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Given that:
Given that:
200mm
Density of concrete = 24 kN/m3
500mm
Thickness of the slab = 200mm
The span of slab = 4m
h f l b
Finishes and ceiling load = 1 kN/m2
5 kN/m2
Imposed load = 5 kN/m
Imposed load 
300mm

Calculate the maximum design load (in kN/m) that the Beam ‘B”
Calculate the maximum design load (in kN/m) that the Beam  B  have to carry.
have to carry

4m
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(A) Dead Load:
Slab in 4m length
Slab in 4m length == 24 x 4 x 0.2
24 x 4 x 0 2 == 19.2 kN/m
19 2 kN/m
Self weight = 24 x 0.3 x 0.3 = 2.16 kN/m
Finishes & ceiling load supported by the beam = 4 x 1  = 4 kN/m
T t l
Total = 25.36kN/m (D.L)
25 36kN/ (D L)
(B) Live Load:
Imposed load supported by the beam  = 4 x 5 = 20kN/m       (L.L.)
Max. design load that the Beam ‘B” have to carry= 25.36 x 1.4 + 20 x 1.6
= 67.504kN/m

4m

200mm
500mm

300mm
Example 4a – Calculate the effective flange width (beff) for T and L‐Beam at
interior span as shown below. The effective spans are 5m and they are continuous
beams:
Solution
 Example
p 4b
Determine the effective flange width of a simply supported
b
beam with
h the
h following
f ll given data:
d
Effective span = 8000 mm
Spacing: beam‐to‐beam
b b = 3800 mm
Beam web width = 400 mm

Solution
For simple supported beam,
beam lpi = effective span = 8m
bi = (3800 ‐ 400)/2 = 1700
beff i = 0.2
beff,i 0 2 x 1700 + 0.1
0 1 x 8000 = 1140 (< 0.2
0 2 x 8000 and 1700)
beff = 1140 x 2 + 400 = 2680 mm