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Reinforced Concrete Beam Design (Nzs 3101-95)
Reinforced Concrete Beam Design (Nzs 3101-95)
Material Properties
Concrete strength,
f_c 30 MPa
f_c
β_1 if 0.85 0.008 30 0.65
MPa
0.65
else
f_c
if 0.85 0.008 30 0.85
MPa
0.85
else
f_c
0.85 0.008 30 --> β_1 0.85
MPa
Beam Dimensions
Width,
b_w 400 mm
Depth,
h 400 mm
Concrete cover,
c_v 30 mm
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Strirrup bars diameter,
d_b 10 mm
Effective depth,
Tension steel (assumed as one layer),
D_b
d h c_v d_b --> d 349 mm
2
adjust and overwrites for steel bars if more than one layer,
d 300 mm
Compression steel,
D_b
d_p c_v d_b --> d_p 51 mm
2
adjust and overwrites for steel bars if more than one layer,
d_p 51 mm
D e s i g n f o r F l e x u r e
b_type if a a_max
"CASE 1 - Singly Reinfoced Beams"
else
"CASE 2 - Doubly Reinforced Beams"
CASE 1
a a_max 0
“(1) TRUE” area of tensile steel reinforcement,
M_u
A_s
a --> 2
φ_b f_y d A_s 3972.705 mm
2
CASE 2
a a_max 1
“(1) TRUE” compression reinforcement is required,
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Compressive force developed in the concrete alone,
C α_1 f_c b_w a_max --> C 1170.45 kN
c d_p
f_sp1 0.003 E_s --> f_sp1 433.047 MPa
c
f_y
f_sp min --> f_sp 400 MPa
f_sp1
M_s
A_sp
f_sp α_1 f_c d d_p φ_b --> 2
A_sp 739.521 mm
Number of bars required,
A_sp
N_b --> N_b 1.945 bars
1 2
π D_b
4
D e s i g n f o r S h e a r
Shear force,
V 200 kN
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A_s
v_b 0.07 10 f_c MPa --> v_b 2.035 MPa
b_w d
v_c v_b --> v_c 2.035 MPa
Checked,
f_c 70 MPa 1
Checked,
0.08 f_c MPa v_b v_b 0.2 f_c MPa 0
Checked,
v v_max 1
A_v mm 2
0.882
s mm
Stirrups legs,
n_s 2 legs
1 2
A_sv n_s π d_b --> 2
4 A_sv 157.08 mm
Stirrups spacing required,
A_sv s
S_sp --> S_sp 178.134 mm
A_v
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