 ft > ld = 3.521 ft
For continuing bar,
The continuing bars will be extended to a point 10 in from the support face.
10
Provided length = 13 - 4.68 + = 9.15 ft > ld = 3.521 ft (OK)
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(c) To check the bar size at the point of inflection

The continuing bars = 3-No.10 = 3.81 in2
As fy 3.81×60
a= = = 2.445 in
0.85f'c b 0.85×5×22
a 2.445 1
ϕMn =ϕ As fy (d- ) = 0.9×3.81×60× (16 - ) × = 253.36 k-ft
2 2 12

Mn
ld ≤ 1.3 +l
Vu a
253.36⁄
≤ 1.3 0.9 + 10
50.076 12
≤ 8.14 ft
ld = 3.521 ft < 8.14 ft (OK);
Thus the diameter of the bar is small enough.

(d) Design of binder stirrups

3 3
d = ×16 =12 in (from the cut ends of the discontinued bars)
4 4
As(cutoff) 2⁄5 As
βb = = = 0.4
As(total) As
d 16
The spacing must not exceed = = 5 in (Use 4 in)
8βb 8×0.4
Use four No.3(No.10) stirrups at 4 in.
In addition, the area of added steel within the distance s must not be less than
s 60×22×4
60bw = = 0.088in2
fy 60000
No.3 stirrups area, Av = 0.22 in2 > 0.088 in2

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Actual C.O
Theo C.O
Mid Span

12"

Binder 4 No.3 @ 4"

0"

1.33' 4.68'
6.01' > ld
9.15' > ld

26'-0"
12" 12"

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(25 marks)
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