Tishk International University-Civil 12/22/2019

Engineering Department

Concrete Design
Chapter Six
Analysis and Design of continuous Beams

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Civil Engineering Department Bedar R.Hassan

• 1. Introduction:
• Complete design of beams includes (Flexural, Shear, and Torsion) design, also
focus on bonding and development length of the beam.
• May be Different values of moments during entire length of the beams has been.
• Maximum Value may be control the design.
• You should also note that the bars cannot be stopped at the support faces. They
must be extended or anchored in the concrete beyond the support face.
• Reinforcing is needed on the tensile sides of the beams, we will place it in the
bottoms when we have positive-moments and in the tops when we have negative-
moments.

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• 2. Continuous Beams:
• Methods for elastic analysis:
• Many methods have been developed over the years for the elastic analysis of
continuous beams and frames.
• 1. Three moments equations.
• 2. Force method.
• 3. Castigliano’s second theorem.
• 4. Slope-Deflection equations.
• 5. Moments Distribution method.
• 6. Matrix method (Stiffness method).
• 7. Approximate method.
• 8. Finite element method (Computer Applications)
• 9. ACI Moment Coefficients

• ACI Moment Coefficients:

• This may be used for the approximate calculation
of maximum moments and shears in continuous
beams.
• They are applicable within the following
limitations:
• 1. Members are prismatic.
• 2. Loads are uniformly distributed.
• 3. The un-factored live load does not exceed 3
times the un-factored dead load.
• 4. There are two or more spans.
• 5. The longer of two adjacent spans does not
exceed the shorter by more than 20 percent
• Note: This method also is applicable for One-Way
Slab.

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• Table 6.5.2 and 6.5.4 in ACI 318-19:

• There are several ways in which the reinforcing bars can be arranged. One
possible arrangement is shown in Figure:

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• Example (1): Design the continuous Beam (500*600mm) shown using the ACI
moment coefficients assuming the concrete weighs 24 𝑘𝑁 𝑚3 and that a service
dead load of 5 kN/m, live load of 10 kN/m is to be supported. Also applied
uniform equilibrium torsion is (10 kN.m). The beams are built integrally with
the end columns. Use fy = 420 MPa and fc’ = 21 MPa as strength of materials,
#20mm as flexural reinforcement and Two Legs #10mm as web reinforcement.

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