Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beam

(Investigation)
Problem 1 (Compression Steel Yields) Determine the permissible ultimate
moment capacity of the beam as shown in the figure. Use f’c = 20.7 MPa, fy =
345 MPa. Gillesania, p. 116

60 mm
350 mm

2 - 28 mm ∅

600 mm
540 mm
4 - 36 mm ∅
 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:

π π
As = 4 36 2 A′s = 2 28 2
4 4
𝐀𝐬 = 𝟒, 𝟎𝟕𝟏. 𝟓 𝐦𝐦𝟐 𝐀′𝐬 = 𝟏, 𝟐𝟑𝟏. 𝟓 𝐦𝐦𝟐

As − A′ s 0.85f ′ c β1 600 d′
ρ − ρ′ = ρ1 =
bd dfy 600 − fy
4,071.5 − 1,231.5 0.85(20.7) (0.85) 600 60
ρ − ρ′ = ρ1 =
350(600) (600)(345) 600 − 345
𝛒 − 𝛒′ = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟑𝟓𝟐𝟒 𝛒𝟏 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟎𝟐

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝛒 − 𝛒′ > 𝛒𝟏 , 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬

 Based from the free body diagram:

T = C1 + C2
As fy = 0.85f′c ab + A′s f′s
4,071.5 (345) = 0.85(20.7)(0.85c)(350) + 1231.5 345
𝐜 = 𝟏𝟖𝟕. 𝟏𝟖 𝐦𝐦

c − d′ Actual strain of tension steel

f′s = 600 d−c
c ϵs = ϵ
187.18 − 60 c c
f′s = 600 600 − 187.18
187.18 ϵs = (0.003)
f′s = 407.67 MPa > 345 MPa 187.18
𝛜𝐬 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟔𝟔𝟏𝟔

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬

f′s ≥ fy
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚, ∅, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝟏
ϵs > 0.005 , ∅ = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟎
a = β1 c
a = (0.85)(187.18)
𝐚 = 𝟏𝟓𝟗. 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐦 C2 = T2
A′s fy = As2 fy
𝐀′𝐬 = 𝐀𝐬𝟐
fy
ϵy =
Es
345
ϵy = As1 = As − As2
200,000
ϵy = 0.001725 As1 = 4,071.5 − 1,231.5
𝐀𝐬𝟏 = 𝟐, 𝟖𝟒𝟎 𝐦𝐦𝟐
T𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬

ϵs > ϵy
Ultimate moment capacity:

Mu = ∅ M𝑢1 + M𝑢2
a
Mu = ∅ T1 d − + T2 d − d′
2
a
Mu = ∅ As1 fy d − + As2 fy d − d′
2
159.10
Mu = 0.9 2,840 345 600 − + 1,231.5 (345) 600 − 60
2
Mu = 665,429,000 N ∙ mm
𝐌𝐮 = 𝟔𝟔𝟓. 𝟒𝟑 𝐤𝐍 ∙ 𝐦