Problem: An engineer was asked to design a singly reinforced rectangular beam.

He decided to use a 25
d=3585012
simply supported beam having a cross section of 358x205 mm being exposed to weather. He will be 2
using 3-25 mm rebar with shear reinforcement of 12 mm. Determine its ultimate moment capacity. Use
fc = 21 MPa, fy = 414 MPa d=283.5 mm

Given: 3. Find 1.

h = 358 mm area of tension reinforcement (As) = 3 25 mm fc = 21 MPa 0.05 '

If fc 28, then 1=0.85 ( f c 28)
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b = 205 mm diameter of shear reinforcement (d t) = 12 mm fy = 414 MPa

diameter of flexure reinforcement (db) = 25 mm If fc < 28, then 1=0.85

Solution: see Therefore, 1=0.85

1. Sketch. Since the beam is exposed to weather, concrete cover (cc) would be equal to 50 mm. 4. Find the depth of compression block (a) and the location of neutral axis from compression
fiber (c).

Assuming f s=f y :

T =C ; A s f s=0.85 f c ' ab

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3( )
4

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2 414 )
(

3( )
2. Compute for effective depth (d).
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a=
db
d=hccd t a=166.60937 mm
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 a= 1 c Equate Eq. 2 and Eq. 3 to Eq. 1

A s s E s=0.85 f c ' 1 c b
a 166.60937
c= =
1 0.85
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c=196.01102 mm

5. Using strain compatibility, check if the beam is either under reinforced or over reinforced.
3( )
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, a
If s< y c=175.31057 mm=
reinforced 1
If s y , under reinforced
a=149.01399 mm
0.003 0.003
s= (dc )= (283.5196.01102)=0.00134 7. Compute for the nominal moment capacity ( Mn ).
c 196.01102
a
f M n= A s f s (d )
y = y ; E=200,000 Mpa 2
E
0.003
414 f s= s Es= ( 283.5175.31057 ) ( 200,000 )=370.27806 MPa
y= =0.00207 175.31057
200,000
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s< y , therefore , f s f y
reinforced
149.01399
2(370.27806)(283.5 )
a 166.60937 mm , c 196.01102 mm 2

3( )
6. Find a and c. 4
M n=
Eq. 1 A s f s=0.85 f c ab
M n=113.95959 kN m
Eq. 2 f s= s Es
8. Determine the reduction factor ( .
Eq. 3 a= 1 c
 if t 0.002, =0.65

if t 0.005, =0.90

t 0.002
if 0.002< t <0.005, =0.65+ (250)
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0.003 0.003
s= t= ( dc )= ( 283.5175.31057 )=0.00185
c 175.31057

t <0.002, =0.65

9. Compute for the ultimate moment capacity ( M u .

M u= M n

M u=(0.65)( 113.95959)

M u=74.07373 kN m