ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF

DOUBLY REINFORCED
BEAM SITUATION 4
CEPRCD30 – Principles of Reinforced Concrete A beam inside the house has a dimension of 250 mm by 400 mm.
Engr. Christopher E. Rodolfo It is designed with 2-Ø32 mm at the top, 3-Ø20 mm at the bottom
and Ø12 mm stirrups. The steel yield strength is 414 MPa and the
PROBLEM SET actual depth of tension zone is 304.8132 mm. The designed beam
is at the fixed end of a partially restrained beam. If the
compression steel does not yield and the tension steel yields.
SITUATION 1 Determine the following:
An exterior beam has a base of 350 mm and a height of 500 mm. It a. The compressive strength of the concrete.
is reinforced with 4-Ø28 mm as tension reinforcement, 2-Ø28 mm b. The beta factor.
as compression reinforcement and 12 mm stirrups. If the concrete c. Ultimate moment capacity of the beam.
compressive strength is 20.68 MPa and steel yield strength of 345 d. Balanced Steel Ratio of the beam.
MPa, determine the following:

a. The depth of the compression side with respect to the

strain. SITUATION 5
b. Actual Compression Steel Stress.
c. Ultimate Moment Capacity
If you increase the ductility limit of the beam by 10% it
d. Balanced Steel Ratio for the actual condition of the will be the net tensile strain of a certain design of a
beam. beam. If the designed beam is the smallest single layer,
doubly reinforced beam having a concrete compressive
strength of 21 MPa and the steel yield strength is 415
SITUATION 2
MPa. Determine the following using a 16 mm main
bars, 10 mm stirrups and 40 mm concrete clear cover:
An interior beam is designed to have a dimension of 300 mm by
450 mm. It is reinforced with 4-Ø25 mm as tension reinforcement, a. The required steel area for the beam.
3-Ø25 mm as compression reinforcement and 10 mm stirrups. If b. The actual tension steel stress of the designed
the concrete compressive strength is 25 MPa and steel yield beam using the actual steel area.
strength of 400 MPa, determine the following: c. The moment capacity of the beam using the
actual steel area of the designed beam.
a. The depth of the tension side with respect to the strain.
b. Actual Tension Steel Stress.
c. Ultimate Moment Capacity SITUATION 6
d. Balanced Steel Ratio for the actual condition of the
beam.
A 5 m fully restrained beam carries a superimposed dead load of
SITUATION 3 25 kN/m, an approximate self-weight load of 4 kN/m and a live load
of 6 kN/m. Design the smallest doubly reinforced beam for the
whole span using all possible diameter of bars. Use the following
A beam having a base of 200 mm an effective depth of 330 mm material properties:
has tension steels that yields, compression steels that does not
a. f’c = 30 MPa; fy = 420 MPa
yield and a concrete cover of 65 mm. The first tension steel area is
b. f’c = 35 MPa; fy = 420 MPa
1025.2366, the total tension steel area is 1225.2366. If the depth of
compression side of the concrete with respect to the strain is 105 Then determine the following for the designed beam.
mm and the steel yield strength is 420 MPa. Determine the
following: (Assuming the steels are in single layer) a. The cross-section and number of bars.
b. The depth of compression block.
a. Allowed Compressive Stress in the concrete based on c. The demand-capacity ratio of the designed beam.
the code provision.
b. Compression Steel Area.
c. Ultimate Moment Capacity of the given beam.
d. Balanced Steel Ratio for the actual condition of the
beam.