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Design stress-strain curve at the ultimate state

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design value of strength For concrete

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

where, ymc = Partial factor of safety for concrete = 1.5
fd = design value of strength
For steel
fd = fy / 1.15 = 0.87fy

Singly Reinforced Beam

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

  • Limiting depth of the neutral axis (xu, lim)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Here d = effective depth of the beam 

  1. Actual depth of neutral axis (Xu)
    Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)
  2. Lever arm = d – 0.42 Xu
  3. Ultimate moment of resistance

Some special cases

  1. When Xu < Xu,lim
    It is an under-reinforced section
    Mu = 0.36 fckbXu(d - 0.42Xu)
    or Mu = 0.87fyAst(d - 0.42Xu)
  2. When Xu = Xu,lim
    It is a balanced section
    Mu = 0.36fckbXu,lim(d - 0.42Xu,lim)
    or Mu = 0.87fyAst(d - 0.42Xu,lim)
  3. When Xu > Xu,lim
    It is over reinforced section. In this case, keep Xu limited to Xu,lim and moment of resistance of the section shall be limited to limiting moment of resistance, (Mu,lim)

Doubly Reinforced Section

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

  1. Limiting depth of neutral axis.
  2. For actual depth of neutral axis (Xu)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

  • Ultimate moment of resistance
    Mu = 0.36fckbXu(d - 0.42Xu) + (fsc - 0.45fek)Asc(d - dc)

where fSC = stress in compression steel and it is calculated by strain at the location of compression steel (fSC)

T-Beam


  1. Effective width of flange Discussed in WSM
  2. Limiting depth of neutral axis

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Singly reinforced T-Beam

Case-1: When NA is in the flange area
i.e., Xu < Df

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

(i) for Xu

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

(ii) Ultimate moment of resistance
Mu = 0.36fckbfXu(d - 0.42Xu)
or Mu = 0.87 fyAst(d - 0.42Xu)

Case-2: When NA is in the web area (Xu > Df)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Case (a) when Xu > Df and Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)
i.e., depth of flange in less than the depth of the rectangular portion of the stress diagram.

  1. For actual depth of neutral, a is
    0.36fekbwxu + 0.45fek(bf - bw)Df = 0.87fyAst
  2. Ultimate moment of resistance

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Special Case (2): When Xu > Df and Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

i.e., the depth of the flange is more than the depth of the rectangular portion of the stress diagram.

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

As per IS 456 : 2000
(bf – bw) Df portion of the flange is converted into (bf – bw)yf section for which stress is taken constantly throughout the section is 0.45 fck.
As per IS 456 : 2000
yf = 0.15Xu + 0.65Df < Df

For actual depth of neutral axis
0.36fekbwXu + 0.45fek(bf - bw) yf = 0.87fyAst1 + 0.87fyAst2
or 0.36fckbwXu + 0.45fck(bf - bw)yf = 0.87fyAst

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

Design of Beam | RCC & Prestressed Concrete - Civil Engineering (CE)

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Ans. In civil engineering, beam design can be carried out using various methods, including the working stress method, the ultimate strength method, and the limit state design method. These methods involve different approaches and assumptions to determine the beam's capacity and ensure adequate safety factors. The choice of method depends on the design codes and standards followed in a particular region.
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