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12/09/13
Worked Example (not in notes): Reinforced concrete beam
Find the ultimate sagging moment resistance of the beam in Figure 1 using the
simplified rectangular stress block with 7 No. 20 bars (A
s
= 2199 mm
2
)
Reinforcement is B500B and C35/45 concrete
cc
= 0.85 (bridges value)
s
= 1.15
c
= 1.5
cu3
= 0.0035
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cu3
s
x
d
b
A
s
x
z
F
c
F
s
f
cd
x
z f A z F M
yd s
s = =
=
bd f
A f
d z
cd
s yd
2
1
cd
yd s
f b
f A
x
=
1
1
3 cu s s
yk
E
f d
x
_"
--
""
_"
-"
d
x
>
For f
ck
= 35 MPa, = 0.8 and = 1.0. d = 1500 50 10 = 1440 mm
Assuming reinforcement yields:
=
=
bd f
A f
d f A M
cd
s yd
yd s
2
1
Check that steel yields:
= =
cd
yd s
f b
f A
x
mm
=
d
x
=
+1
1
3 cu s s
yk
E
f
so reinforcement yields and resistance moment =
kNm.
kNm
Thomas Telford Guide to EC2-2 C R Hendy/D A Smith
12/09/13
Figure 1
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150
0m
m
7 No. 20
diameter bars
1000 mm
50 mm
Thomas Telford Guide to EC2-2 C R Hendy/D A Smith
12/09/13
Worked Example 6.1-5: Prestressed concrete M beam
Figure 6.1-10 - Prestressed concrete M beam
Consider an M3 prestressed concrete beam with 160 mm deep insitu deck slab as
illustrated in Figure 6.1-10. Calculate the ultimate moment of resistance (i) using a
prestressing steel stress-strain relationship with a horizontal top branch, assuming the
following properties:
Class C30/37 slab concrete, f
ck
= 30 MPa
Class C40/50 beam concrete, f
ck
= 40 MPa
Parabolic concrete stress distribution therefore
cu2
= 0.0035 and
c2
= 0.0020
Prestressing strands (using properties from EN 10138-3, Table 4):
21 No. 15 mm strands of type Y1670S7
Nominal diameter = 15.2 mm
Nominal cross sectional area = 139 mm
2
Characteristic tensile strength, f
pk
= 1670 MPa
Characteristic value of maximum force 232 10 1670 139
3
= =
kN
Characteristic value of 0.1% proof force = 204 kN
1468 1670 879 . 0 1670
232
204
1 . 0 ,
= = =
k p
f
MPa
E
p
= 195 GPa
s
= 1.15
Stressing and losses:
Assume initial stressing to 75% f
pk
Allow 10% losses at transfer and a further 20% long term losses.
Prestrain = long term strand stress / E
p
therefore prestrain =
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970 mm
1000 mm
160 mm
200 mm
60 mm
200 mm
80 mm
50 mm
160 mm
400 mm
160 mm
0 mm
330 mm
160 mm
110 mm
60 mm
20 mm
300 mm
30 mm
80 mm
Thomas Telford Guide to EC2-2 C R Hendy/D A Smith
12/09/13
The values for reinforcement stress-strain curve first need to be defined as:
5 . 1276
15 . 1
1468
= =
pd
f
MPa
=
s
pk
f
MPa
=
p
pd
E
f
(i) Consider horizontal top branch and a neutral axis depth, obtained by trial and error,
of 335 mm:
The strain profile is shown in Figure 6.1-11.
(a) Idealisation (b) Strains (c) Compressive stresses
Figure 6.1-11: Stress-strain profile for prestressed M beam
Therefore total strains at ULS in the four layers of strands including prestrain are:
=
=
=
= + =
4
3
2
1
0102 . 0 0046 . 0 0056 . 0
s
s
s
s
to be maintained at
4 91
5 3
0 2
160
2 2
.
.
.
/ h
cu c
= =
mm from the underside of the deck slab i.e. 68.6 mm
from the top. The analysis was conservatively repeated using a strain limit of
3
2
10 0 2
= .
c
at the top of the deck slab which gave a resistance moment of 2585
kNm.
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