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f c 28MPa
f y 410 MPa Pu
v 12mm
1524
Cover 40mm 1346.2mm 2717.8mm
Spacing 25mm
b 508mm
h 1524mm 1325
508
a. Calculate the design moment strength of the rectangular reinforced concrete beam.
b. Find the concentrated load.
Solution
a) Calculate the design moment strength of the rectangular reinforced concrete beam
Find the effective depth
252
As1 8 3927 mm 2
4
25
x1 1524 40 12 25 25 25 1384.5mm
2
252
As2 5 2454.37mm 2
4
25
x2 1524 40 12 1459.5mm
2
As 6381.37
8.88 10 3
bd 508 1413.346
f c 600 d
b 0.851 ( )( t )
f y 600 f y d
28 600 1459.5
b 0.852 ( ) 0.03
410 600 410 1413.346
fy 410
0.003 0.003
Es 2 105 ) 0.03 18.9 103
max ( ) b (
0.008 0.008
1.4 0.25 f c
min max{ , } max{3.414 103 , 3.226 10 3} 3.414 10 3
fy fy
min < max (Tension-controlled section)
0.9
Check t
As f y 6381.37 410
a 216.4mm
0.85 f cb 0.85 28 508
a 216.4
c 254.588mm
0.85
0.003 0.003
t 0.003 0.003 0.0142 0.005
c dt 254.588 1459.5
Tension-controlled
M u ,max
Find
a 216.4
M n As f y (d ) 0.9 6381.37 410 (1413.346 ) 3073.26 kNm
2 2
M n 3073.26kNm
For a simply supported beam which does not locate on the mid-span:
P ab M L 3073.26 103 4064
M u ,max M n u Pu u ,max 3413.704kN
L ab 1346.2 2717.8