University of Al-Mustaqbal

College of Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

"Part 1: The structural analysis"

"FOUR STAGE (2019 -2020)"

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Lecturer: Alaa Hussein Ali
1- ACI-code coefficient method (Approximate method)

The following approximate moments and shears shall be permitted for design of
continuous beams and one-way slabs (slabs reinforced to resist flexural stresses
in only one direction), provided (a) through (e) are satisfied:
(a) There are two or more spans;
(b) Spans are approximately equal, with the larger of two adjacent spans not
greater than the shorter by more than 20 percent;
(c) Loads are uniformly distributed;
(d) Un-factored live load, does not exceed three times un-factored dead load,
(e) Members are prismatic.

Positive moment
End spans: Discontinuous end unrestrained............. (wu ln2)/11
Discontinuous end integral with support.... (wu ln2)/14
Interior spans: ............................................ (wu ln2)/16
Negative moments at exterior face of first interior support:
Two spans................................................. (wu ln2)/9
More than two spans.............................. (wu ln2)/10
Negative moment at other faces of interior supports.............. (wu ln2)/11
Negative moment at face of all supports for: Slabs with spans not exceeding 3 m; and
beams where ratio of sum of column stiffness to beam stiffness exceeds 8 at each end
of the span.................. (wu ln2)/12
Negative moment at interior face of exterior support for members built
integrally with supports:
Where support is spandrel beam.............. (wu ln2)/24
Where support is a column....................... (wu ln2)/16
Shear in end members at face of first interior support........ (1.15wu ln) /2
Shear at face of all other supports.................. (wu ln) /2

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Ln = clear span for positive moment or shear, and average of adjacent clear
spans for negative moment.
Wu = factored load per unit length of beam or per unit area of slab.

Figure (1-2) details of coefficient of ACI-code section 8.3.3

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Example No 1: For the given slab if Wu = 17 KN/m2, width of beams
equal 0.25 m and all columns 0.25×0.25 m. compute the moment at
point B and C in vertical direction only.

Solution:
Panal 1: la=3.6 m, lb=15 m
𝑙𝑎 3.6
= = 0.24 < 0.5 ∴ 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑏
𝑙𝑏 15
Firstly, check if can use ACI-Code coefficient method.

3.6 − 3.2
× 100% = 11.11% < 20%
3.6
∴ Ok we can use ACI-Code coefficient method.
From figure (1-2) in page 8:

+
𝑊𝑢 × 𝑙𝑎 2 17 × 3.62
𝑀𝐵 = = = 13.77 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚/𝑚
16 16
−𝑊𝑢 × 𝑙𝑎 (𝑎𝑣𝑎.) 2
−
𝑀𝐶 =
11
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𝑙𝑎 (𝑎𝑣𝑎.) : Clear span for positive moment or shear and average of adjacent
clear spans for negative moment. (Review page 8)
3.6 + 3.2
𝑙𝑎 (𝑎𝑣𝑎.) = = 3.4 𝑚
2

−
17 × 3.42
𝑀𝐶 = = 17.865 𝑘𝑁. 𝑚/𝑚
11

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