DESIGN OF BEAM

DATA:
b=
D=
d=
d'=
L=
w=
fck=

250
500
450
50
5
40
20

mm
mm
mm
mm
m
KN/m
N/mm2

2
415 N/mm
2
200000 N/mm

fy=
Es =

Wu=1.5*w=
60 KN/m
ULTIMATE MOMENTS AND SHEAR FORCES:
Mu=

0.125wuL2=

Vu=

0.5wuL=

187.5 KN.m
150 KN

MAIN REINFORCEMENTS:
0.138 fck b d2

Mulimit=
=

139.725 KN.m

Mu> Mu limit
design a doublu reinforced beam
Mu-Mu limit =
47.775 KN.m
fsc = {0.0035(xu max - d')/xu max}
2
537.962963 N/mm

2
361.05 N/mm

but fsc is not equal to 0.87 fy =

so

Asc =

Mu-Mu limit / fsc (d - d')

2
331 mm
dia of bar=
16 mm
no of bar=
provide 2 bars of 16
mm diameter Asc=

Ast 2

Asc fsc/0.87fy
2
331 mm

=
Ast 1

1.646128
2
401.92 mm

0.36 fck b xu lim / 0.87 fy

2
1077 mm

total reinforcement = Ast =(Ast1 + Ast2)

=

2
1408 mm

dia of bar=
provide 3

25 mm
no of bar=
bars of 25
mm diameter ASC=

SHEAR REINFORCEMENTS:
v = vu/bd=

2.869126
2
1471.875 mm

1.33 N/mm

pt = 100Ast/bd =

1.3

c =

0.68 refer table 19 0f IS:456-2000

hence v>c shear reiforcements are required
Vus = vu - cbd
=
73.5 KN
using 8mm diameter 2 legged stirrups: dia of bar=
SV
=
0.87 FY Asv d / V us
Asv=
=
SV>0.75d=

8 mm
2
50.24 mm

222.1 mm
337.5 mm

adopt a spacing of 200mm near supports gradually increasing to 300mm

towards the centre of span.
CHECK FOR STIFFNESS:
2

240.7 N/mm
modification factor=
1.66
effective depth required for stiffness=L/7*modifiction factor
=
430.29 mm
effective depth provided =
450 mm>
Hence ok
stress in steel fs=

430.29 mm