Example 4

Engr. Kenneth Lua

Given
L := 10m simply supported

kN -5 N
γc := 23.5 = 2.35  10
3 3
m mm

d b := 32mm

d s := 12mm

f'c := 28MPa n := 9

fc.allow := 0.45f'c = 12.6 MPa

fc := fc.allow

fy := 420MPa

fs.allow := 170MPa

fs := fs.allow

Loadings
kN N
wLL := 30 = 30
m mm

kN
wDL.1 := 20
m

 db 
wDL.2 := γc b   d + + d s + 40mm =
 2 
1
k := = 0.4
fs.allow
1+
n  fc.allow
 k
j := 1 - = 0.867
3

Assume beam proportions:

d
=b
2

1 d 2
M allow := f  k j   d
2 c.allow 2

 d  db  2
wLL + wDL.1 + γc   d + + d s + 40mm  L
M act :=
 2  2 
8

M allow = M act

d := 881.35mm

db
h' := d + + d s + 40mm = 949.35 mm
2

use
h := 950mm

b := 450mm

Determine reinforcements:

fc k
ρb := = 0.015
2  fs

3 2
As := ρb  b  d = 5.881  10 mm

As
n bars' := = 7.313
π 2
 db
4

n bars := 8
Seatwork

Determine the moment capacity of a 6-m span, 350mm x 600mm rectangular

simply-supported beam by WSD method.
Use balanced condition with fc' = 28MPa, fy = 420MPa and yc = 23.5 kN/m3.

Use ds= 12mm and db = 25mm. No. of bars = 4. Assume singly-reinforced with a single
layer of bars.