Cracking Moment Calculation

Rectangular Beam units

M = 25 kip-ft
f'
c
= 4000 psi
b = 12 in.
h = 18 in.
g
c
= 145 pcf
l = 1.00
I
g
=bh
3
/12 = 5832 in
4
f
r
=7.5 l SQRT(f'
c
) = 474 psi
flexural tensile stress under input moment =f = 463 psi
M
cr
= 307373 in-lb
M
cr
= 25.6 kip-ft
T Beam
M = 120 kip-ft
f'
c
= 3000 psi
b
eff
= 60 in.
b
w
= 12 in.
d = 24 in.
h = 32 in.
h
f
= 5 in.
g
c
= 145 pcf
l = 1.00
y
t
= 10.81 in. = distance from top of section to centroid of gross section
I
g
=b
w
h
3
/12 +b
w
h(y
t
-h/2)
2
+(b-b
w
)h
f
3
/12+(b-b
w
)h
f
(h
f
/2-y
t
)
2
= 60185 in
4
f
r
=7.5 l SQRT(f'
c
) = 411 psi
Tension Stress in bottom under positive moment = 507 psi
- - psi
M
cr
+
=f
r
I /(h-y
t
) = 1166625 in-lb = 97.22 kip-ft
M
cr
-
=f
r
I /y
t
= 2287582 in-lb = 190.63 kip-ft
h
b
b
w
h
b
eff
h
f
Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beam by ASD
b = 12 in.
d = 17 in.
n = 9
A
s
= 3 in
2
M = 70 kip-ft
f'
c
= 4000 psi
g
c
= 145 pcf
E
c
= 3,644,147 psi
n = 7.96 F
s
= 20000
nr = 0.132 F
c
= 1800
x = 6.78 in. k = 0.399 k
b
= 0.448
I
cr
= 4067 in
4
j = 0.867 j
b
= 0.851
f
c
=Mx/ I = 1401 psi
f
s
=nM(d-x)/ I = 18996 psi bd
2
bal
= 2451.253
There are two ways to use this spreadsheet. If you fill in the
yellow colored cells, it will calculate the stress in the
concrete and in the reinforcing steel. Or, you can use
"goal seek" to set the concrete stress equal to an
allowable value (e.g. 0.45f'
c
) and vary the moment in
cell C12 to determine the moment that would cause the
concrete to reach its allowable stress. Similarly, you can
set the steel stress to an allowable value (e.g. 24,000)
and see what moment would have caused that.
h
b
d
A
s
T-Beam Analysis-ASD Input values in cells colored yellow - cells C3 through C9
f'
c
= 3000 psi
f
y
= 60000 psi
b
eff
= 60 in.
b
w
= 12 in.
d = 28 in.
h
f
= 5 in.
A
s
= 4.71 in
2
g
c
= 145 pcf
allowable F
s
= 24000 psi
allowable F
c
= 1800 psi
E
c
=33w
1.5
sqrt(f
c
')= 3,155,924 psi
n = 9.189 9.00
r = 0.00280
nr = 0.0252
If x < h
f
0.20
x = kd = 5.62 in. x > hf so this analysis is not valid - it acts like a T-Beam
jd = 26.13 in.
M
s
= A
s
F
s
jd = 2953244 in-lb = 246.10 ft-k <-- Steel Controls
M
c
= F
c
bd
2
kj/2 = 7932909 in-lb = 661.08 ft-k -
I=bx
3
/3 + nA
s
(d-x)
2
=
24782
in
4
If x > h
f
: x > hf so this analyse is valid - acts like a T-Beam
5.65 in
2
B= 23.5325 C=
I = bx
3
/3-(b-b
w
)(x-h
f
)
3
/3+nA
s
(d-x)
2
= 24778
in
4
M
s
= F
s
I/n(d-x)= 2956269 in-lb = 246.36 ft-k <-- STEEL CONTROLS
M
c
= F
c
I/x= 7894224 in-lb = 657.85 ft-k -
-
b
w


b
w


b
eff

clear
span
between
parallel T
=

=
2
2
) 1
2
f
w w
s
w
s
w
s
h
b
b
b
d nA
b
nA
b
nA
x
= = r r r n n n k 2
2
Input values in cells colored yellow - cells C3 through C9
x > hf so this analysis is not valid - it acts like a T-Beam
x > hf so this analyse is valid - acts like a T-Beam
-148.91
<-- STEEL CONTROLS
h
f


d

Moment Strength - Singly Reinforced Rectangular Beam
Units
f'
c
= 3000 psi
b = 14 in.
d = 21 in.
A
s
= 3.55 in
2
f
y
= 60 ksi
a = 5.97 in.
M
n
= 3840.0 in.-k
320.0 kip-ft
f M
n
= 288.0 kip-ft
h
b
d
A
s
Quadratric Solver
ax
2
+ bx + c = 0
x = [ - b + (b
2
-4ac)
0.5
] /2a
a b c x x
7 78 -795 6.454055 -17.5969
2 solutions