Design of Reinforced Concrete

Structures

S. Kranthi vijaya
Assistant Professor,
Civil engineering Department, VIIT
Duvvada, Visakhapatnam
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Contents
 Beam
Classification of beams
Singly reinforced beam
Analysis of singly reinforced beam

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BEAM:
Beams are an important class of structural element, and are normally
horizontal.
A beam is a structural element that is capable of withstanding load
primarily by resisting against bending (tension). It forms a vital part of any
RCC structure.
The primary purpose of beams is to transfer the loads from the
superimposed structure onto the columns and foundations.
These loads may be both vertical (e.g. self weight of slab or beam, live
loads) or in some cases horizontal (e.g. wind, earthquake).
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Beams are classified based on the

Shape (rectangular, T-beam and L-beam)

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supporting systems(simply supported, fixed, cantilever, continuous

and overhanging beams)

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materials used in construction (wood, steel, RCC)

placement of reinforcement (singly reinforced and doubly reinforced

beam).

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Singly Reinforced Beam

This beam has steel reinforcement only on one side, that is tension
face.
 It is used when there is no restriction on the depth of the beams.

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Doubly Reinforced Beam

Doubly reinforced beam is defined as the beam in which
the reinforcement is provided in both tension and compression zone of
the beam.

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It is necessary to design and create a beam or member that can

withstand the various loads imposed upon it for a sufficient and
significant amount of time without undergoing failure.
The three most important failure modes in beams can be enumerated as
- 1. Bending 2. Shear 3. Deflection.
 A beam must be designed to withstand and resist these forces.
The design of beam, or any other member is to be done based on certain
codes of practice or regulations.

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Analysis: Analysis in singly reinforced beam is finding the moment carrying capacity
for a section
Given - Breadth of the beam
Depth of the beam
Area of steel reinforcement
Grade of concrete and Grade of steel.
Design: Design in singly reinforced beam is finding the cross sectional dimensions,
area of steel, diameter and no of bars required for a section
Given- Load
Grade of concrete and Grade of steel

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 Analysis of singly reinforced beams

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 Analysis of singly reinforced beams

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 Moment of Resistance (Mu)

The moment of resistance of the concrete section is the moment of couple formed by the
total tensile force (T) in the steel acting at the centre of gravity of reinforcement and the
total compressive force (C) in the concrete acting at the centre of gravity (c.g.) of the
compressive stress diagram. The moment of resistance is denoted by M u

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Limiting Depth (Xu lim) of Neutral axis

Xu lim /d values for different grades of steel

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Thank you

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