Job No.

DT/18 DESIGN OF RECTANGULAR BEAM (Limit State Method) Beam B11

General Data fck 25 N/mm2 fy 500 N/mm2 Cover to center 73.00 mm

New Beam Width 230 mm Depth 600

Ult BM & SF -120.0 KN-m 120.0 KN 150.0 KN-m 30.0 KN -225.0 KN-m 180.0 KN

Left Support Midspan Right Support

Section adequate Section adequate Section adequate

Singly Reinforced Section Singly Reinforced Section Doubly Reinforced Section
Bending
Top Reinf.
Reinf. (Strength) 5.79 cm2 0.48% 0.00 cm2 0.00% 12.07 cm2 1.00%
Reinf. (Critical) 5.79 cm2 0.48% 0.00 cm2 0.00% 12.07 cm2 1.00%
Trials Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos. Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos. Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos.
Same dia bars 16 3 16 0
Mixed dia bars 10 3 + 25 1 + 20 3 + 20 1

Bottom Reinf.
Reinf. (Strength) 0.00 cm2 0.00% 7.47 cm2 0.62% 0.71 cm2 0.06%
Reinf. (Critical) 0.00 cm2 0.00% 7.47 cm2 0.62% 0.71 cm2 0.06%
Trials Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos. Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos. Dia 1 Nos. Dia 2 Nos.
Same dia bars 16 0 20 3
Mixed dia bars + + +

Shear
Section capacity 58.16 KN 64.47 KN 77.63 KN
Reqd. stirrup cap. 61.84 KN 0.00 KN 102.37 KN

Dia Spacing Dia Spacing Dia Spacing

Stirrups fy (N/mm2) Legs
(mm) (mm)
fy (N/mm2) Legs
(mm) (mm)
fy (N/mm2) Legs
(mm) (mm)
Guide (fy 250) 250 2 6 105 250 2 6 134 250 2 6 63
Guide (fy 415) 415 2 8 300 415 2 8 300 415 2 8 187
Trials 415 2 8 300 415 2 8 300 415 2 8 187

Application: RBeamDesign.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar

 DESIGN OF RECTANGULAR BEAM (Limit State Method)

Notes
1. Cells with yellow fill are for data input.
2. Data should be entered in specified units only.

Steps for use

1. Enter General data: fck, fy, cover to center of bars, beam width & beam depth
2. Enter ultimate BM and SF values at left support, midspan and right support
3. Top and bottom reinforcement required from the strength considerations as well
as critical reinforcement are displayed. Take trials with same dia or a mix of two

Sign Convention
Input Convention Description

Ultimate BM +ve Sagging +ve, Hogging -ve

Ultimate SF +ve

Application: RBeamDesign.xls Developed by: Umesh Dhargalkar