UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
GRADUATE STUDIE

ADVANCED R.C DESIGN (CE 605)

Assignment #3

BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION

BY
BADREDIN M. AMMAR

Registration Number : 2216103

Lecturer
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Fall 2016
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BEAM ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION EXAMPLE

A uniform strip concrete footing, has a depth of 0.25 m, a width of 1.2 m, and
a length of 12 m, supports the column loads on Winkler foundation as shown in
figure.
The modules of subgrade reaction has a value of 13 N/mm2 and Young's
modules for the beam has an average value of ( E = 40 kN/mm2 ) .
Determine the maximum value of the bending moment in the footing .
Find the maximum deflection and max stress at the center of the beam .

Section of beam
Solution :
k0 13N / mm2 , E 40kN / mm2 , h 0.25m, b 1.2m and l 12m.

k ko b 13 103 1.2 15.6 103 kN / m

bh 3 1.2 0.253
I 0.0015625m 4 15.625 108 mm4
12 12

k 15.6 103
4 4 0.5 / m
4 EI 4 40 10 6 0.0015625

Maximum bending moment at the center of the beam .

P
M F3 x
4

at x 0 x 0.5 0 0 F3 x F3 0 1

250
M2 1 125kN.m
4 0.5

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at x 4 x 0.5 4 2 F3 x F3 4 0.1794

150
M1 M 3 0.1794 13.455kN.m
4 0.5
M max M 1 M 2 M 3

M max 13.455 125 13.455 98.09kN.m

Maximum deflection at the center of the beam .

P
y F1 x
2k
at x 0 x 0.5 0 0 F1 x F1 0 1
250 0.5
y2 1 4 10 3 m 4mm
2 15.6 10 3

at x 4 x 0.5 4 2 F1 x F1 4 0.0667
150 0.5
y1 y3 0.0667 0.16 10 3 m 0.16mm
2 15.6 10 3

ymax y1 y2 y3

ymax 0.16 4 0.16 4.32mm

Maximum stress at the center of the beam .

Mc
max
I

c h 250 125mm
2 2
98.09 106 125
max 7.8472 N / mm2
15.625 108