Example 2: Working Stress Design - Method 1

Engr. Lua

GIVEN:

Loads:
kN
wDL := 10
m

kN
wLL := 15
m

Beam Properties:
L := 5m d b := 16mm

b := 250mm
h := 450mm

db
d := h - 40mm - 10mm - = 392  mm
2
2 2
As := 0.25 π d b  4 = 804.248  mm

Material Properties:

f'c := 21MPa Es := 200000MPa

fy := 420MPa Ec := 21538MPa
Es
n := = 9.286
Ec

Required: Determine if the design is adequate

Solution:

Note: for WSD, only service loads are

required.
kN
w := wDL + wLL = 25
m

2
w L
M := = 78.125 kN m
8

1 2
 b  x = n  As ( d - x)
2

Location of Neutral Axis:

x := 126.05mm

Cracked moment of inertia:

1 3 2 8 4
INA :=  b  x + n  As ( d - x) = 6.951  10  mm
3

Actual Allowable
stresses: stresses:
M x
fc := = 14.167 MPa fc.allow := 0.45 f'c = 9.45 MPa
INA

n  M  ( d - x)
fs := = 277.56 MPa fs.allow := 170MPa
INA

Therefore, the design is not

adequate.