DESIGN OF STEM FOR CONTINUOUS BEAM ACTION

5.3m Span(SECTION-01)

1 Preliminary Data
i) Height of RW h 2.30 meters
ii) Length of RW (Clear Span) L 5.30 meters
iii) Soil Density γs 18 KN/cum
Thickness of Stem ts 0.20 meters
iv)
Clear Cover 50 mm
30 degrees
v) Angle of repose Ø
0.524 radians
0 degrees
vi) Surcharge Angle Ө
0.000 radians
vii) Surcharge Load Ws 4 KN/sqm

2 Pressure Coefficients
Active Pressure Coefficients
i) =(cosӨ-√(cos2Ө-cos2Ø)*cosӨ) / (cosӨ+√(cos2Ө- Ca 0.333
cos2Ø))

i) Intensity of earth pressure at the base of the stem Pa = Ca*γs*h 14 KN

ii) Intensity of surcharge pressure at the base of the stem Ka = Ca*h 1 KN
iii) Total pressure at the base of the stem w = Pa + Ka 15 KN
iv) Applying a load factor of 1.5 wu = 1.5 × w 23 KN

i) Effective Depth d 150 mm

ii) Effective Span l 5.45 meters

Design Constants
i) Grade of concrete 25 MPa
ii) Grade of steel 500 MPa
iii) Clear Cover 50 mm

Design
i) Stem

a) Moment

Max. –ve moment occurring in the stem at the column

i) Mu,-ve = wul2/12 56.19 KNm/m
location

ii) Max. mid-span moment Mu,+ve = wul2/16 42.14 KNm/m

b) Shear

Vu = wu ×
i) Design shear force 56.75 KN/m
(clearspan/2 – d)

i) Ast required –ve moments at the Column 993 sqmm

ii) Ast - Min(0.12%) 240 sqmm
iii) Pt % 0.662 %
iv) Beta 4.39
v) ζv 0.38 N/sqmm
vi) ζc 0.55 N/sqmm
vii) Check Steel OK
viii) k 2.19
ix) Ast provided 12 mm dia @ 100 mm c/c 1131 sqmm HORIZONTAL
Steel OK

i) Ast - Min(0.06%) 120 sqmm

ii) Ast provided 8 mm dia @ 200 mm c/c 251 sqmm VERTICAL