Restrained beams

Types & loads

Beams carry lateral loads which are resisted by bending & shear .
Types include :

Cantilver

Simply supported

Fixed end beam

Continuous beam
Loads point loads from secondary beams and columns
& distributed loads from floor slabs , brickwalls ,etc

Loads from floor slab one way slab

Assume concrete slab thickness is 100mm and weight of finishes is 1.5kN/m2

3m

DL = 0.1x24+ 1.5= 3.9kN/m2

LL = 4kN/m2
A
B

3m

C
area of slab supported
by beam A

6m
wDL=3x3.9=11.7kN/m
wLL=3x4=12kN/m
wu =1.4x11.7+1.6x12=35.6kN/m
R=35.6x6/2=106.8kN
Beam A
R=106.8kNx2=213.6kN

Beam C

Loads from floor slab two way slab

Assume
DL=6kN/m2
LL= 4kN/m2

3m
A
B
3m

5m
1/2x1.5x44.4
33.3kN
=33.3kN
DL=3x6=18kN/m
LL=3x4=12kN/m
wu= 44.4kN/m
44.4x2=88.8KN
1.5m

2m
Beam A

R = 33.3+88.8/2=77.7kN
1.5m

R=77.7kN
33.3kN

Beam B