Design of Singly Reinforced beams

Nuber of spans = 6 Nos Estimated bar size = 5

Span = 30 ft Cover = 1 in
Tributary width = 30 ft Bar diameter = 0.625 in
Width of support = 12 in Bar Area = 0.31 sq.in
Width of the web = 12 in Depth Provided = 24 in
Strength of steel = 60000 psi Depth required = 19 in
Strength of concrete = 4000 psi Effective depth = 22.6875 in
Slab thickness = 7 in Weight of beam = 300 #/ft
Superimposed Dead load = 30 #/sq.ft Total Dead load = 3825 #/ft
Slab load = 87.5 #/sq.ft Tributary area = 900 sq.ft
Live load = 80 #/sq.ft Wu = 7470 #/sq.ft
Reduced live load = 60 #/sq.ft Wu*l2 = 6723 kips-ft/ft

Enter B for beam, C for column and U for Exterior support type: B
unrestrained exterior support

Enter E for Edge beam and I for Interior Beam type : I

beam

Width of flange = 90 in

As1 As3
As2

Design of Exterior Beam

Negative moment at exterior support = 311.25 kips-ft cmax = 8.507813 in

Positive moment at midspan = 533.5714 kips-ft
Negative moment at Interior support = 747 kips-ft

As1 = 3.048668503 sq in/ft a1 = 4.483336 in

 As2 = 4.951221028 sq in/ft a2 = 0.9708277 in
As3 = 7.316804408 sq in/ft a2 = 10.760006 in

β= 0.85 Asmin = 0.49005 sq in/ft

Tension governed section: Left Support: Yes

Midspan: Yes
Right Support : No
Estimated bar size = 10 Bar diameter = 1.27

Provision of Doubly reinforced section:

1. For left Support

No need for a doubly reinforced section
Moment to be resisted by top steel considering balanced section : 0 kips-ft
Minimum compression steel required : 0 sq in
Compression steel provided (Recommended 10% greater than required for 0 sq in
tension controlled section)
Tension steel : 3.048669
Tension steel proovided : 3.16
Assumed value of c = 6.5 in
Compression Strength = 225.42 kips
Strain in compression steel = 0.002245
Strength of steel in compression (Cs) = 0 kips
Strength of steel in Tension (T) = 189.6 kips
Reduce Compression zone by 1.032872 in
Moment Capacity of Beam = 374.2911 kips-ft

Bar size in Tension : 8 4 Nos with area = 3.16

Bar size in Compression : 10 0 Nos with area = 0

2. For Midspan Support

No need for a doubly reinforced section
Moment to be resisted by top steel considering balanced section : 0 kips-ft
Minimum compression steel required : 0 sq in
Compression steel provided (Recommended 10% greater than required for 0 sq in
tension controlled section)
Tension steel : 4.951221
Tension steel proovided : 5
Assumed value of c = 1.16 in
 Compression Strength = 301.716 kips
Strain in compression steel = -0.00123
Strength of steel in compression (Cs) = 0 kips
Strength of steel in Tension (T) = 300 kips
Reduce Compression zone by 0.006597 in
Moment Capacity of Beam = 558.0363 kips-ft

Bar size in Tension : 10 4 Nos with area = 5.08

Bar size in Compression : 0 #N/A Nos with area = #N/A

3. For right Support

Check for Doubly reinforced section
Moment to be resisted by top steel considering balanced section : 278.0736 kips-ft
Minimum compression steel required : 2.641716 sq in
Compression steel provided (Recommended 10% greater than required for 6 sq in
tension controlled section)
Tension steel : 7.366898
Tension steel proovided : 9
Assumed value of c = 6.9 in
Compression Strength = 239.292 kips
Strain in compression steel = 0.002289
Strength of steel in compression (Cs) = 339.6 kips
Strength of steel in Tension (T) = 540 kips
Reduce Compression zone by 1.121453 in
Moment Capacity of Beam = 989.7202 kips-ft

