Assignment in

Working Strength Design

Ian Rey M. Alcantara
BSCE-V
1. A simply supported T-beams has a span of 9.0
meters with flange width and thickness of 76 cm
and 10 cm, respectively. Calculate the uniformly
distributed load in kilogram per meter run which
can be carried by this beam. The area of the
tension steel reinforcement is 16 cm with a
concrete cover of 6 cm on a stem of 40 cm and
depth of 60 cm. ACI codes provides n=12,
fs=120 kg/cm and fc= 45 kg/cm.

9 00 cm

W
4,114,800 kgcm=
W = 40.64 kg/cm or
W = 4,064 kg/m
2. Design a continuous T-beam carrying a live
load of 35kN/m on a span of 7.0m. Slab
thickness is 140mm with flange width of
1400mm, stem width is 320 mm with a distance
of 3.4 meters caenter to canter and a depth of
480 mm. Use fc=20.7 MPa, fs=125 MPa, n=10,

=0.45 MPa , =1.42 MPa ,

M =

k=

12
1270
12+
45

= 0.298

from As =

Wt = 35kN/m + 11.21 KN/m + 3.014 KN/m

Wt = 49.22 KN/m
Compute for design constants
'

we got M = Asfsjd

As = 16cm2
Then,
M= 16cm2(1270kg/cm2)(0.9)(60cm)
M= 4,114,800 kg-cm
Compute for uniform distributed load

W L2
M=
8

WL
and + M = 16

fc=0.45 f c=0.45 ( 20.7 )=9.315 MPa

j = 1-k/3 = 0.9

M
fsjd

Solution:
LL=35kN/m
Wt. of Slab = (0.14m)(3.4)(23.544KN/m3)
Wt. of Slab = 11.21 KN/m
Wt. of web = 0.32m(0.4m)(23.544KN/m3)
Wt. of web = 3.014 KN/m

Design constants

n
fs
n+
fc

WL
12

k=

n
10
=
=0.427
fs
125
n+
10+
fc
9.315

k
0.427
j=1 =1
=0.858
3
3
1
1
R= fckj= ( 9.315 )( 0.427 )( 0.858 )=1.71 MPa
2
2
Compute for moments

7 m

(49.22 KN /m)
W L2
M =
=
12

As=

( 2t )

fs d

s=

7 m

(49.22 KN /m)
2
WL
+M=
=
16

15 0 .74 x 10
=2,941.27 mm2
140
125 480
2

2
bAb 320 mm ( 706.86 mm )
=
=7 6 . 90 mm say 7 5 mm
2
As
2,941.27 mm

N=

Compute for effective depth

As 2,941.27 mm2
=
=4.16 say 5 pcs
Ab 706.86 mm2

Check for shear

M
2 0 0. 98 x 10 6
d=
=
=6 06.04 mm say 6 1 0 mm = V ; V = WL Wd
Rb
1.71(320)
bd
2
610mm > 480mm but we need to design this
beam using 480mm as requirement. Therefore,
use 480mm

h=d+ cc=480+60=540 mm
h t web =540140=400 mm

V=

(49.22 KN /m)(7 m)
( 49.22 KN /m)(0.48 m)
2

V =1 48.64 kN
=

1 48.64 x 103
=0.97 MPa>0.45 MPa unsafe
( 320 ) ( 480 )

Therefore Stirrups are necessary

For steel reinforcement
@ Support

Check for bond stress @ support

6

M
20 0 .98 x 1 0
As=
=
=3,904.04 mm2
fsjd ( 125 ) ( 0.858 )( 480 )
Use 30 mm RSB

o=

30

Ab=

V
b
; o= db
ojd
s

3 2 0 mm
( 30 mm )=5 48.35 mm
55 mm

1 48.64 x 103
=0. 66 MPa
5 48.35 mm ( 0.858 ) ( 480 mm )

0. 66 MPa<1.42 MPa safe

2
bAb 320 mm ( 706.86 mm )
=
=5 7 .41mmsay 55 mm
2
Check for bond stress @ midspan
As
3,904.04 mm
320 mm
o=
( 30 mm )=402.124 mm
75 mm
2
As 3,904.04 mm
N=
=
=5. 52 say 6 pcs .
1 48.64 x 103
Ab 706.86 mm 2
=
=0. 90 MPa<1.42 MPa
402.124 mm ( 0.858 )( 480 mm )

s=

@ Midspan

Provide stirrups to reinforcement @ support

Use 10mm bars

d 480
Smax= =
=240 mm
2
2
Test for spacing:
2
2
10 ( 2 ) =157.10 mm

Av=
4

S=

Avfs
' bw
' =0.970.45=0.5 2 MPa

157.10 mm2 (125 N /mm2 )

S=
=1 18.01 say 11 5 mm
( 0.52 N / mm2 )(320 mm)
use 115 mm bars for spacing