CE 323 - Principles of Reinforced/ Prestressed Concrete

WORKING STRESS

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ENGR. ROLLY L. CARREON, M.ACI, M.IGS, LM.PICE
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OUTLINE:
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 Fundamental Assumptions for Working

Stress Method
 Derivation of Formulas
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 Sample Problems

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FUNDAMENTAL

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WORKING STRESS
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Fundamental Assumptions for Working Stress Method

Assumption 1: Perfect Bond

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It is assumed that
perfect bonding exists
between concrete and
steel at the interface
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Expressed differently,
the strain in an
embedded reinforcing
bar is the same as that
of the surrounding
concrete

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Assumption 2: Plane sections remain plane

Cross sections that

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were plane prior to
loading continue to be

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plane in the member
under load.

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Fundamental Assumptions for Working Stress Method

Assumption 2: Plane sections remain plane

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Strain in concrete and reinforcing steel shall be assumed

proportional to the distance from the neutral axis.
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Assumption 3: Concrete tensile strength

It is assumed that concrete is not capable of resisting any tension

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stress whatever.

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Assumption 4: Stress-strain relationship

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The theory is based on the

actual stress-strain
relationships and strength
properties of the two
constituent materials or
some reasonable
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equivalent simplifications
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DERIVATION OF

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FORMULAS

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DERIVATION OF FORMULAS
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DERIVATION OF FORMULAS

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DERIVATION OF FORMULAS
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DERIVATION OF FORMULAS

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SAMPLE PROBLEMS
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Sample Problems

PROBLEM NO. 01

A rectangular reinforced concrete beam with a width of

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200 mm and an effective depth of 500mm is subjected

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to a service moment of 120 KN-m. The beam is
reinforced with 4-D25 bars. Total height of the beam is
580 mm. Determine the stresses in concrete and steel

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using working stress method. fc’=28 MPa.
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Sample Problems

PROBLEM NO. 02

A rectangular simply supported concrete beam has a

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cross section of 250 mm x 500 mm and has a simple

span of 6 m. It is reinforced with 4-D20 bars in one
row, the center of bars being 60 mm above the bottom
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of the beam. Using fs=124 MPa, fc=7 MPa, n=12,

determine the additional load P that could be carried by
this section at midspan besides a uniform load of 12
kN/m including the weight of the beam.

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PROBLEM NO. 03

Determine the section of a concrete beam reinforced

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for tension only. The beam is simply supported having
a span of 6-m. It carries a superimposed dead load of

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8 kN/m and a live load of 10 kN/m. fs=124 MPa,
fc’=21 Mpa. Assume b=d/2. Unit weight of concrete
is 24 kN/m^3. Determine also the required number of

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D28 steel bars arranged in one row. Use concrete
clear cover of 40 mm and 10 mm stirrup.
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QUESTIONS???
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ATTENTION!!!

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