CHECK FOR THE STRONG COLUMN AND WEAK BEAM AT THE CRITICAL

BEAM-COLUMN JOINT
Size of the beam

230mm

400mm

Effective length of the beam to the

left side of the joint

Ll

5.664m

Lr

4.038m

Effective length of the beam to the

right side of the joint
cover

30mm

Effective depth

370mm

Effective cover to depth ratio

d/d

0.10

Grade of the concrete

20

Reinforcement provided in the beam

16) and

0.945 % at top (2-16+20.708 % at bottom (3-16)

Column size

bXd

350X350 mm

Reinforcement provided in the column Pt

1.867 % (6-20+2-16)

The axial load in column at the joint

518.827 KN

Pu

For singly reinforced section for a given amount of reinforcement at top (i.e.
0.85%) (fy =500 Mpa)
From table for singly reinforced beam
Hogging moment capacity of the beam
Mu=107.05 KNm

Mu /bd2=3.40 Mpa

Sagging moment capacity of the beam

Mu=79.347 KNm

Mu/bd2=2.52 Mpa

Calculation of the column moment capacity from interaction diagram

Pu/(fckbd)

=0.2117

Pt/fck

=0.0933

From interaction curves of the column for Pu/(fckbd) =0.2117 and Pt/fck =0.0933
Mu/fckbd2
Mu=197.225 KNm

=0.23

Sum of the moment capacities of columns at the joint

=394.45 KNm

Mc= 2X197.225

Sum of the moment capacities of beams at the joint

=186.397 KNm

Mb=77.48+74.94

Since Mc > 1.2 Mb , hence the joint satisfies the strong column and weak beam
check