Bar size in Tension : 9 9 Nos with area = 9

Bar size in Compression : 10 5 Nos with area = 6.35

Shear force at : Left Support: 149.4 kips

Right Support : 171.81 kips

Point of zero shear = 13.95348837 ft

Shear force at d from Left End: 127.986 kips

support : Right End : 150.396 kips

Design Shear Capacity = 36.42943865 kips/ft

 Shear Reinforcement is required

Section dimension are sufficient

Bar number for stirrups at → 0.5 in dia

4
left end = → 0.2 in2
Number of legs = 2
Bar number for stirrups at → 0.5 in dia
4
right end = → 0.2 in2
Number of legs = 2

Max Spacing = 12 in
Max spacing where shear is > 6√f'cbd = 6 in for V > 109.2883

Spacing required : Left end = 6 Spacing is OK

Right end = 5.054114 Spacing is OK

Spacing Provided : Left end = 6

Right end = 5

No shear reinforement ft from Left end = 10.551094

required after : ft from Right end = 12.644117

Bar number for stirrups at → 0.5 in dia

4
left end = → 0.2 in2
Number of legs = 2
Bar number for stirrups at → 0.5 in dia
4
right end = → 0.2 in2
Number of legs = 2
Spacing where shear is < Left End : 7.905694 c/c from 3.746305 from left
6√f'cbd Right End: 8 c/c from 5.839328 from right

Design of Interior beam

Negative moment at support = 679.0909 kips-ft cmax = 8.507813 in

Positive moment at midspan = 466.875 kips-ft

As1 = 6.651640371 sq in/ft a1 = 9.7818241 in

As2 = 4.332318399 sq in/ft a2 = 0.8494742 in
 β= 0.85 Asmin = 0.49005 sq in/ft

Tension governed section: Left Support: No

Midspan: Yes

Estimated bar size = 10 Bar diameter = 1.27

Provision of Doubly reinforced section:

1. For left Support

Check for Doubly reinforced section
Moment to be resisted by top steel considering balanced section : 210.1645 kips-ft
Minimum compression steel required : 1.996575 sq in
Compression steel provided (Recommended 10% greater than required for 3 sq in
tension controlled section)
Tension steel : 6.6895
Tension steel proovided : 6.75
Assumed value of c = 6.8 in
Compression Strength = 235.824 kips
Strain in compression steel = 0.002279
Strength of steel in compression (Cs) = 169.8 kips
Strength of steel in Tension (T) = 405 kips
Reduce Compression zone by 0.017993 in
Moment Capacity of Beam = 686.9533 kips-ft

Bar size in Tension : 14 3 Nos with area = 6.75

Bar size in Compression : 9 3 Nos with area = 3

2. For Midspan
No need for a doubly reinforced section
Moment to be resisted by top steel considering balanced section : 0 kips-ft
Minimum compression steel required : 0 sq in
Compression steel provided (Recommended 10% greater than required for 0 sq in
tension controlled section)
Tension steel : 4.332318
Tension steel proovided : 3
Assumed value of c = 0.7 in
Compression Strength = 182.07 kips
Strain in compression steel = -0.00401
Strength of steel in compression (Cs) = 0 kips
Strength of steel in Tension (T) = 180 kips
Reduce Compression zone by 0.007958 in
 Moment Capacity of Beam = 339.7123 kips-ft

Bar size in Tension : 11 3 Nos with area = 4.68

Bar size in Compression : 9 0 Nos with area = 0

Shear force at : Left Support: 149.4 kips

Point of zero shear = 15 ft

Shear force at d from Left End: 129.48 kips

support :

Design Shear Capacity = 36.42943865 kips/ft

Shear Reinforcement is required

Section dimension are sufficient

Bar number for stirrups at → 0.5 in dia

4
left end = → 0.2 in2
Number of legs = 2

Max Spacing = 12 in
Max spacing where shear is > 6√f'cbd = 6 in for V > 109.2883

Spacing required : Left end = 6 Spacing is OK

Spacing Provided : Left end = 6

Bar No Bar area
Bar diameter
3 0.11 0.375
4 0.2 0.5
5 0.31 0.625
6 0.44 0.75
7 0.6 0.875
8 0.79 1
9 1 1.128
10 1.27 1.27
11 1.56 1.41
14 2.25 1.693
18 4 2.257